Accounting Controller

Key Responsibilities

• Responsible for all aspects of Accounting (accounts payable, accounts receivable, billing, general ledger, fixed assets, audit, etc.)
• Direct and supervise a team of people, by proactively managing and coaching the team to provide employee development opportunities.
• Manage and deliver timely the monthly financial close process to include:
  • preparation and/or review of journal entries
  • assurance that all costs incurred are properly recorded
  • completeness of account reconciliations
• Oversee variance analysis and review expenses by financial statement line item for reasonability, investigate unusual amounts, make any corrections as necessary, and determine root cause and solutions.
• Interact at all levels and with budget owners or other stakeholders to produce timely, efficient and accurate month-end closing and all internal management and financial reporting. May include revenue recognition and lease accounting.
• Participate in the ongoing development & establishment of accounting policies, procedures, and operational strategies to include the review and implementation of process and system changes.
• Drive continuous process improvements leveraging digital technology and support the development and enhancement of the ERP platform (JDE) to ensure systems integrity, financial effectiveness and controls.
• Collaborate with external auditors to ensure successful audit results and compliance.
• Define and maintain department KPI’s.
• Ensure compliance with internal control policies.
• Assist with compilation of information for preparation of tax returns.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Relevant accounting experience in Manufacturing and/or Supply Chain.
• GAAP accounting standards related to revenue recognition, lease accounting and asset capitalization.
• JDE, OneStream, and Business Objects experience desired.
• Quickly comprehend a complex organizational structure, including the general ledger structure and various financial systems, is essential.
• Prowess in leveraging current technology to drive process efficiency and improve accuracy.
• Advanced analytical skills in combination with excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Exceptionally well organized, flexible and easily adaptable to changing conditions.
• Ability to work under pressure, meet deadlines and manage conflicting priorities.
• Advanced and demonstrated proficiency with Excel and PowerPoint.
• Self-motivated with the ability to multi-task, work independently and with minimal direction.

Competencies

• Confident, fact-based decision maker.
• Pro-active, looking for new solutions, opportunities and insights.
• Approaches problems from different perspectives to suggest and implement solutions.
• Forecast issues pro-actively to prevent potential impacts; both internally and externally.
• Facilitates communication between team members to ensure efforts are aligned.
• Takes accountability for delivering on commitments; owns mistakes and uses them as opportunities for learning and development.
• Ability to solve complex problems.
• Experience in all facets of finance.
• Ability to work effectively with multiple levels across a highly cross-functional team including operations, customer service and IT.
• Strong communications, interpersonal skills, and business acumen.
• Proactively identify issues and develop solutions that span several functions and management levels.
• Guide and influence decision making.
• Adept at using logic and reasoning to work through problems and analyze information.
• Pro-active approach and leadership style.
• Holds self and others accountable for specific deliverables and continuously raises the bar in terms of quality of work-product delivered.

Minimum Qualifications

• CPA, CMA or master's in accounting.
• Manufacturing experience required.
• Pharmaceutical Industry experience preferred.
• Managerial experience in a larger organization ($100M revenue) required.