What are the responsibilities and job description for the Controller position at Cayman Chemical?
Headquartered in Ann Arbor, Michigan, Cayman Chemical Company supplies scientists worldwide with the resources necessary for advancing human and animal health. We offer a vast product catalog that is constantly growing to meet the needs of our clients. Additionally, we provide service programs that include comprehensive solutions to drive clients’ projects to completion.
Our mission is to make research possible. That starts by employing a talented and highly qualified group of experts that develop the tools to support research scientists.
Currently, we are looking to add a Controller to the team:
Responsibilities and Duties:
- Responsible for credit, collections, and accounts payable. Manage a staff of three and develop a cadence of reporting to give visibility to those areas.
- Oversee and contribute to the timely close of Cayman Chemical each month. Prepare monthly consolidation of Cayman Chemical and five related legal entities. Prepare supporting reconciliations, including reconciling bank and intercompany accounts.
- Assist Cayman’s leadership in the annual budgeting and planning process. Improve upon the monthly review of actual results to identify and explain variances to plan and last year.
- Prepare or contribute to quarterly and annual deliverables, including bank reporting, ownership distributions, and estimated tax payments.
- Lead the annual audit.
- Maintain and improve upon the system of internal controls to ensure the integrity of accounting information, ensure proper receipt and disbursement of funds, proper authorization of transactions and activities, and safeguard assets.
- Manage accounting for project work done under government grants. Ensure that expenditures are consistently aligned with grant and program budgets and submit for government reimbursement as appropriate.
- Manage cash flow forecasting by working in partnership with the CFO.
- Manage and track the performance of invested assets in keeping with policies and investment guidelines.
Requirements:
- Education: Bachelor’s degree in accounting or business
- Experience: 10 years of related experience
- Certified Public Accountant designation preferred
- Strong computer skills – (Microsoft D365, Excel, Avalara Sales Tax, CertCapture, Word, Office, PowerPoint, MediusFlow, Concur, Vena Budgeting & Planning)
- Availability to work on-site in Ann Arbor during normal business hours
- Demonstrate Cayman’s Core Values – Integrity, Collaboration, People, Learning, and Excellence
What we Provide:
- Competitive compensation
- Medical, dental and vision insurance
- Generous paid time-off (4 weeks) for vacations, sick and/or personal reasons
- Over 10 paid holidays per year, including the week of 12/24 through 1/1
- 401(k) plan
- Tuition Reimbursement and Student Debt Payment Program
- Life and disability insurance plans
- Flexible spending accounts for medical and dependent care (FSA)
- Fun employee events all year long
- Flexible work schedules
- Employee assistance program
- Casual dress
- Onsite Gym Facility
