Controller

Job description

Controller - Soundwich (Automotive Stamping Tier 1/2)

Location: Cleveland, OH

Soundwich is a leading provider of acoustical/thermal and air-flow management products for the transportation, consumer, industrial and heavy equipment industries. The company is a full-service supplier that works in close collaboration with its customers to develop solutions that are both cost and mass efficient.

ABOUT THE POSITION

As a key member of the Management team, the Controller will have a dual reporting relationship to the CEO of Soundwich and to the CFO of the Dan T. Moore Companies. The Controller will assume a strategic role in the financial management of the company and will have primary day-to-day responsibility for planning, implementing, managing and controlling all financial-related activities of the company. This will include, but is not limited to direct responsibility for accounting, finance, forecasting and strategic planning, and direct supervision of the finance staff.

Responsibilities

• Oversee or perform all aspects of month-end close.
• Create and manage timely and accurate weekly/monthly/annual financial reporting for the management team.
• Preparation of financial analysis of operations, including interim and periodic financial statements and supporting schedules for the executive team and the board of directors.
• Provide leadership in the development and continuous evaluation of short and long-term strategic objectives, providing insight with respect to cost and benefits, and tracking costs versus expectations.
• Provide recommendations to strategically enhance financial performance and business opportunities. Promote a proactive and positive attitude toward continuous improvement.
• Ensure that effective internal controls are in place to ensure compliance with GAAP and applicable federal, state and local regulatory laws and rules for financial and tax reporting.
• Develop the annual operating plan using assumptions and expectations from all aspects of the organization.
• Take hands-on leadership position to improve and maintain the comprehensive cost accounting system. This includes maintaining standard costs for raw materials and finished goods, understanding costs in WIP, monitoring and researching manufacturing variances, and overseeing physical inventory counts and variances.
• Oversee the general ledger to ensure accounting policies and procedures are consistently followed and that the balance sheet is accurate and complete.
• Daily cash management.
• Oversee bi-weekly payroll.

Requirements

• B.S. or B.A. degree in Accounting. MBA or CPA preferred.
• 10 plus years of experience in controllership of a manufacturing facility.
• ​Demonstrable experience with management of an ERP system is required.
• Proven experience in the proactive compilation and analysis of financial information using spreadsheets, databases and other financial reporting software.
• Must be able to work with a high degree of independence.
• Resourcefulness and attention to detail.
• Basic time and project management skills.
• Technical skills must include a working knowledge of Microsoft Office with expertise in Microsoft Excel.

Personal Attributes

Strong interpersonal skills, ability to communicate and manage well at all levels of the organization and with staff at remote locations essential.

Strong problem solving and creative skills and the ability to exercise sound judgment and make decisions based on accurate and timely analyses.

***Salary: "commensurate with experience" or "highly competitive".