Our client, a growing wholesale and distribution company, is looking to add a Controller to their staff.  The Controller will work hand in hand with the COO.

 

Accounting and Financial Management

• Establish and monitor internal controls across various functions, supporting each function to understand and adhere to the controls.
• Support and provide directions to accounting and finance team members to develop clear and accurate policies and procedures.
• Ensure accounting controls, policies and procedures comply with federal, state, and local financial legal requirements.
• Provide oversight for the day-to-day activities of accounts payable, cash disbursements, invoicing/billing, customer credits and collections, fixed asset records, general and cost accounting, ensuring accuracy and productivity.
• Lead the full month-end and annual close, financial analysis and reporting.
• Plan and implement financial strategies, analyze financial conditions, manage cash flow, and account for all assets, liabilities, revenues, expenses. Support leadership team in their related responsibilities.
• Prepare balance sheet, intracompany and other closely related reconciliations.
• Review and process fixed asset, payment batches, and prepare cash forecast.
• Report leases under AS842.

 

Operational Planning and Budgeting

• Collaborate with senior team on annual budget packages including cash flow, 5 year forecast and operational planning.
• Collaborate with European Finance Team.
• Create, manage and control overall annual budget and schedule of expenses.
• Report consistently and accurately to management on budget and expenditures.
• Evaluate all accounting operations in line with established business goals and department budget.
• Ensure business needs are understood and supported with current and planned accounting technology and software.
• Perform contract review and collaborate with Operations team on ROI analysis as part of CAPEX.

 

Reporting and Auditing

• Submit bank reporting quarterly.
• Submit and present monthly/annual financial and working capital reports for parent company.
• Review and prepare any sales and property tax reporting to local and federal authorities.
• Coordinate and lead the annual review and audits.
• Perform ad hoc reporting using Excel, SAP and PowerBi to support the growth and profitability of the business.

 

People Management

• Manage and guide AR, Credit, AP, Analyst and GL staff, working with HR team on effective approaches.
• Hire, onboard, develop, supervise, compensate and reward the team.
• Support and hold employees accountable for goal setting, KPls and overall performance management.
• Provide meaningful recognition for employee contributions.
• Address individual concerns and resolve workgroup issues, with HR support as needed.
• Encourage team collaboration; focus the accounting and finance team members on being strategic business partners.
• Develop a customer service-oriented accounting and finance team.
• Collaborate with HR on required training.

Education and Experience:

 

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance is required; a CPA is a plus
• 5 years of experience as Controller in a small or medium size company
• 1O years of experience in various public or private accounting functions
• At least 5 years in a management role, leading multiple employees
• 5 years of analytics experience
• Experienced with accrual-based accounting and US GMP standards
• 5 years of SAP FICO experience
• Production and costing experience as well as intracompany transactions
• Strong working knowledge of corporate accounting and finance in wholesale, retail or manufacturing industries
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Teams, Power Bi, SAP, and other analytical and planning software

For immediate consideration email your resume and salary requirements to Thyra at thyra@southwestaccountingresources.com
 

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