Controller

Client:

Manufacturing/Distribution Organization Role:

Controller Salary:

$115,000 - $125,000/annually +

Benefits Location:

Warrendale, PA (•5 days a week onsite•)

Job Description:

Team Leadership & Management Mentorship:

Directly manage and mentor a team of two (Staff Accountant and Clerical staff).

Workflow Oversight:

Delegate duties, oversee output quality, and evolve roles as business needs shift. Financial Operations Accounts Payable (AP): Oversee the full AP lifecycle, including invoice approval, payment scheduling, and vendor relationship management. Accounts Receivable (AR): Monitor billings and aging reports. Lead collections efforts for delinquent accounts, including demand letters and legal coordination.

Payroll Support:

Maintain specialized wage reports for technicians and drivers to ensure accurate data entry and cost validation.

Tax Compliance:

Manage the monthly filing of sales/use tax across multiple states and oversee various corporate state tax returns.

Banking & Cash Management Relationship Management:

Serve as the primary point of contact for banking partners.

Compliance:

Prepare and file monthly Borrowing Base Certificates to maintain the company's credit line.

Forecasting:

Actively forecast and manage cash flow to ensure liquidity.

Monthly Close & Reporting The Close Process:

Lead the month-end close, including recording and reviewing journal entries.

Reconciliations:

Maintain and review reconciliation schedules for all balance sheet accounts.

Analysis:

Produce, distribute, and analyze monthly financial statements, highlighting variances and projecting results against bank loan covenants .

Strategic Oversight & Audit External Audit/Review:

Act as the lead liaison for the company's external CPA firm. Prepare trial balances and supporting schedules for multiple entities in advance of annual reviews or audits.

Financial Controls:

Design, implement, and audit internal control systems to safeguard company assets.

Planning:

Collaborate with leadership to develop the annual budget, income projections, and distribution schedules for shareholders.

Inventory & Growth Inventory Analysis:

Develop annual usage reports to guide purchasing and maintain detailed tracking of annual receipts.

Structure:

Maintain and expand the Chart of Accounts to reflect new business lines or organizational restructuring in coordination with the President.