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Job Summary:

Reporting to the Chief Executive Officer, the Corporate Controller will oversee all financial and accounting activities, including monitoring and reporting on the financial health of United Rotary Brush. They will lead a team of accounting and IT professionals and be responsible for maintaining strict financial controls and guidelines. In addition, they will be responsible to ensure that URB remains compliant with all financial, regulatory, and tax reporting requirements.

  Duties and Responsibilities:

• Oversee all accounting transactions, general ledgers, reconciliations, and reporting systems, to ensure compliance with URB’s accounting policies, GAAP, taxation, and regulatory requirements. 
• Oversee all financial planning and reporting activities. These will include the month-end/year-end close process, the compilation of monthly/quarterly/annual reporting packages, and the completion of budgeting and performance monitoring activities. 
• Oversee all internal treasury activities. Manage the local finance team to provide accurate forecasts of cash flow and credit management activities. 
• Develop and maintain adequate risk management processes and controls to support URB’s ongoing operations and ensure the accuracy of financial information. Ensure that key processes and controls are supported by up-to-date documentation.
• Develop and maintain adequate internal processes to support the ongoing distribution of reliable financial data to internal and external stakeholders. 
• Produce ad-hoc financial and business reporting deliverables for stakeholders throughout the business to support strategic and operational decisions. 
• Ensure there are processes in place to meet external audit and bank audit requirements.
• Advise on M&A activities, work with external service providers to establish proper opening balance sheets and integration into existing reporting and financial management processes.
• Oversee compliance with all federal and state-level income and sales tax filing requirements. Assist IT with implementation and management of tax reporting programs and processes that enhance sales tax and jurisdictional tax filings across the US and Canada.
• Support operational improvement and cost management by providing reports and insights to the sales and operations teams of the business that enhance overall profitability and return.
• Work with Cost Accounting Manager and operations personnel to ensure standard costs reflect proper allocation of costs, understanding of key commodity costs, and drivers of manufacturing efficiency. Continually identify opportunities for cost and competitive improvement.
• Oversee cycle count and inventory management processes to minimize/eliminate inventory variances and the negative impact of unplanned inventory write-offs.
• Participate as key member of the leadership team to achieve budgeted financial performance and understand variances relative to budget.
• Serve as the main System Administrator for the Visual ERP system and lead all IT initiatives within the Finance function. 

  Skills and Abilities:

• Personal commitment to organizational excellence, honesty, integrity, and a strong sense of ethics in all decisions and actions. 
• Experience in preparing internal and external reporting to support key decision making and the achievement of organizational objectives. 
• Experience and understanding of external audit requirements and generation of annual audit reports
• Proven ability to build, manage, and mentor finance teams. 
• Ability to partner effectively with Operations, Sales, Human Resources and Executive teams. 
• Ability to identify and manage key cost drivers and efficiency opportunities. 
• Proficiency in managing liquidity and cash forecasting. 
• Ability to link financial strategy with the achievement of broader business objectives. 

Education and Experience:

• 7+ years of experience, including experience in senior accounting role(s). Experience in a manufacturing environment is an asset.
• Degree in accounting, finance, or business. CPA or professional accounting designation is desirable. 
• Advanced understanding of accounting (specifically, US GAAP), regulatory, and tax-planning items.
• Advanced working expertise of Microsoft Office suite of products (notably, Excel, PowerPoint, Word).
• Familiarity with ERP systems and business intelligence tools. 
• Experience managing internal and external audits, public accounting audit experience a plus.
• Experience in cross-border (Canada to US) operations is an asset. 

  Competencies:

• Collaborative Leadership : Knows how to get things done through formal channels and the informal network while instilling a sense of purpose in others; sees connection to larger purposes.
• Communicate for Impact : Devotes the time and resources necessary to communicate the strategic vision, direction, priorities, and progress toward objectives to all key stakeholders. 
• Financial Acumen : Maintains and applies a broad understanding of financial management principles to ensure decisions are fiscally sound and aligned with the organization’s strategic objectives. 
• Leading Change : Fosters a work environment that encourages creative thinking and the ability to maintain focus, intensity and persistence, even under adversity.
• Leading People : Able to develop and implement strategies to maximize employee performance and foster employee engagement. 
• Strategic Agility :   Gains perspective and balances the pressure between daily tasks and strategic actions that impact the long-term viability of the organization
• Critical thinker : Able to identify problem/issue and implement plan to promptly resolve.

Compensation details: 150000-160000 Yearly Salary

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