What are the responsibilities and job description for the Division Controller position at Associated Feed & Supply?
| Job Title: Division Controller | Department: Accounting |
| Location: West Main, Turlock | Full/Part-Time: Full-Time |
| Regular/Temporary: Regular | FLSA Status: Salaried (exempt) |
| Shift: Day | Pay Range: $120,000- $156,500 per year. |
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 related eliminating entries
- 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
- Plan inventory counts and post variances
- 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
- 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’ experience preparing financial statements
- Advanced level proficiency in MS Excel
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
- 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.
Note: Job descriptions are not intended to reflect all duties performed within the job. Nothing in this job description restricts management’s right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.
Our company is an equal opportunity employer committed to non-discriminatory employment practices abiding by the regulations as outlined by the EEOC. This employer participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S.
Salary : $120,000 - $156,500
