Corporate Controller

• Oversee and lead controller duties for the enterprise, coordinate the financial close process, provide operations and management with financial support, manage the general ledger systems, prepare financial reports/statements, provide data analysis where needed, manage reporting, including compliance with the company’s loan covenants and credit agreement.
• The corporate controller will keep abreast of financial trends, will be responsible for maintaining a solid internal control structure, monitor budgets, manage special projects, and contribute financial analysis and insights to guide decision-making. The corporate controller must have excellent financial and organizational skills, and the ability to present financial results to various audiences.

Responsibilities:

• Partner with the CFO to safeguard assets, maintain strong internal controls and provide accurate and timely financial information for the business.
• Oversee all financial operations, including monthly reporting, financial statements, ledger, consolidations, balance sheet reconciliations, and the month-end close process.
• Manage the annual budget process and quarterly forecast updates.
• Business partner with sales, operations, and other areas outside of finance: able to successfully and efficiently work up, down and across a complex organization in a multi-site business.
• Oversee the company’s credit agreement and manage the lender compliance requirements (positive and negative covenants).

Requirements:

• Successfully achieves results in a high-pressure, fast-moving environment.
• Able to make decisions with imperfect or incomplete data.
• Able to build and deliver effective presentations to audiences with wide-ranging backgrounds.
• A business partner who can successfully work across an organization, not an accountant.
• Proactive investigation and problem resolution skills.
• Ability to leverage technology solutions (Power BI for example).
• Continuous improvement approach - easily adapts to change.
• Occasional travel to company sites (domestic travel). 

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, CPA preferred.
• 10+ years of finance and accounting experience in multi-site, global manufacturing companies.
• Experience managing credit agreements and reporting against lender compliance/covenant requirements.
• Experience in successfully managing leveraged companies.
• Working capital acumen and ability to use working capital efficiently.
• Demonstrated ability to expand and grow with an ever-changing environment.
• Experience working in mid-market companies with annual revenues of less than $200m.
• Board-level communication skills.
• Experience with a successful exit with private equity.
• Candidates with experience working with private equity-owned companies will receive favorable consideration