This is a unique opportunity to be the second in command to CFO in a dynamic high-growth organization.
Experience Requirements- Bachelor's degree in accounting
- 15+ years experience (controller experience a plus)
- Experience holding a senior leadership roles
Job Skills & Traits- Ability to communicate with management and non-financial personnel
- Strong computer skills - Advanced Excel, Access, general accounting applications
- Team oriented
- Prefer:
- Strongly prefer MBA
- CPA
- Treasury experience
Duties & Responsibilities- Manage and develop an effective operations and customer service oriented accounting staff by developing job descriptions, training, promotion, and goal setting
- Work directly with all departments to improve their financial performance
- Provide accurate and timely monthly financial statements to the company's owners, managers and bankers
- Develop easy to follow statements for users and support user questions and requests
- Develop standardized and efficient reporting and include analysis and explanations of results and trends
- Develop and improve systems of internal control, protect the company's assets and review transactions for accuracy.
- Identify and implement cost savings. Increase informational efficiencies, reduce administration cost and question the benefit of every expenditure. Enforce compliance with budget.
- Manage the independent annual audit including cost reduction, scheduling, GAAP compliance with no audit adjustments
- Ensure federal and state tax compliance and manage any audit to obtain the most favorable result
- Meet vendor obligations to pay at the optimum time.
- Direct preparation of payroll and processing appropriate taxes, 401(k) contributions and group insurance premiums.
- Direct cash management including investing and borrowing short term funds.
- Encourage sales while keeping credit risk at a reasonable level by coordinating and administering the company credit and collection policies. Exercise sound judgment and diplomacy in dealing with customers.
- Ensure all transactions associated with retail store, catalog, and e-commerce operations follow corporate standards and are properly recorded
- Ensure accurate inventory record keeping and consistent application of inventory accounting procedures
- Ensure accurate product cost information including direct, indirect and overhead costs. Make product mix recommendations based on product profitability.
- Direct recording acquisitions, transfers, and disposals of corporate fixed assets. Ensure compliance with budget and capital asset acquisition policies.
