Financial Controller Jobs

JP Ecommerce has been named one of Minnesota's top ten fastest-growing businesses by Inc. 5000 for the past four years in a row. We provide customers with high-quality bedding through our brand Bare Home. We are looking for an on-site Controller who must have solid communication, technology, analytical and management skills and should possess knowledge of all aspects of generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP).

Duties:

• Manage and perform all banking functions, including Wire/ACH payments.
• Evaluating the effectiveness of accounting software and supporting database, as needed.
• Complies with federal, state, and local legal requirements by studying existing and new legislation, anticipating future legislation, enforcing adherence to requirements, filing financial reports, making all timely tax filings and tax payments, and advising management on needed actions.
• Maintains financial staff by recruiting, selecting, orienting, training, and retaining skilled employees.
• Evaluating accounting and internal control systems.
• Prepares special reports by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing information and trends.
• Assessing current accounting operations, offering recommendations for improvement, and implementing new processes.
• Monitors and confirms financial condition by conducting audits and providing information to and coordinating the activities of external auditors.
• Providing management with information vital to the decision-making process.
• Overseeing regulatory reporting, frequently including tax planning and compliance.
• Developing and monitoring business performance metrics.
• Maximizes return on financial assets by establishing financial policies, procedures, controls, and reporting to enhance that process.
• Coordinating and preparing internal and external financial statements.
• Achieves budget objectives by scheduling expenditures, analyzing variances, and initiating corrective actions.
• Managing the accumulation and consolidation of all financial data necessary to account for consolidated business results accurately.
• Planning, directing, and coordinating all operational accounting functions.
• Manages and prepares budgets by establishing schedules; collecting, analyzing, and consolidating financial data; recommending plans.
• Protects operations by keeping financial information and plans confidential.

Management:

· Maintain and enforce a documented system of accounting policies and procedures.

· Ensure that accounts payable are paid on time & discounts are utilized.

· Ensure that accounts receivable are collected promptly.

· Perform all banking interactions and functions, including Wire & ACH activities.

· Ensure that monthly bank reconciliations are completed.

· Ensure that required debt payments are made on a timely basis.

· Maintain the chart of accounts and an orderly accounting filing system.

· Maintain a system of controls over accounting transactions.

Reporting:

· Issue timely, accurate, and complete financial statements.

· Recommend benchmarks against which to measure the performance of company operations.

· Calculate and issue financial and operating metrics.

· Manage the production of the annual budget and forecasts.

· Provide a system of management cost reports.

· Provide financial analyses, as needed, for capital investments, pricing decisions, and contract negotiations.

Compliance:

· Coordinate the provision of information to external auditors for the annual audit.

· Monitor debt levels and compliance with debt covenants.

· Comply with local, state, and federal government reporting requirements and tax filings and payments.

Qualifications:

· Bachelor's degree in Accounting or 6 - 10 years of related experience

· Fluency in Microsoft Office suite (Outlook, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, etc.)

· GAAP knowledge

· Strong written and oral communication skills