CONTROLLER

SUMMARY
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. Controller to be a true partner with GM and other department leaders to ensure proper decisions are made based on accurate data and analysis.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• Supervise, train as needed, accounting staff covering two locations. This is a hands-on position so it is expected the Controller is working very closely with the day to day activities.
• Be key partner with General Manager of business supplying proper financial due diligence on key decisions made in regards to the current and future state of the business
• 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 at both locations.
• 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:
  • Sales and Property Tax
• Assure compliance with all government requirements and agencies (tax filing focus: Property & Sales/Use)
• Experience with setting and maintaining a standard costing system which contains keeping accurate labor, material and OH rates.
• Inventory control such as running a cycle count program and responsibility of organizing annual Physical inventory count a plus.

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 $50 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
• Ability to supervise/travel to multiple sites needed as job requires oversight of multiple manufacturing locations.

LUTZE Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, genetic information, creed, disability, protected veteran or marital status.