Senior Director, Controller

About Ace Retail Group Ace Retail Group (ARG), is a division of Ace Hardware Corporation that owns and operates several Ace brands, including Westlake Ace, Great Lakes Ace, Buikema's Ace, Outer Banks Ace, Dennis Company, and Breed & Company. ARG is one of the largest hardware retailers in the United States and has two headquarters located in Lenexa, KS and Farmington Hills, MI.

ARG's origins date back over a century and operates over 250 neighborhood stores located throughout the United States. Great people make ARG stand out in our industry, and we are looking for individuals who strive for personal and professional growth, and who want to work with a company founded on (and still led by) our solid Core Values of:
Winning, Excellence, Love, Integrity, Gratitude, Humility and Teamwork.

Job Title:

Senior Director, Controller Department:
Accounting

Reports To:

Corp Vice President, Finance & Accounting Exemption Status:
Exempt (Salaried)

About Ace Retail Group Ace Retail Group (ARG) is a division of Ace Hardware Corporation that owns and operates several well-known Ace brands, including Westlake Ace, Great Lakes Ace, Buikema's Ace, Outer Banks Ace, Dennis Company, and Breed & Company. As one of the largest hardware retailers in the United States, ARG operates more than 250 neighborhood stores nationwide and maintains its headquarters in Overland Park, Kansas.

With roots dating back over a century, ARG's success is driven by its people. What truly sets us apart in the industry is our commitment to hiring and developing individuals who are passionate about personal and professional growth and who want to be part of a company built on strong, enduring Core Values:
Winning, Excellence, Love, Integrity, Gratitude, Humility and Teamwork.

The Senior Director, Controller will assist in maintaining the financial health of Ace Retail Group by assuring the accuracy, consistency and compliance of all internal controls and government regulations.

• Direct Financial Statement and Monthly Report preparation and distribution.
• Ensure that all accounting, Generally Accepted Accounting Principle (GAAP) and reporting controls are in place and in compliance.
• Oversees that all financial reports are completed, quality checked, and distributed in a timely manner.
• Provide leadership for the general ledger system, reporting maintenance and closing processes.
• Supervise income tax data requirements with Ace Corporate tax, tax accrual, deferred tax reconciliation and income tax rate maintenance.
• Supervise completion of sales tax returns and oversee audits.
• Manage balance sheet to ensure all accounts are analyzed and timely reconciliations are completed.
• Manage annual audit process.

• Manage cash, guiding cash maintenance and BBC completion, bank account reconciliations including operating, depository payroll and credit card.
• Review and ensure timely completion of debt covenants, debt payments, and completion of debt schedules and reporting.

• Supervise fixed asset accounting including fixed asset additions, determining budgeted vs. unbudgeted, reconciliation to GL, and the calculation and entry of use tax.
• Oversee all maintenance of the tax basis for fixed asset records.

• Provide leadership to Manager of Accounts Receivable who supervises billing, cash receipts, and reconciliation of customer AR accounts and vendor coop billings, advertising expense reconcilement, and management of tax exempt sales documentation.

• Provide leadership to Manager of Accounts Payable who supervises payments and reconciliation of Ace Intercompany accounts.

• Supervise lease accounting including the recording and reconciliations of all lease assets and liabilities, audit of landlord billings, maintenance of lease summary data on common area maintenance (CAM) and taxes.

• Supervise Sales Audit position and establish processes.
• Field administrative processes assessment, revision and maintenance of store accounting and cash handling processes.
• Work closely with Regional FES, District Managers, Loss Prevention and Operations Support teams to ensure that procedures are performed at the store level and that documentation is updated appropriately.

Ability to exhibit and incorporate our Core Values into daily decisions and interactions with others:

• WINNING
  - In business, money is the score. To win, we must perform, compete, and have fun. At Ace, we win through people- our strength is being helpful.
• EXCELLENCE
  - Excellence honors God and inspires people. We aspire to be the best, to continuously improve and to inspire others by giving the team our very best.
• LOVE
  - Love the people, love the work and love the results.
• INTEGRITY
  - For Ace to win, we need to be able to trust each other. And trust will require us to be honest, reliable, caring, of high character and of unquestioned ethics.
• GRATITUDE
  - We recognize…