Site Controller - Large Site

Overview

Oversee financial reporting, controls, and analysis for a large manufacturing site

Key Responsibilities

• financial reporting
• sox controls
• audits
• inventory management
• working capital
• profitability monitoring

Tasks

-Prepare monthly/quarterly/annual financial statements, business activity reports, financial position forecasts, annual budgets, and/or reports required by regulatory agencies -Collaborate closely with the site operations finance/controllers to build out reporting for daily, weekly, and monthly needs related to various operational measurements. -Receivables valuation including maintenance of subledgers, reconciling items and reserves in compliance with policy -SOX controls. Includes ensuring all controls have an owner and are self-tested. -Conduct or coordinate audits of company accounts and financial transactions to ensure compliance with state and federal requirements and statutes -Enforce Accountability – Hold yourself and others accountable for maintaining an ethical and competent work environment through example setting, reporting, and resolution of any ineffective control or unethical conduct -Provide direction and assistance to other organizational units regarding accounting and budgeting policies and procedures, and efficient control and utilization of financial resources -The site controller manages one direct report, the site senior accountant -Oversees monthly Accounting close activities in accordance with established procedures to ensure timely completion and accurate information -Administer policies and procedures supporting the Plant Manager and operational staff to ensure maximum productivity and throughput, reduce operating cost, support Lean activities and ensure the safest possible plant operations -Perform statistical analysis to determine trends, estimates, and significant changes to site performance and present findings -Ensuring financial statements (income statement, balance sheet, cash flows) are compliant with US GAAP and accurate without exception -Maintain current knowledge of organizational policies and procedures, federal and state policies and directives, and monitor compliance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles -Works with operations to manage inventory, ensuring material is ordered when needed and supported by documented sales orders, contract or forecasts -Manages working capital -Monitor facility’s profitability, margins, inventory transactions while identifying problems and potential problems and offer solutions to resolve issues -Establishes rigorous and disciplined accounting and internal controls. The incumbent is responsible and accountable for: -Ensure all journal entries are properly supported and documented -Balance sheet reconciliations, including maintaining records of the supporting detail and business activities that validate the balance sheet amount -Assist in preparing, implementing, and monitoring the Annual Operating Plan and various financial reports/statistics to ensure adherence to short and long-range financial goals. Monitor performance to plan throughout the year and communicate variances to Plant Manager and site operational staff -Works with the business to ensure working capital is sufficient to fund best-in-class business as well as cognizant of need for cash flow -Accurate inventory valuation including periodic cycle counts and valuation in compliance with LIFO, accurate standard costs, accounting for standard cost variances, and inventory reserves compliant with Valmont policy

Requirements

• accounting degree
• 4+ years
• ms office
• erp
• analytical
• leadership

What You Bring

-Ability to work in a matrix environment -Accurate and timely customer invoicing -Preferred Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance or equivalent with 7+ years of experience, or associates degree with 9+ years, or 11+ years of experience. -Detail and goal oriented -Strong initiative and ability to make decisions, take action and solve problems -4+ years of experience in a manufacturing environment -Adherence to all Valmont financial policies -Bachelor’s degree in Accounting -Proficiency in MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook) -Sound judgement skills -Strong analytical, thinking and reasoning skills -Leadership abilities to influence others to perform their jobs effectively and to be responsible for making decisions -This role requires up to 10% travel domestically, including overnight stays -Working knowledge of Accounting software and manufacturing ERP (SAGE, IFS) -Responsible – ability to hold oneself accountable or answerable for one’s conduct -Able to effectively communicate with employees, outside vendors and agencies

Benefits

-Employer paid short-term and long-term disability including maternity leave -Paid time off -Revenue recognition in accordance with US GAAP -Work Life Support -401k retirement plan with company match -Employer paid life insurance -Healthcare (medical, prescription drugs, dental and vision) -Voluntary programs like tobacco cessation, Type 2 diabetes reversal, one-on-one health coaching, mortgage services and more -Tuition Reimbursement up to $5,250 per year -Payables, accrued liabilities and debt balances

About Valmont Industries, Inc.

-From a small manufacturer to a global leader in infrastructure and agricultural solutions. -Designs and manufactures products for utility, communications, transportation, and irrigation industries. -Provides cutting-edge solutions for water resource management, including center pivots and drip irrigation systems. -Products serve diverse sectors like energy, agriculture, industrial infrastructure, and water resources. -A key partner for large-scale infrastructure projects due to its engineering expertise and manufacturing capabilities. -Long history of providing custom-designed products, such as utility poles, towers, and solar energy solutions. -A major player in solar energy infrastructure, offering support structures for solar power plants worldwide. -Center-pivot irrigation systems revolutionized farming efficiency and are now a standard in agricultural technology. -Innovative and adaptive, continually meeting the evolving needs of its diverse customer base with advanced, sustainable solutions.

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