Controller (Accounting & Finance)

Full Time

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  Mississippi, Mississippi, United States

Job#160729PC Controller – Plywood – Mississippi
Location: United States 
Industry: Plywood

Education Required: Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance or Business Administration, with an emphasis in Accounting required.

Years Experience Required:  Minimum 5 to 7 years of financial management experience with increasing responsibility in a manufacturing environment. Minimum 5 years of Supervisory experience in the accounting/financial reporting areas. Plywood accounting experience preferred. 

Job Description: 

The Controller will report to the VP of Finance and be responsible for daily, weekly, and monthly accounting tasks and activities.  The Controller is also expected to make recommendations to the onsite General Manager and off-site CFO for developing and maintaining accounting principles, practices and procedures to ensure accurate and timely financial reporting. He or she will be a member of the leadership team, reporting to the on-site General Manager and offsite CFO. The Controller supervises 2 – 3 accounting staff.  This position must meet tight deadlines and a multitude of accounting activities including financial reporting. This hands-on leader manages the financial performance of the facility including: driving results through management of timely and accurate daily/weekly operational performance metrics, planning, forecasting, reporting, analyzing business drivers, risks & opportunities, and administering internal controls. The Controller builds organizational capability by regularly engaging others within the manufacturing facility, educating, and providing financial acumen to the management team. The ideal candidate is an action-oriented critical thinker, attentive to detail, skilled in driving process improvements, who demonstrates the drive, business acumen, and interpersonal skills to deliver results within a complex manufacturing facility.  The Controller demonstrates the ability to work in a constant State of Alertness & Safe Manner. 

Essential Functions:  

  • Maintain safe and clean working environment by complying with 5s procedures, rules and regulations

  • Review, analyze and prepare financial data, reports and financial statements that are accurate, consistent and timely.

  • Ensure an accurate and timely monthly, quarterly, and year end close.

  • Ensure the timely reporting of all monthly financial information.

  • Initiate budget and forecasting activities.

  • Monitor and analyze department work to develop more efficient procedures and use of resources while maintaining a high level of accuracy.

  • Interface and other departments to verify transaction report data and issues.

  • Respond to inquiries from the CFO and/or General Manager regarding financial results, special reporting requests and the like.

  • Ensure all financial reporting deadlines are met.

  • Assist in development and implementation of new procedures and features to enhance the workflow of the department.

  • Provide training to new and existing staff as needed.

  • Work with direct report to establish performance goals and objectives for each year and monitor and advise on the progress to enhance the professional development of staff.

  • Establish, monitor and maintain a system of internal controls that safeguards and manages company assets and provides for the integrity of financial transactions and activities.

  • Monitors and provides regular feedback on productivity and metrics and drives accountability to deliver results.

  • Provide leadership to ensure accurate and timely cost accounting processes are in place, including physical inventory verification, periodic cycle counts, etc.

  • Interpret, implement and monitor corporate policies and procedures, ensuring financial statements are reported in compliance with corporate financial policies and US GAAP.

  • Develop and lead the manufacturing annual plan and monthly forecasts, including development and alignment of facility metrics and goals.

  • Possess a thorough understanding of manufacturing operations in order to provide direction to operations and leadership teams in pursuit of business goals and objectives. Proactively identify, quantify and manage risks & opportunities.

  • Support an environment which promotes company goals, values and philosophy (safety, quality, performance), encourage continuous improvement and build customer relationships. 

Desired Skills and Experience: 

  • Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance or Business Administration, with an emphasis in Accounting required.

  • Minimum 5 to 7 years of financial management experience with increasing responsibility in a manufacturing environment.

  • Minimum 5 years of Supervisory experience in the accounting/financial reporting areas.

  • Solid understanding of General Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP). 

  • Leadership and sense of urgency: ability to drive accurate and timely positive results in a complex environment.

  • Data-driven, disciplined, objective, and detail-oriented.

  • Ability to multi-task, work under pressure, meet deadlines and be able to thrive in a fast-paced work environment.

  • Acts as a business partner; sees the big picture and works through ambiguity and change.

  • Strong interpersonal, supervisory and customer service skills required.

  • Strong analytical thinking skills; intellectual rigor and curiosity; problem-solving capability. 

  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills

  • Strong experience developing people. 

  • Excellent interpersonal skills.

  • Strong ERP Business Intelligence skills.

  • Advanced computer knowledge with Microsoft Office Applications (especially Excel). 

Compensation

Wage: $95 - $110k/year depending on experience