Controller - Leather Manufacturing : Job Details

We are currently looking for an experienced Accountant/Bookkeeper Rockstar to join our growing businesses.

We believe that culture is our core, and we foster an environment that encourages creativity, teamwork and openness. We are a family owned business filled with passionate, hardworking, and talented individuals who love to work collaboratively! If this sounds like you, read on...

You will be tasked with overseeing and managing daily tasks for accounting, banking, analysis & reporting. You will contribute to maintaining of a system of internal controls to safeguard the company's assets and ensuring accurate processing of transactions. This role requires an accounting professional with strong managerial capabilities, as well as the ability to take on individual tasks with rigor. The ideal candidate has strong financial reporting experience, project management experience, problem-solving skills, a keen attention to detail, ability to work in a fast-paced environment, and excellent skills in communication.

Responsibilities

• Perform all accounting functions not limited but including tasks such as accounts payable, accounts receivable, and account reconciliation reconciliations
• Carry out reconciliation, collection, and dispute resolution with customers
• Research customer account and transaction details to resolve non-payments, delayed payments, and other irregularities
• Identify delinquent accounts requiring external collection efforts and coordinate accordingly
• Establish strong relationships with key contacts at customer AP departments for tough customers
• Utilize various reports to manage daily workflows and proactively identify key trends and variances impacting cash flow, clean books, and customer service
• Serve as the primary escalation resource for priority items in receivables
• Effectively drive a culture of collaboration, accountability, and customer service
• Audit work of AR reports to maintain efficiency and accuracy
• Human resources management of staff, including interviewing, hiring and termination and performance management along with employee onboarding and payroll
• Alert executive management to irregularities, trends, and areas of concern with customer payments and cash flow
• Run, review, and analyze department reporting systems and provide assessment and feedback of current Key Performance Indicators (KPI) outcomes for the department to President and Vice President
• Provide company spending oversight
• Negotiate with suppliers
• Identity inventory that needs to be ordered and prepare purchase orders for items with deficiencies
• Responsible for onboarding any new hire training within the AR team
• Ensure proper coding in cash receipts, and recognize revenue in compliance with guidelines
• Create Standard Operating Procedures and Training Manuals for receivables function
• Lead month-end close review and completion for receivables for all ledgers
• Monitor success of electronic dunning and statement delivery
• Manage customer master setup in system in compliance with master data management best practices
• Set and proactively review customer credit limits, terms, vendor agreements as well as overall customer history

Qualifications & Desired Skills

• Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field
• Minimum of 3 years in accounts receivable and collections
• Strong leadership, supervisory, communication, decision-making, analytical skills
• Demonstrated skills in AR management, problem assessment and resolution, analysis, and collaboration across multiple departments
• Familiarity with cross-currency accounting is a plus
• Ability to run reports, analyze data, and provide data-driven recommendations and solutions
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills across multiple levels of an organization,
• Detail-oriented and organized
• Strong time management skills, with an ability to multi-task and prioritize tasks against competing deadlines in a fast-paced environment
• Versatility, flexibility, and a willingness to work within constantly changing priorities with enthusiasm
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Solid understanding of basic accounting principles and fair credit practices
• Knowledge and strong experience in Quickbooks
• Proficient in Microsoft Office; advanced in Excel