Controller, Finance & Banking, Financial Manager

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Full Time Exectutive/Sr Mgmt Saint Charles, IL, US

8 days ago Requisition

Salary Range: $ To $ Annually

OBJECTIVE / ACCOUNTABILITY

The Controller provides financial leadership and strategic direction for Midwest Ground covers, ensuring financial strength, reporting integrity, effective resource management, and long-term sustainability. As a strategic partner to ownership and senior leadership, this role translates financial and operational information into insight that strengthens business decisions, supports organizational performance, and advances long-term company objectives. The Controller leads Finance and Accounting while providing strategic oversight of business systems and partnering across the organization to drive accountability, continuous improvement, and sustainable growth.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Financial Management & Business Performance

• Ensure accurate, timely, and meaningful financial reporting, including financial statements, inventory reporting, profitability analysis, executive dashboards, and key performance indicators.
• Lead financial planning, annual budgeting, cash flow, working capital, and long-range financial planning in alignment with ownership and company objectives.
• Strengthen cost accounting and financial analysis in partnership with Production, Operations, Inventory, and Sales to improve decision-making, product margins, and overall business performance.
• Provide financial insight and recommendations on pricing, profitability, capital investments, acquisitions, expansion opportunities, and other significant business decisions.
• Identify financial trends, risks, opportunities, and scenarios and translate complex information into clear recommendations for ownership and senior leadership.

Governance, Risk & Financial Stewardship

• Maintain strong internal controls, financial policies, compliance practices, and governance standards while protecting company assets and promoting ethical financial stewardship.
• Oversee accounting operations, including accounts payable, accounts receivable, invoicing, general ledger, credit, month-end close, tax compliance, audits, and intercompany transactions.
• Oversee cash management and maintain key banking and financing relationships along with ownership, including operating lines, construction financing, international banking, and applicable financial covenants.
• Lead financial risk management, insurance-related financial matters, and business continuity efforts to support organizational stability and resilience.
• Serve as a trusted financial liaison to lenders, auditors, and other key external stakeholders, communicating clearly and confidently while honoring commitments.

Strategy & Business Planning

• Serve as the primary financial liaison to ownership, the Board of Directors, lenders, and key external stakeholders, providing clear insight into financial performance, forecasts, capital plans, and strategic risks.
• Partner with ownership and senior leaders to develop and execute 3-5 year financial and business plans that connect strategy, capital investment, resources, and performance.
• Provide financial leadership and insight for company-wide strategy, operational alignment, and senior leader decision-making.
• Partner across Sales, Operations, Production, Human Resources, and other functions to evaluate business performance, improve processes, strengthen accountability, and support informed decision-making.
• Support a shared-services and intercompany approach across Midwest Ground covers, Midwest Trading, and affiliated entities, ensuring financial practices, allocations, and reporting align with organizational objectives.
• Anticipate future organizational needs and support succession planning, continuity, and documentation of critical financial, operational, and systems knowledge.

Leadership & Team Development

• Lead, mentor, and develop teams across Finance, Accounting, and Administration
• Establish clear goals, performance expectations, KPIs, and development plans that connect individual and department priorities to company goals.
• Coach leaders and employees through regular feedback, performance management, and development opportunities while fostering a positive, collaborative, and accountable team environment.
• Build strong working relationships across departments, encourage teamwork, and create alignment through clear expectations,…