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SOUTHERN CHAMPION TRAY LLC lists this Corporate Controller opportunity in pineville, Tennessee. Review the employer’s description below for duties, qualifications and application requirements.

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Corporate Controller

Full Time Regular Chattanooga, TN, US

2 days ago Requisition ID: 3962

All jobs at Southern Champion Tray (SCT) require Team members to act in accordance with the shared Core Values and Operating principles of the company as they perform specific job functions. These include:

Trustworthy – We strive for our actions to match our words in all our relationships.

Servant – Hearted – We enable and empower our team to serve the needs of customers, Team members, suppliers and the community.

Relational – We aim to build healthy relationships while fostering an environment that promotes compassion, balance, and personal and professional growth.

Resourceful – We value strategic insourcing, first looking to create solutions internally, and then looking to apply that knowledge to future opportunities.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITY:

The Corporate Controller serves as a key member of the leadership team, responsible for leading and overseeing financial reporting, internal controls and compliance for our organization. This role carries a shared responsibility for ensuring that accounting provides innovative, customer focused, secure, reliable, and cost-effective solutions. This role requires a strategic thinker with a hands-on approach to managing day-to-day aspects of reporting, controls, ensuring compliance with relevant laws, regulations, and leading timely financial reporting efforts. The Corporate Controller must have a strong working knowledge of tax law, manufacturing, cost accounting and the ability to work cross-functionally with key stakeholders to support and guide financial decisions and strategies.

SECONDARY RESPONSIBILITY:

Strong cross-functional business acumen and demonstrated leadership capacity

Ability to translate a comprehensive understanding of business processes

Oversee the operations of the accounting function including the timely and accurate completion of monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements for multiple corporate entities

Work with external providers to complete all required audits, reviews and required filings related to operations of all entities

Directly oversee job cost reporting, payroll, bank reconciliations, and payment of debt and other obligations

Ensure compliance with local, state, and federal government reporting requirements and tax filings

Maintain and enforce a documented system of accounting policies, procedures, and controls

Oversee all accounting and payroll activities of the business including day-to-day activities, ensuring team members are executing their responsibilities professionally, accurately, and efficiently

Generate periodic financial reports that are timely, accurate, and usable by the business in assessing its financial position

Manage reporting and record keeping for the closing process, 401k correspondence and compliance, and health insurance cost compliance.

Evaluate current policies and practices within the accounting department and strive to drive continuous improvement of all accounting matters

Support development, measurement, and reporting of key performance indicators

Mentor and encourage the development of direct and indirect reports

Demonstrate an executive presence and be recognized as a trusted advisor to senior and executive leadership

QUALIFICATIONS :

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE:

T en years’ experience in a leadership role in an accounting department managing financial reporting, general ledger and internal controls in a manufacturing or distribution environment.

Deep understanding of accounting, job costing and finance principles

Demonstrated experience and knowledge in the areas of compliance, audit, tax, financial analysis, and internal control systems

Proficient in MS Office applications with advanced skill in Excel

Working knowledge with the following tools is a plus: JDE Enterprise One, Radius, ADP, Power BI, Reports Now, and transaction automation software

Bachelor of Science in Accounting and CPA required, master’s degree in business/ accounting, and/or other accounting credentials a plus.

Ability to maintain a sound corporate ethic

LANGUAGE SKILLS: Must have the ability to read and understand complex documents, letters, etc. and write legibly in English. Must be able to understand and speak clearly and communicate in English.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS : Must have the ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide both fractions and decimals, solve equations, read measurements. Use formulas to calculate and analyze data.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS : While performing the duties of this job, regularly required to walk, stand, use hands to finger, handle or feel objects, reach with arms and hands. Ability to lift/move up to 25 pounds. A person must be able to perform these functions for a minimum of 8 hours straight (with any applicable breaks during day) on a regular basis. The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by a Team member successfully performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions, but the essential functions cannot be eliminated or performed by others.

WORK ENVIRONMENT : Normal office environment. Occasional travel required for training or meetings utilizing air and/or vehicle travel. The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those a Team member encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions, but the essential functions cannot be eliminated or performed by others.