Controller

Manufacturing company seeking experienced Controller to join their team! This role guides financial decisions by establishing, monitoring, and enforcing policies and procedures and protects assets by establishing, monitoring, and enforcing internal controls as well as monitoring and confirms the company’s financial condition by conducting audits and providing information to external Auditors. The Controller will undertake all aspects of financial management, including corporate accounting, regulatory and financial reporting, budget and forecasts preparation, as well as development of internal control policies and procedures. Responsibilities will also include financial risk management, managing all accounting operations including Billing, A/R, A/P, GL, Cost Accounting, Inventory Accounting and Revenue Recognition leading the accounting team. This is an in-office position commutable from the greater North Myrtle Beach, SC area.

Applicants MUST have:

1. Strong computer skills —ideally NetSuite, pivot tables, etc.
2. Tech Savvy / AI skillset - NetSuite is moving quickly towards AI functionality so embracing that is critical
3. Analysis skills - being able to close the books but also spot trends and see anomalies before submitting the numbers.
4. Recent public accounting experience / financial statement prep experience.

Responsibilities:

• Perform weekly, monthly, and yearly accounting duties

• Responsible for developing and maintaining Corporate Budgets in NetSuite

• Preparation of monthly variance to budget reports

• Adjusting budgets to developing circumstances

• Responsible for monthly sales commission reporting and issue of commission checks

• International reconciliations and reporting

• Domestic reconciliations and reporting

• Oversee the Cost Accounting function and monthly cost accounting reporting

• Oversee Company Purchase Card Program

• Provide monthly reconciliation of Direct Labor (Oversee monthly allocation of direct labor)

• Oversee the maintenance of the fixed asset ledger

• Oversee and track building and equipment leases

• Consigned inventory reconciliations and reporting

• Monthly issuance of payments for monthly reconciliations

• Responsible for management of Accounts Receivable and posting of Cash Receipts

• This would include receipting of cash receipts into NetSuite

• Oversee issuance of monthly statements in a timely manner to facilitate accounts receivable collection

• Clearing open receivable balances and following up on customer questions

• Responsible for managing open/closed challenges with Retailers

• Weekly reporting of credits taken and customer paybacks

• Ensuring that potential exposures are accrued and captured in monthly Accounting

• Responsible for Accounts Payable Payments

• Setting up vendors in NetSuite for payment issuance

• Ensuring vendors are paid in a timely manner

• Realizing available vendor cash discounts

• Ensuring the payments are charged to the proper budget accounts

• Managing Container Reconciliations

• Tracking each container series for ocean freight, customs, & inland freight

• Reporting any variances to management

• Preparation of monthly bank reconciliations

• Investigating any variances created by the bank reconciliation review process

• Responsible for preparing Monthly Financial Statements

• Gather supporting sub ledger detail regarding Accounts Receivable and Inventory for submission to Financial Institutions

• Preparation of monthly Asset Based Lending Certificate

• Preparation and review of monthly financial covenants

• Preparation of monthly journal entries to allow accurate financial reporting

• Financial Reporting by comparing actual results to corporate budgets & prior year

• Financial Reporting by Sales Channel

• Business Analytics

• Providing business analytic support for the various business segments

• External Audit

• Maintaining supporting Audit schedules during the calendar year

• Oversee audit and provide requested information to the External Auditor

Requirements:

• Bachelor of Science Degree in Accounting a plus

• CPA desired along with experience in Manufacturing and Distribution

• A minimum 5 to 10 plus years’ experience in accounting, with at least five years in a Controller role

• Supervisory experience is a must with ability to handle personnel expansion to keep pace with company growth

• Excel knowledge and skills must be extremely good

• MS-Access skills required, but can be taught

• NetSuite experience is a highly preferred

• Business analytical skills are a must to identify the root cause of cost variances

*** Candidates must have strong technology skills ***

Key Competencies:

• Experience in automating/digitizing accounting processes and reporting where applicable

• Excellent interpersonal skills

• Excellent communication skills; Active listening skills

• Logic based problem analysis and problem-solving skills

• Adaptability and capability to multi-task

• Self-starter capable of self-direction

• Ability to work well in high growth environment with tight deadlines

*Send resume in Word (Not PDF) format. Thanks!