Controller

Job Title: Controller

FLSA: Exempt

Reports To: CFO

Job Category (EEO Description): Executive / Sr. Level Officials Managers

Job Code (EEO Code): 1.1

Job Family: Director

Affirmative Action Job Group and Description: 1A O&M Executive/ Senior Level

SUMMARY: The controller is the link between financial operations and strategy by overseeing the daily accounting operations, accounts payable and accounts receivable while guiding a company's strategic financial decisions in partnership with the CFO. Embraces and executes the Company Core Values while actively supporting the Company’s vision and goals.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: Other duties will be assigned in a progressive manner:

• Develops and implements accounting policies, coordination of systems and procedures, and the preparation of operating data and special reports as required including interim and year-end financial statements. Maintains the company’s daily accounting routines and system of accounts and keeps the books and records on all company transactions and assets. Leads the annual financial audit with the company’s external auditors to ensure an unqualified opinion with respect to US GAAP compliance.

• Establishes, coordinates, and administers as an integral part of management, a robust plan for the control of operations including, profit and strategic planning, programs for capital investing and financing, sales forecasts, expense budgets, and cost standards, together with necessary controls and procedures to effectuate the plan both short and long-term.

• Leads all financial reporting and provides analysis of results of operations, working with functional organizations on variance analysis and salient operational variance explanations.

• Focuses the organization on cash management and reporting, with leadership on minimizing working capital needs through timely collection of receivables, management of timing of payables, and assisting operating management with inventory analysis. Coordinate’s owner disbursements for tax and profit-sharing purposes.

• In conjunction with the CFO and Finance Manager coordinates, reviews and endorses budget proposals, discussing proposed significant changes, and guiding/consulting with operating activities through the budget process.

• Provides for the control and editing of all company orders to ensure conformity to established policies and procedures and facilitates data control and retrieval of records generated by these orders.

• Establishes and administers tax policies and procedures.

• Supervises or coordinates the preparation of financial reports to government agencies.

• Provides other managers and departments with information required by them to carry out their assigned responsibilities.

• Assures protection of assets of the business through internal control, internal auditing and assuring proper insurance coverage.

• Working closely with Executive Leadership team to deliver reports, analysis findings, potential risk areas and forecast opportunities.

• Managing the monthly financial and Board reporting.

• Measuring company performance against external and internal benchmarks.

• Maintenance and documentation of accounting procedures & policies.

• Oversee Financial Systems and external providers of systems management and system upgrades.

• Identifying areas to improve business efficiencies and reduce costs.

• Provides banking contact with financial information necessary to secure financing facilities and comply with reporting requirements once these have been obtained. Additionally, initiates requests for credit line activities once Chief Financial Officer approval is obtained based on cash needs/surpluses.

SUPERVISORY SKILLS: Direct supervision of finance and accounting team members.

CORE COMPETENCIES:

Strategic Skills:

• Business acumen

• Functional / technical skills

• Dealing with ambiguity

• Problem solving Operating Skills:

• Managing and measuring work

• Developing direct reports and others

• Total work systems Courage:

• Command skills

• Conflict management

• Hiring and staffing Energy and Drive:

• Action oriented

• Deliver results

• Perseverance Organizational Positioning Skills:

• Presentation skills

• Written communication skills

• Comfort around higher management

• Organizational agility Personal and Interpersonal Skills:

• Motivating others

• Integrity and trust

• Ethics and values

• Patience and approachability

• Managing vision and purpose

QUALITY RESPONSIBILITIES: In daily work, a team member is responsible to maintain or exceed the degree of excellence requested by the internal and external customers of this department. This includes following established policies, following ISO 9001 & 14001 policies, business practices, and work instructions, using problem-solving techniques to solve root causes

of problems, and viewing quality as customer satisfaction. Shaw Development expects all team members to take pride in their work, in our company and appearance.

EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE:

• Bachelors in finance, Economics, Accounting, Business Administration or Business Law or equivalent work experience / certifications and / or equivalent experience.

•5-8 years accounting experience preferably in manufacturing with at least three years in supervisory position, or at least five years public accounting experience, with at least three years in a supervisory position.

• Proven ability to build strong business relationships/partnerships.

• Proficient in computer environments, both PC and mainframe and in the use of spreadsheets and office management software.

• Familiarity with Federal and State Labor laws that affect the Companies taxes and financial obligations.

• Familiar with federal acquisition rules and cost accounting standards as applicable to government contracts.

LANGUAGE SKILLS: Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations. Ability to read, interpret and create documents such as financial statements, budget reports, procedure manuals and numerical spreadsheets. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from managers, clients, customers.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by a team member to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the team member is regularly required to talk or hear. The team member frequently is required to walk and sit. The team member is occasionally required to stand; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; and use hands to fingers to write, operate a computer keyboard, mouse and telephone keypad. The team member must frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 35 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include vision, and distance vision.

WORK ENVIRONMENT: Promote a working environment that provides for a clean, orderly and safe facility for ALL team members so that we may perform, develop and exceed the contributor status. The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those a team member encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the team member is frequently exposed to moving mechanical parts. The team member is occasionally exposed to fumes or airborne particles. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Equal Opportunity Employer Vet / Disability

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