Job Type
Full-Time Regular
Location
Charlotte NC
Years Experience
6 — 12
Salary
$150,000.00 — $180,000.00
Carolina PRG has partnered with a locally based professional sports team to help them identify a Process-Improvement Minded Controller. The current Controller has been with the company for over 20 years and is accepting an internal promotion. This is an INCREDIBLY well run organization with an outstanding reputation and company culture. This is a rare opportunity to join the organization at the senior leadership level.

SUMMARY

The Controller will be an experienced accounting professional with strong business acumen in a professional sports, manufacturing, or distribution environment. Responsible for accounting practices, maintaining fiscal records, and preparing financial reports, including general ledger, internal controls, cost accounting, and budgetary controls. This person will also manage cash and treasury processes. The Controller will provide support to functional areas with strategic business decisions as well as coordinate audit processes and timely submission of accounting and tax reports.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

  • Supervise accounting staff responsible for revenue accounting, general accounting, cost accounting, fixed assets, tax reporting, A/P, and A/R.
  • Prepare, examine, and/or analyze financial statements and other financial reports to assess accuracy, completeness, and conformance to reporting and procedural standards in accordance with US GAAP.
  • Report & Present to executive leadership regarding the finances of Company.
  • Supervise the establishment and maintenance of Company charts of accounts; assign entries to proper accounts, etc.
  • Develop, implement, modify, and document cost accounting methodologies, making use of current technology.
  • Assist FP&A in analyzing changes in designs, raw materials, manufacturing methods, or support service areas to determine effective costs.
  • Develop, implement, modify, and document financial records and accounting systems.
  • Develop, maintain, and analyze budgets, preparing periodic reports that compare budgeted costs to actual costs.
  • Analyze business operations, trends, costs, revenues, financial commitments, and obligations to project future revenues and expenses or to provide advice.
  • Advise management about issues such as resource utilization and assumptions about budget forecasts.
  • Appraise, evaluate, and inventory real property and equipment, recording information such as the description, value, and location of property.
  • Establish and maintain an effective internal control environment, especially in the area of inventory control.
  • Survey operations to ascertain accounting needs and to recommend, develop, or maintain solutions to business and financial problems.
  • Assist FP&A in making cost estimates for new and proposed projects.
  • Advise management about issues such as resource utilization, tax strategies, and the assumptions underlying budget forecasts.
  • Provide management with reports specifying and comparing factors affecting prices of products and services.
  • Assist with contract negotiation and development of terms and conditions for those contracts.
  • Conduct internal audits of standard and actual costs as required.
  • Assume responsibility for the correct and accurate accounting classifications of all expenditures and documents, including capital and others.

QUALIFICATIONS:
  • BS Degree in Accounting and CPA required
  • MS in Accounting or MBA is a plus
  • 6-12 years of accounting and finance experience, with a strong preference for candidates with a public/private background
  • Solid understanding of cost and inventory
  • Proven track record of employee development, process improvement, and establishing business strategies