Controller at Custer Inc. – Grand Rapids, Michigan

Canyon Equities is a professional services team that supports the following companies: Custer, CS Erickson and FastSigns. We provide highly desired resources in the following functional areas, Information Technology, Finance and Human Resources.

Canyon Equities is looking for a high-energy Controller to join our team. If you are seeking growth, variety, and the opportunity to bring your expertise to the table we are interested in talking to you.

POSITION/TITLE: Controller

SALARY: Salary Exempt

DEPARTMENT: Finance/Administration

REPORTS TO: VP of Finance

GENERAL RESPONSIBILITIES

Responsible for the daily, monthly, and annual accounting duties for the Custer family of companies. Including banking company inventories, supervision of accounting staff.

SPECIFIC DUTIES

DAILY/WEEKLY

• Manage the accuracy and productivity of the day-to day activities of accounts payable, cash disbursements, invoicing/billing, customer credits and collections, inventory integrity, fixed assets, general ledger, and internal entity billing.
• Oversee preparation of Daily Activity Report and bank reconciliation process.
• Maintain daily cash balance and manage line of credit.
• Prepare “Ad Hoc” financial analyses for Team Leaders
• Handle daily accounting questions and issues.
• Continuous review and improvement of accounting procedures.
• Identify, develop, and monitor KPIs.
• Supervise accounting staff.

MONTHLY/QUARTERLY

• Supervise month end closing process.
• Prepare bank reporting relative to borrowing base and debt covenants.
• Prepare month end company and consolidated reporting by month end deadlines.
• Meet with departmental leaders and be a strategic business partner that provides insights and value.
• Manage fixed asset records.
• Manage Sales tax strategy and filings.
• Manage intercompany analysis and eliminations.
• Lead Dashboard creation and provide insights for the Canyon entities.

ANNUAL

• Supervise and coordinate year end close process and annual review with external accounting firm.
• Ensure work papers are accurate and delivered timely.
• Prepare tax analysis detail for tax preparers.
• Oversee preparation of annual property tax filings
• Submit annual financial reports for benchmarking.
• Manage operational and capital budgeting process and submission.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Comprehensive knowledge of GAAP and tax principles, financial reporting standards and relevant regulation.
• Strong leadership and team management skills.
• Keen attention to detail with a commitment to accuracy in reporting.
• Self-starter with a positive attitude
• Strong analytical and critical thinking skills
• General tax knowledge, sales tax knowledge plus
• Team player with the ability to work independently.
• Strong attention to detail with well-developed organizational and communication skills
• Proficiency at Microsoft Excel, including ability to work with Pivot Tables and complex formulas.
• Experience within the furniture industry using Hedberg software is a plus.

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting
• Minimum of 8+ years of accounting experience, with at least 2 years of supervisory experience