Controller

This position is a member of the company's management team and is responsible for the management of the accounting department, including Accounts Receivable, Credit and Collections, Accounts Payable and General Accounting, audit, SOX compliance and inventory. The person will maintain the company's GAAP compliant financial books and records, close the books monthly and yearly, complete and comply with hard close checklist, produce financial statements, forecasts, strategy planning, budgets, and other reports as needed by management.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties may be assigned.
Supervise, train as needed, accounting staff (3-4)
Assure compliance to GAAP with regards to the accounting processing and bookkeeping
Develop, document, and maintain written accounting policies and procedures
Assure proper Internal Controls and segregation of duties to manage and safeguard the company's
financial assets
Oversight of biannual Internal Audit Review process
Close the books monthly and produce financial information within 3 days of close of period
Oversight, and review, of the production of periodic financial reports; ensures that the reported results
comply with generally accepted accounting principles and international financial reporting standards
for three operating units
Review all appropriate reconciliations of General Ledger accounts on a monthly basis, back-up
supporting journals, reports, etc. and documented evidence of completed reconciliations
Maintain and manage the tracking and accounting of all the company's Fixed Assets and Depreciation
schedules
Produce, manage, and report the annual Budget and monthly Forecast; gathering input from
management, updating as needed, and reporting on progress throughout the year
Provide Management with financial analysis, reports, graphs, etc. to reflect the business units
performance, and to assist with understanding and managing the operations of the business units
Recommends benchmarks that will be used by the General Manager with Financial Data for continuous
improvement.
Oversee or actively participate in various agency audits, such as:
o Insurance audits o Sales Tax
o Property Taxes o Other
Assure compliance with all government requirements and agencies (tax filing focus: Property & Sales/Use)

QUALIFICATIONS
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE:
Accounting degree from 4-year college
CPA certificate desired, not required
Prior experience, at least 5 years, as Controller, or equivalent at companies with annual revenues
greater than $40 million in manufacturing, preferably with a publicly traded company.
Inventory Management
ERP system experience
Prior supervision experience
Strong Excel spreadsheet skills
Analytical and research skills
Self-starter, able to work independently with minimal supervision
Team oriented, works well with others in a cooperative, sharing manner, while maintaining
independence and reasonable checks and balances

JOB STANDARDS
Required Job Standards (all employees)

• Presence & Participation - Maintain a clean, positive and supportive work environment and a general spirit of cooperation. Be a team player by maintaining effective working relationships and communicating clearly in a respectful and professional manner with staff, outside agencies and clients. Adhere to all applicable confidentiality and ethical guidelines. Comply with safe work practices. Abide by ADCE's policies and procedures. Attend all meetings as assigned. Be mindful of agency and component mission statements in your work. Be supportive of these standards with other staff.
• Flexibility & Responsiveness - Respond appropriately to supervision feedback in order to improve effectiveness, including ability to integrate corrective criticism and direction from your supervisor. Be open to feedback from other staff members. Be open to growth both professionally and personally as it relates to improving your job performance. Participate in training as needed to develop additional skills as identified and directed by your supervisor. Be flexible with job duties and the scheduling of work hours. Constructively manage stressful situations. Consistently follow supervisor's direction. Be supportive of these standards with other staff.
• Accuracy & Time Management - Perform all tasks assigned completely and accurately and within required time frames. Follow appropriate documentation guidelines to ensure compliance with all local, County, State and Federal regulations and contract and funding requirements. Effectively utilize email, word processing programs and other electronic tools in order to work as efficiently as possible. Be supportive of these standards with other staff.
• Cultural Diversity - Be supportive and contribute to a culturally diverse and sensitive environment.
• Maintain an open and cooperative approach. Provide an environment of acceptance that supports and respects people of different gender, ethnicities, cultural values, sexual orientation, race, language, religion, age, disability, family composition and socio-economic status. Identify and reflect upon personal values, experiences and biases that may be barriers to working with certain groups of people. Be supportive of these standards with other staff.