Division Controller
Kingsburg, CA
Full Time
Senior Manager/Supervisor
Job Title: Division Controller
Department: Finance
Reports to: Director
Company: Nutrius, LLC/Virtus Nutrition
Location: Nutrius, CA
Employment Category: Full Time
FLSA Status: Salary (exempt)
Pay Range: $120,000-156,500
SUMMARY
The traits needed to be a successful Division Controller are drive to be the best, leadership, and a passion to make a difference while adding value to a company. This role should be a key contributor to our management team. Reporting to the CFO, the Division Controller will need to listen to the team, learn our business processes, then perform results-oriented actions in support of our philosophy of continuous improvement. Core to the position is managing the day-to-day accounting operations and month end close. This position will be responsible for understanding how operations affects the financial results, effectively communicating findings, and problem solving with the plants and other departments. The Division Controller will maintain accounting principles, practices, and procedures to ensure accurate and timely financial statements and reports.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
Essential and other important responsibilities and duties may include, but are not limited to, the following:
ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES
KNOWLEDGE, ABILITY & SKILLS
Knowledge of:
Ability to:
Skills:
Accounting Operations: Knowledge of accounting operations including A/R, A/P, GL, Fixed Assets, Inventory Accounting and Revenue Recognition to ensure accuracy
Data Based Decisions: Demonstrates strong quantitative and analytical skills as they apply to reporting and information processing. Uses various methods to make data-based decisions.
Continuous Improvement: Design, roadmap and continuous process/control improvement plans, leading implementation of both, including application/system change management for increased efficiency and effectiveness of processes or data.
REQUIREMENTS:
PHYSICAL & MENTAL REQUIREMENTS: The usual and customary methods of performing the job's functions require the following physical demands frequent use of keyboard; frequent sitting for long periods of time and occasional driving to other locations; occasional bending or squatting; frequent decision-making and concentration; frequent co-worker and/or public contact; frequent working alone; occasional exposure to noise; frequent reading and close-up work.
WORKING CONDITIONS: Work is performed in a typical temperature-controlled office environment subject to typical office noise and environment. Work might be performed off site and in plant locations on an occasional basis in a loud environment exposed to colder temperature. Position may require overtime and weekend work.
Department: Finance
Reports to: Director
Company: Nutrius, LLC/Virtus Nutrition
Location: Nutrius, CA
Employment Category: Full Time
FLSA Status: Salary (exempt)
Pay Range: $120,000-156,500
SUMMARY
The traits needed to be a successful Division Controller are drive to be the best, leadership, and a passion to make a difference while adding value to a company. This role should be a key contributor to our management team. Reporting to the CFO, the Division Controller will need to listen to the team, learn our business processes, then perform results-oriented actions in support of our philosophy of continuous improvement. Core to the position is managing the day-to-day accounting operations and month end close. This position will be responsible for understanding how operations affects the financial results, effectively communicating findings, and problem solving with the plants and other departments. The Division Controller will maintain accounting principles, practices, and procedures to ensure accurate and timely financial statements and reports.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
Essential and other important responsibilities and duties may include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Learn current business processes
- Analyze the organization’s income and expenditures to support decision making
- Prepare monthly financial statements for 3 companies, including consolidation
- Manage and develop staff performing accounting and customer service duties
- Ensure compliance with deadlines, regulations and tax laws
- Oversee month end close and budget planning
- Prepare and approve journal entries
- Prepare management reports as needed
- Gather support for audits
ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES
- Special projects and/or other duties as assigned
KNOWLEDGE, ABILITY & SKILLS
Knowledge of:
- SAP or other large ERP experience is highly desired
- Agriculture or manufacturing industry helpful
Ability to:
- Demonstrate strong analytical abilities and mathematical skills
- Be detail-oriented
- Demonstrate organization and time management skills
- Display strong interpersonal communication skills
- Interact with all levels of employees
- Possess good judgment, planning skills and leadership traits
- Problem-solve, be a self-starter and handle multiple priorities
Skills:
Accounting Operations: Knowledge of accounting operations including A/R, A/P, GL, Fixed Assets, Inventory Accounting and Revenue Recognition to ensure accuracy
Data Based Decisions: Demonstrates strong quantitative and analytical skills as they apply to reporting and information processing. Uses various methods to make data-based decisions.
Continuous Improvement: Design, roadmap and continuous process/control improvement plans, leading implementation of both, including application/system change management for increased efficiency and effectiveness of processes or data.
REQUIREMENTS:
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance
- Professional certificate such as CPA, CMA or CFM preferred
- Previous experience in a Controller role or practical training or experience in an audit or CPA firm is beneficial
- At least eight years’ of senior accounting level experience and higher
- Minimum five years’ preparing financial statements
- Advanced level proficiency in MS Excel
- Valid California driver’s license and insurable DMV
PHYSICAL & MENTAL REQUIREMENTS: The usual and customary methods of performing the job's functions require the following physical demands frequent use of keyboard; frequent sitting for long periods of time and occasional driving to other locations; occasional bending or squatting; frequent decision-making and concentration; frequent co-worker and/or public contact; frequent working alone; occasional exposure to noise; frequent reading and close-up work.
WORKING CONDITIONS: Work is performed in a typical temperature-controlled office environment subject to typical office noise and environment. Work might be performed off site and in plant locations on an occasional basis in a loud environment exposed to colder temperature. Position may require overtime and weekend work.
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