Financial Controller and Reporting Manager in Moundridge, Kansas at Mid Kansas Cooperative

JOB SUMMARY: This position is responsible for managing the financial plan, financial statement preparation and other accounting related assignments and projects for Mid-West Fertilizer, LLC.

ESSENTIAL QUALIFICATIONS:

1. Planning, coordinating, communication, supervisory and training skills.
2. Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts and draw valid conclusions. Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.
3. Able to work independently with minimum supervision.
4. Ability to effectively present information to top management, public groups, and/or boards of directors.
5. Ability to write speeches and articles for publication.
6. Must be accurate and detail oriented.
7. Computer and data entry skills including Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook.
8. Ability to react to change productively and handle other essential tasks assigned.
9. Ability to deal with emotional customers and employees in person and by phone. Ability to resolve complaints.

10.Ability to read, analyze, and interpret common scientific and technical journals, financial reports and legal documents.

11.Ability to work mathematical concepts such as probability and statistical inference, fundamentals of plane and solid geometry and trigonometry. Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentage, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.

PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT:

Appropriate personal protective equipment in restricted areas.

REQUIRED EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE:

A bachelor’s degree from a four-year college or university with a degree in accounting. Accounting, audit or tax preparation experience.

JOB REQUIREMENTS:

Financial Planning Functions

1. Develop, implement, and maintain a financial plan for MWF and related companies that will provide senior and location leadership with appropriate analytical tools to establish goals and measure company performance.
2. Routinely communicate and work with employees to understand and manage the financial plan and actual performance for his or her division.

Financial Statement and Audit Functions

1. Responsible for the preparation, review, and oversight of monthly and annual financial statements of MWF.
2. Through the Director of Financial Reporting, manage communications with external auditors on external financial statements and accounting issues to ensure auditor agreement with company decisions on accounting disclosures, and issues.
3. Responsible for audit preparation of MWF, including coordination of annual audit engagements.
4. Responsible for maintaining subsidiary records for fixed assets for MWF and its related companies.
5. Responsible for oversight of monthly analysis of income, expense, and balance sheet accounts.
6. Responsible for oversight and updating of company allocation accounts.
7. Responsible for preparing analysis and reports for management teams of both MWF and related companies.
8. Responsible for identifying and reporting accounting or internal control deficiencies to appropriate personnel.
9. Responsible for maintaining a twelve (12) month planning calendar for financial reporting, internal audit, and compliance teams.

10.Perform continuous assessment of the month end and annual close process to improve accuracy and to reduce the timing to close the financial period.

11.Report accounting deficiencies to supervisors and other appropriate personnel.

12.Responsible for the tracking of product rebates.

13.Responsible for verification of inventories and tracking differences or shortages.

Oversight Functions

1. Responsible for oversight of all accounting functions, including accounts receivable, inventory, accounts payable, credit and collections, property, plant and equipment, general ledger, and financial statement reporting.
2. Responsible for developing and maintaining banking and cash management relationships.

Other Functions

1. Provide oversight for preparation of non-payroll reporting and tax returns, including heavy highway (form 2290) tax return and sales tax return.
2. Responsible for all property tax related report filings, including annual personal property tax renditions, annual in lieu of taxes reports, and general property tax information requests.
3. Participate in planning for the internal audit and compliance teams – internal auditor, and inventory management team. Participate in the annual preparation and update to the fraud and risk assessment model.
4. Responsible for project financial analysis and other various projects as assigned.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle or feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, or kneel; and talk or hear. The employee must be able to regularly lift and/or move up to 20 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

WORKING CONDITIONS:

Job involves work inside a climate-controlled office atmosphere and will require travel to other branches or locations.