Controller - Springdale, United States - Strivector

Description

THE EMPLOYER
Take your career up a few notches with this is an American industrial company specializing in lightweight metals engineering and manufacturing.

THE JOB
This is Controller position and requires someone who has minimum 7 years of finance or accounting experience. As a Controller your roles and responsibilities will include:

• People Management
• Hire, train, develop a team that operates efficiently in a pleasant work environment.
• Implement succession planning for Springdale finance roles.
• Compliance
• Act as an authority on GAAP/SOX related accounting matters, including areas such as revenue recognition and cost accounting.
• Lead the General Accounting functions such as closing, financial reporting, fixed assets management, inter-company accounting, and daily P&L analysis.
• Lead and optimize the efficiency of the month-end closing process for the plant.
• Approve journal entries as requested by client/BCS policies.
• Complete balance sheet account reconciliations reviews.
• Ensure testing of internal controls is performed to ensure adherence with client and BCS internal audit policies and procedures.
• Coordinate with internal/external auditors on the execution of financial, operational, and internal control audits.
• Act as primary interface to corporate resources for accounting, tax, and treasury matters.
• Business Partnering
• Coordinate and administer an adequate plan for the control of operations including profit planning and analysis, sales forecasts, expense budgets, variances to standard costs, saving opportunities, working capital (mainly inventory) levels and capital investing.
• Partner with General Manager and Operations Manager to drive sustainable top and bottom-line improvement by assessing risks and opportunities.
• Establish quantitative performance measures grounded in sound financial management techniques and provide the operating management with immediate and accurate information on a proactive basis.
• Prepare data and generate Daily, Weekly and Monthly management reporting.
• Lead the preparation of monthly, quarterly, and annual budgets and forecasts, including income statement, balance sheet, and cash flows.
• Investigate variances between actual and budget/forecast financial results.
• Lead the Business Case development for Cap Ex projects.

DESIRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE
Most importantly, you need to be a passionate Controller who enjoys his work and is considered to be one of the best within your organization. The ideal Controller would be someone with deep experience in many (if not all) of the following:

•Minimum 7 years of finance or accounting experience

•Proficiency in Excel
We understand that even if you are a seasoned Controller you may not have all the skills listed here. If you are a good at what you do and have a willingness to learn, lets talk.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Compensation: Based on Experience. One of the best in the industry
Minimum Education: Bachelor's Degree, or foreign equivalent, in Finance, Business, or Accounting from an accredited institution
Minimum Experience: Minimum 7 years of finance or accounting experience
Type of position: Full time Permanent Position with benefits
Telecommute: No
Location: Springdale, Arkansas
Relocation accepted: Yes