Corporate Controller

Perform functions to process general accounting activities and account analysis for Lykes Bros. consolidated and corporate accounts, guided by precedent and working within the limits of established policies. Provide guidance and recommendation with Sr. Vice President and CFO on financial trends and/or significant variances from plan.

• Responsible to acquire, learn and practice all LBI Safe Operating Procedures (SOPs) and comply with these standards as well as safety regulations pertinent to the department and job functions.
• Supervise month-end closing and financial statement preparation functions, including multi-divisional consolidation. Manage deadlines for consolidated and divisional close. Expedite division financial reporting as necessary.
• Review and approve treasury and non-treasury journal entries.
• Prepare, examine, and analyze accounting records, financial statements, and other financial reports to assess accuracy, completeness, and conformance to GAAP, reporting, and procedural standards.
• Cash management planning and ongoing adherence to loan covenants.
• Oversight of significant assets and liabilities on the corporate balance sheet.
• Work with executive management to understand corporate budget requirements. Formulate budgets for review and authorization. Upload authorized budget into system and prepare consolidated budget reports including eliminations.
• Forecast for Corporate office and other entities responsible at corporate level and roll up of consolidated forecasts.
• Review and recommend improvements to accounting systems, reporting, and procedures. Implement and manage consistency in processes and reporting across the organization.
• Develop and maintain assigned accounts.
• Lead coordination of annual audit, attestations, and tax returns.
• Maintain financial security by following internal controls. Comply with federal, state, and local financial legal requirements by studying existing and new legislation, enforcing adherence to requirements, and advising management on needed actions. Ensure records and documents are always audit-ready.
• Alert CFO and other management of anomalies or trends that are not in conformance with the organization’s strategic goals and objectives.
• Perform ad-hoc reporting and analyses as required or requested by the board and committees.

• Supervise, train and mentor department team members. Provide technological oversight, direction, and mentoring, develop, and communicate performance metrics to assess the effectiveness of team, both as a department and individually. Evaluate performance and provide counseling, cross training and coaching to employees. Maintain harmonious team/employer relations.
• Perform or assist with any operations, as required to maintain workflow, and meet schedules and quality requirements.
• Participate in any variety of meeting and work groups to integrate activities, communicate issues, obtain approvals, resolve problems, and maintain specified level of knowledge pertaining to new developments, requirements, and policies.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

• Certificates, licenses, and registrations:
• Valid driver’s license with insurability.
• Knowledge/
  
  Skills:
  
  
• Microsoft Office.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Strong communication, listening, speaking, and writing skills.
• Ability to manage work effectively by prioritizing tasks.
• Excellent Accounting skills and familiarity with a variety of the field’s concepts, practices, and procedures.
• Education/
  
  Experience:
  
  
• CPA required.
• Master’s Degree in Accounting or MBA preferred.
• Five to ten years of experience in accounting field.
• Continuous education and training on accounting related topics and leadership skills.
• Physical Demands & Work Environment:
• Regularly required to stand or sit for prolonged periods of time. The individual must be able to effectively communicate and hear. Will be occasionally required to reach above shoulder level, step up on a small ladder or stool, walk on uneven surfaces, stoop, and kneel. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close, distance and peripheral vision. Will occasionally require lifting up to 20 pounds.

The characteristics described above are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Management has the right to assign or reassign the description to this job at any time.