Financial Controller

Learn, master, and demonstrate full operational competency in all financial, accounting, administrative, product pricing, and inventory control functions across both company branches. Undergo comprehensive rotational cross-training in all aspects of departmental operations with the goal of developing a complete understanding of all tasks—including product maintenance, price administration, and acting as secondary backup for payroll functions—ensuring seamless operational coverage, accurate financial management, clear communication, and long-term department leadership support.

Position is responsible for systematically completing a structured cross-training program across all administrative, operational accounting, product pricing, inventory control, and backup payroll functions. Gains hands-on mastery of short- and long-term financial planning, product master data maintenance, daily application operations, inventory reconciliation, and procedural compliance across both locations.

• Learn and master the end-to-end processing, verification, approval, and disbursement procedures for all vendor, supplier, and employee invoices (EFT and non-EFT) in accordance with company policies.
• Train on and gain proficiency in accounting software systems including Sage, Beanworks, and EoStar Purchase Tracker for automated processing (APA), invoice coding, general ledger verification, and payment runs.
• Gain full competency in reconciling Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable across all company accounts for both locations (Athens and Gainesville) to the Trial Balance and EoStar AR Aging.
• Master customer billing workflows, payment application, past-due collections, bad debt write-offs, payment variance corrections (overages/shortages), and non-sufficient funds (NSF) handling.
• Learn procedures for managing customer account life cycles, including account setups, reactivations, closures, and annual retail license updates in EoStar.
• Gain proficiency in daily bank reconciliations, zero-balance deposit/withdrawal verification, and accurate general ledger journal entry posting.
• Learn to verify inter-company balance sheet alignments, prepare adjusting entries, and reconcile intra-company balances between branches.
• Train on high-value claim reconciliations (e.g., Walmart accounts, Walgreens EDI purchase order resolution) to maximize recovery and maintain data accuracy.
• Master financial journal preparations, general ledger reconciliations, budgeting analysis support, year-end closeout procedures, and audit document preparation.

• Learn and master the complete end-to-end product setup process within EoStar, ensuring all item attributes, cost data, supplier information, and inventory parameters are accurately created and maintained.
• Train on and execute product pricing setup and maintenance procedures in EoStar, including base pricing, promotional structures, deal brackets, and quantity discount schedules.
• Master the management and implementation of price adjustments, supplier price increases/decreases, and statutory tax updates, ensuring accurate effective dates across all systems.
• Establish and maintain clear communication workflows to ensure all new product releases, item code additions, price updates, and promotional changes are promptly and effectively communicated to Sales, Delivery, Operations, and Management teams prior to implementation.

• Train as secondary backup to compile, verify, and process payroll items into the Paycor payroll system as needed, including time clock punch…