Controller, Finance & Banking, Accounting Manager

Controller Position

As the world's largest non-theatrical distributor of movies, Swank partners with top studios like Disney, Universal, Warner Bros., and Paramount to bring Hollywood entertainment to audiences beyond traditional theaters. Founded in 1937 and headquartered in St. Louis, the company delivers licensed film content to colleges, K–12 schools, hospitals, cruise lines, libraries, and many other unique venues worldwide.

We are seeking an experienced and hands-on Controller to join our leadership team and partner closely with the CFO in driving the company's financial success. This critical role is responsible for overseeing accounting operations, financial reporting, budgeting, forecasting, internal controls, compliance, and audit functions.

The ideal candidate is a proactive and analytical accounting leader with a strong background in financial management, technical accounting, and team leadership. This individual will help guide the accounting team, ensure the integrity and accuracy of financial reporting, strengthen internal controls, manage compliance requirements, and identify opportunities to improve profitability and operational effectiveness. Success in this role requires exceptional organizational skills, the ability to manage competing priorities, and a commitment to fostering a collaborative, results-oriented environment.

Responsibilities:

• Understand the financials of a company in order to meet legal requirements and keep the financial state in good standing
• Prepare financial documents such as business reports, financial forecasts and statements to understand the financial state of business
• Assist management with important financial decisions
• Responsible for timely, accurate and efficient accounting close on a monthly basis
• Manages accounting functions on a day-to-day basis including accounts payable, payroll, treasury management, and general ledger accounting
• Performs technical accounting issue research and resolution as necessary
• Assists the CFO with preparation and completion of the fiscal year budgeting process, evaluates business unit performance against budget, and develops forecasts/reforecasts to provide an accurate projection of financial performance
• Preparation of monthly, quarterly and annual financial statements in accordance with organization's policies
• Supervises the preparation of the monthly management financial reporting package, including variance analysis
• Manages the annual financial audit process performed by our independent CPA firm
• Develops, analyzes, documents and implements internal controls
• Develops, maintains and enhances accounting and finance policies, processes and procedures to comply with organization's policy
• Seeks opportunities to revise or create new policies and procedures to improve efficiency and effectiveness of the accounting group
• Responsible for local, state and federal tax compliance and reporting (including payroll, property and sales and use tax compliance and reporting)
• Manages preparation of regulatory filings
• Manages debt covenant reporting
• Establishes and implements short and long-range accounting department goals, objectives, policies and procedures
• Manages projects and initiatives as assigned
• Manages third party relationships with accounting firm for international subsidiary
• Manages financials for affiliate businesses
• Manages incentive compensation calculations and associated documentation
• Drive and implement new process changes to foster a continuously improving business environment, including profitability improvement and analysis of markets for business opportunities
• Engage with the business, researching and partnering with market and department leaders