Position is accountable for all financial aspects of the Company, including plant operations, financial forecasting, planning budgeting and financial control systems. The Controller will support the President in achieving plant performance metrics including revenue, gross profit and margin, inventory turns, capital forecasting, receivables, payables and payroll.

Responsibilities

Strategy & Development

•Maintains an internal control checklist related to enterprise-wide risk management.

•Establish, monitor and enforce effective controls safeguarding corporate assets.

•Analyze strengths and weaknesses within the financial control systems.

•Guide financial decisions by establishing, monitoring and enforcing policies and procedures.

Financial & Budget

•Analyzing the financial ramifications of plant operations from the costing of raw materials to the pricing of final products.

•Coordinate with the President in designing an annual budget; responsible for the month-to-month implementation and audit of said budget throughout the fiscal year.

•Accounts Payable process.

•Weekly Payroll processing and journals.

•Coordinate closely with the Director of AL and the Director of Innovation & Technology to balance the cost of operations with the marketability and profit of the end product.

•Provide financial info to the Company Board of Directors.

•Provides advice to President to ensure the optimum performance

•Responsible for costing/inventory transactions including standard cost review and manufacturing variances.

•Collect/interpret financial data to influence management to implement and improve cost productivity programs

•Implements and drives programs that control the company’s financial risk consistent with direction provided by the President and Board of Directors.

•Prepares and submits month-end close and management reports.

•Prepares financial projections and plant status reports.

•Conduct formal meetings with President and staff. Develop and publish a formal agenda and recap with actions to be taken.

•Develop, implement and monitor systems to control the operation costs of the company.

•Monitors product line costs to assess profitability.

•Directly responsible for monthly forecasting and Key Performance Indicators (KPI) reporting.

•Ensure financial controls/procedures are in place and adhered to for continuous improvement.

•Perform balance sheet account reviews on accruals and reserves.

•Project work as assigned by the President or Board of Directors.

Information Technology

•Responsible for the overall Financial Information Technology system.

•Supporting network databases and systems including implementation and maintenance of Global Shop (Enterprise Resource Planning software).

•Make recommendations for updates on hardware and software to minimize network downtime and cyber security risks.

•Assist in supporting all data security and optimization.

•Train or designate a trainee to assist team members on the business’s information systems.

Relationship Management

•Work as part of the Management team to collaborate on ideas and improve operations; recommend, support and implement continuous improvement activities to drive increased levels of HR effectiveness.

•As an individual contributor, ensure that plant-wide financial initiatives have high levels of plant-wide engagement.

•Stay current and up to date on any changes that may affect the supply and demand of needed products and materials and advise others of any impact.

•Contribute to new business initiatives and projects; review and communicate the impact on manufacturing activities.

Requirements

•Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting or Finance; Master’s degree or CPA preferred.

•Min of five years’ managerial/cost accounting or manufacturing financial experience.

•Understanding of Key Performance Indicators & Continuous Improvement Operational Excellence initiatives.

•Strong analytical skills and proven IT aptitude.