Description
Overall position description
The Site Controller is responsible for providing guidance, interpretation and instruction as required to ensure financial and operating compliance with policies, procedures and generally accepted accounting principles. The Site Controller will evaluate operating information, identify business trends and ensure compliance with industry practices, regulatory standards, and accounting strategies.
Essential Functions Of The Job
- Directs and guides the overall accounting functions of the division.
- Establishes and maintains the division’s accounting principles, practices, procedures, and initiatives.
- Prepares timely and accurate financial reports and presents findings and recommendations to top management.
- Implement, maintain & report and manage plant and project profitability.
- Provide financial and commercial input to business development initiatives.
- Formulation and delivery of business plan.
- Implement the group financial control systems and procedures.
- Take responsibility for all finance issues in the group on a day-to-day basis.
- Work with other key management to ensure maximum return on capital investment.
- Control and manage the asset base of the division.
- Ensure all entities within the group are compliant with all statutory requirements.
- Plan and analyze budget and cost statistics for internal control use.
- Implementation of systems and procedures.
- Ensure compliance with accounting and corporate tax regulations.
- Oversees internal controls, safeguarding of assets and provides direction to direct reports to ensure department goals are met on a continuous and consistent basis.
- Oversees all and is responsible for preparing month end-closing procedures.
- Works closely with other department heads to assist with any accounting function related questions.
- Oversees all daily operations in Accounting, Accounts Payable and Payroll reconciliation.
- Manages subordinate staff in the day-to-day performance of their jobs.
- Maintains a safe and clean work area.
- Performs accounting assignments and supervises all accounting department operations.
- Performs all other special activities, duties and responsibilities as assigned by the CEO, CFO, COO and/or Corporate Controller.
Competencies
- Interpersonal Skills - Focuses on solving conflict; Maintains confidentiality; Listens to others without interrupting; Keeps emotions under control; Remains open to others' ideas and tries new things. Approaches others in a tactful manner.
- Written Communication - Edits work for spelling and grammar; Presents numerical data effectively; Able to read and interpret written information.
- Teamwork - Balances team and individual responsibilities; Exhibits objectivity and openness to others' views; Gives and welcomes feedback; Contributes to building a positive team spirit. Displays a positive attitude.
- Ethics - Treats people with respect; Works with integrity and ethically; upholds organizational values.
- Planning/Organizing - Prioritizes and plans work activities; Uses time efficiently; Sets goals and objectives; Organizes or schedules other people and their tasks.
- Dependability - Follows instructions, responds to management direction; Takes responsibility for own actions; Completes tasks on time or notifies appropriate person with an alternate plan.
Supervisory Responsibility
This position oversees Virtex Austin location direction for Accounting and Finance.
Work Environment
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. This job operates in a professional office environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets and fax machines. This position can be exposed to manufacturing environment.
Position Type/Expected Hours of Wo
This is a full-time position.
Required Education And Experience
- Bachelor’s degree in accounting, or equivalent desirable.
- At least 10 years related working experience. Contract manufacturing experience is required.
- Strong accounting and financial acumen with excellent communication skills.
- Business acumen-ability to understand the business environment and anticipate what the business needs to consider and how to achieve it.
- Ability to prioritize and carry out work to meet both stated and unstated deadlines.
- Strengthening and establishing a controlling function.
- Proficient in Finance ERP systems. Syteline ERP preferred, but not required.
Other Duties
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
VIRTEX is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, religious creed, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, transgender, pregnancy, marital status, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, disability, protected Veteran Status, genetics or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.