Job Description
Job Description
Step into the financial leadership seat of a family-owned distributor that’s been fueling success across the U.S. and Canada since 1975! Seeking a hands-on Controller to drive accuracy, insights, and growth.
Job Description:
The Controller oversees the company's accounting and financial operations, including preparing financial statements, managing budgets, implementing internal controls, and ensuring regulatory compliance. Key responsibilities involve overseeing staff, managing financial records to include
accounts payable/accounts receivable, coordinating audits, and providing financial insights to senior management. To qualify, candidates must have a bachelor's degree in accounting or finance, several years of managerial experience, and strong analytical and software skills. (Masters/CPA a plus)
Objectives of this role:
Manage national distribution of 14,000+ SKUs in truck, gift, novelty, souvenir, and apparel categories across U.S. and Canadian markets.
Support product lifecycle from design and import to warehousing, logistics, and in-market placement.
Coordinate with account reps and merchandisers to optimize product selection, inventory levels, and promotional execution.
Leverage ERP systems and multi-channel communications to maintain high service levels.
Uphold company values through proactive communication, teamwork, sound judgment, and long- term client focus.
Scope and responsibilities:
With a team of 3+ total accounting employees and responsible to direct all accounting, financial reporting, and cash management processes for the company.
Specific Responsibilities:
Financial Reporting:
- Preparing and analyzing monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements (e.g., balance sheets, income statements) in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP).
- Oversee the monthly closing process, including consolidation, internal management reporting, and monthly forecast.
- Drive efforts to streamline and continually improve the effectiveness, timeliness and accuracy of the monthly closing process.
Budgeting and Forecasting:
- Developing and managing budgets and forecasting short-range and long range cash requirements for financial performance.
- Work with the business leaders to optimize working capital and manage capital expenditures.
- Participate in the annual budgeting process.
Internal Controls:
- Establishing and maintaining internal control systems to ensure the accuracy and reliability of financial reporting to include operations, budgeting, AR/AP, inventory management, cost standards, and capital investments.
Staff Management:
- Overseeing and supervising the accounting department staff, including hiring, training, and retaining talent.
- Serve as business partner to the leadership team. Lead, develop and mentor accounting team members and lead the consolidation of the accounting function using the ERP system.
- Manage the Tax compliance and accounting team (outsourced) and ensure compliance with sales/use/other tax requirements and filings.
Compliance and Audits:
- Ensuring compliance and act as liaison with relevant financial regulations and coordinating with external and internal auditors and manage annual audit process.
Financial Data Analysis:
- Analyzing financial data, identifying trends, and communicating insights to senior management to support strategic decision-making.
- Provide analysis of results against operating plans, budgets and forecasts.
- Manage the consolidated weekly cash requirements.
Operational Oversight:
- Managing daily accounting processes such as accounts payable, accounts receivable, and payroll.
- Manage depository banking relationship.
- Develop relationship with lenders and manage the periodic payments and interest rate notices/renewals
Other Duties: As assigned.
Required Skills and qualifications:
Education:
- A bachelor's degree in accounting or finance, with a master's degree/CPA preferred.
Professional Certifications:
- A Certified Public Accountant (CPA) certification preferred.
Experience:
- 8- 12 years of progressive managerial experience in public accounting-related positions.
CPA or MBA considered a plus.
- Experience managing annual audit process.
- Experience managing month end close, general ledger and account reconciliation.
- Inventory management, including working with the business to reduce inventory and track and monitor slow moving excess and obsolete inventory.
- Strong focus on internal controls and improving processes and systems.
- Ability and desire to own all aspects of accounting function with demonstrated ability to lead and manage a large team.
- Strong accounting background with focus on internal controls.
Technical Skills:
- Proficiency in accounting software and financial management systems ( any type of ERP welcome).
- Strong focus on improving processes and systems.
Soft Skills:
- Strong analytical, leadership, and communication skills are essential for effectively managing teams and communicating financial information to diverse stakeholders.
- Ability and desire to own all aspects of accounting function with demonstrated ability to lead and manage a large team.
- Adaptable and flexible to change in response to new information, different or unexpected circumstances, and to work in ambiguous situations.
This is a rare & great career opportunity!