Position Summary: The Accounting Controller will: handle high-level accounting, managerial accounting, and oversee financial activities of the company; will manage and supervise all aspects of accounting from payroll to tax compliance; report to the CFO, and will assist with development of internal control policies, procedures, and financial planning as needed.

Pay range: $60,500 to $75,000
Location: Gunnison, UT

Valid applicants will receive subsequent emails which include links to surveys and evaluations prior to being contacted for an initial phone interview.

Success Factors: The successful Controller will be able to: create controls and reports for cost controls for each of the operating departments of the company; conduct SQL queries to analyze transactions and costs and report on both; reduce the accounting workload carried by the CFO; carryout standards audits with corrective actions and follow up; operate successfully within the Infor VISUAL ERP environment; provide direction to all departments on best accounting practices in a manufacturing environment.

Responsibilities

• Manage all aspects of accounting; billing, financial statements, general ledger, cost accounting, payroll, accounts payable, accounts receivable, budgeting, tax compliance, inventory accounting, cost accounting, revenue recognition, and various special analyses.
• Monitor cash and funding balances, keep an organized filing system of all accounts, statements, transactions, payments, and debts.
• Organize information and statements for audits and both internal and external auditors.
• Complying with all local, state, and federal laws regarding finances, tax filings, and reporting.
• Ensure company complies with all additional legal and regulatory requirements. Additional controller duties as needed.
• Prepares special reports by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing information and trends.
• Provides status of financial condition by collecting, interpreting, and reporting financial data.

Knowledge

• Intermediate knowledge of Economics to evaluate cost/benefit analysis using financial calculations and software.
• Advanced knowledge of Accounting practices, especially GAAP and cost accounting for the purpose of preparing accurate financial reports which adhere to applicable standards.
• Intermediate knowledge of Microsoft Office (advanced knowledge of Excel) to prepare documents for presentations and reports and to analyze information.
• Intermediate knowledge of ERP systems to be able to use the software appropriately for structuring and reporting on financial data.
• Advanced mathematical reasoning to be able to calculate statistical variations in costs to analyze possible cause and effect.
• Advanced knowledge of the role of Finance in the business functions to understand the impact of capital and operating expenses.
• Intermediate knowledge of SQL to be able to create database queries incorporating multiple tables and join types to analyze and report cost information.

Skills & Certifications:

• CPA preferred
• Typing 60 WPM

Abilities

• Excellent ability to communicate verbally.
• Well-developed ability to double-check work to ensure limited errors.
• Ability to work in structured (assigned and defined) and unstructured teams (impromptu and temporary).
• Excellent ability to communicate in writing.

Personal Characteristics

• Motivated by the opportunity to put structure and procedures into place.
• Enjoy working in business during the startup and growth stages.

Experience

• 2 + years of overall combined accounting and finance experience.
• Experience with preparing financial statements.
• Experience with general ledger functions and the month-end/year end close process.
• Experience with inventory management and controls.
• Master’s Degree preferred.