Controller

Keystone Distinction Group; Louisville, Northern (KY, KY); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Keystone Distinction Group is seeking a Controller to oversee financial operations for a manufacturing plant in Kentucky. The role includes leading the Accounting Department, safeguarding financial policies, and driving budgeting, planning, and capital expenditures.

The Controller will supervise staff, coordinate monthly closings, and ensure accurate inventory and cost accounting while interfacing with senior management to improve fiscal performance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• Must have recent experience in a manufacturing plant with supervisory responsibilities.
• Proficient with computerized accounting systems and Microsoft Word and Excel.
• Proven ability to interact with senior management and corporate personnel; excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Has effective leadership skills and knowledge of financial and budgetary controls.
• High degree of professionalism, organizational skills, tact and diplomacy.
• Ability to motivate and delegate authority to subordinate personnel.

Responsibilities

• Prepare plant monthly and annual financial results accurately and timely.
• Prepare the annual business plan and forecast.
• Coordinate accounting costs and budgets with cost standards and expense budgets to measure product cost and plant performance.
• Prepare analyses of financial and operating information as required.
• Measure monthly operating performance against goals and optimize cash flow.
• Forecast sales and costs to develop annual profit plans.
• Ensure proper account distribution for expenses, inventories, assets, etc.
• Facilitate monthly closing by verifying data and runs for timeliness.
• Coordinate year-end inventory counts and additional inventories as needed.
• Prepare and justify capital expenditure requests per corporate guidelines.
• Conduct internal auditing procedures.
• Prepare and audit monthly budget analyses and adjustments.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Interpersonal skills

Budgeting awareness

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Accounting software

Job description

**Must have Financial leadership experience in complex manufacturing operations (automotive preferred)**

Controller Summary

The Controller will maintain the policies and procedures applicable to the financial operations of the plant in the area of Data Processing, Standard Costs, expense budgets, forecasting, profit planning, and capital expenditures. They will directly supervise, lead and mentor employees in the Accounting Department.

Controller Responsibilities

• Prepare plant monthly and annual financial results in an accurate and timely manner.
• Prepare the annual business plan and forecast.
• Coordinates the activities of the plant in the areas of accounting costs and budgets through the review of operations and the criteria used for developing cost standards and expense budgets to establish and acceptable base for measuring product cost, expense control and plant performance.
• Prepare analysis of financial and operating information as required.
• Measures monthly operating performances against approved goals and objectives.
• Optimize cash flow.
• anticipates sales and cost to develop business forecasts and the annual profit plan for planning purposes.
• Insures proper account distribution for items expensed, inventories, fixed assets, etc.
• Facilitates the monthly closing by reviewing accounting data and computer runs for accuracy in order that the closing can be performed on a timely basis.
• Coordinates the taking of year-end physical inventory to assure accurate ending inventory balance. Schedules and coordinates additional inventories as deemed necessary.
• Prepares appropriation requests and the justification of same for capital expenditures to insure that the funds are being requested in accordance with Corporate guidelines.
• Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization’s policies and applicable laws.
• Conduct internal auditing procedures.
• Prepares and audits monthly budget analysis and updates for adjustments to determine the accuracy of monthly budgets.
• ReviewsPlant procedures from time to time to determine cost-saving effectiveness and overall effectiveness of meeting the Plant’s goals.
• Administers and insures compliance with the Quality, Environmental, and Material Management System requirements as outlined in the policy manuals.
• Insure that all accounting transactions are recorded in an effective and timely manner.

Education/Skills

• Bachelor's degree required.
• Must have recent experience in a manufacturing plant with supervisory responsibilities.
• Must be experienced with computerized accounting systems and proficient in Microsoft Word and Excel.
• Proven ability to interact with senior management, corporate personnel, etc; excellent communication, presentation, training and interpersonal skills.
• Has effective leadership skills.
• In depth knowledge of financial and budgetary controls.
• High degree of professionalism along with organizational skills, tact, and diplomacy.
• Ability to motivate and delegate authority to subordinate personnel.