Controller

Company: Burris Company
Location: Greeley
Posted on: June 9, 2021

Job Description:

Burris Company, located in Greeley, Colorado, is a manufacturer and distributor of premium sporting, law-enforcement, and military optics, and is looking for a senior level Controller. This is a succession planning position leading to the VP of Finance/CFO.Responsibilities include:Guides financial decision process by establishing, monitoring, and enforcing policies and procedures. Protects assets by establishing, monitoring, and enforcing internal controls. Monitors and confirms financial condition by conducting audits and review of balance sheet and profit/loss statements. Plans, studies, and collects data to determine costs of business activities such as raw material purchases, inventory, and labor. Records cost information for use in controlling expenditures. Minimizes deviation from the budget and ensures that projects are completed within the approved budget. Performs month end close activities related to cost and financial accounting.Plans, directs, and coordinates all accounting operational functions on a daily, monthly, and annual basis.Manages the accumulation and consolidation of all financial data necessary for an accurate accounting of consolidated business results.Assists in the preparation and submittal of capital investment requests including financial justification.Determines and maintains actual costs of manufacturing, inventory valuation, scrutinizing associated company expenses, analyzing profitability and preparing the company budget.Develops and monitors business performance metrics and projections for resource allocation, pricing decisions, proposals, etc. Forecast alignment with purchase and build plan.Prepares monthly and periodic forecasting of sales, margin, expenses, inventory, cash flow, and profitability.Analyzes financial variances, actual to standard, to budget and prior year.Prepares actual vs. plan (budget) analysis. Prepares various financial analysis related to manufacturing costs, inventory, and expense information to minimize deviation from the budget.Coordinates and prepares internal and external financial statementsPerforms detailed cost accounting analysis to support manufacturing to reduce waste and inefficiencies.Oversees regulatory reporting, frequently including tax planning and compliance.Gathers information necessary to support the set up for new raw materials and packaging.Develops and maintain standard costs of finished goods and production components in the ERP system.Analyzes changes in product design, raw materials, manufacturing methods, or services provided, to determine effects on costs. Analyzes actual production costs and prepares periodic reports comparing standard costs to actual production costs.Conducts periodic reviews of excess and obsolete inventory.Ensures validity and accuracy of ERP through analysis, internal audit, and coordination with inventory control, production and work order processing.Develops and documents policies and procedures, including system requirements and internal controls.Education & experience requirements:Minimum Bachelor s degree in Accounting or Finance required. Master s preferred.3 -5 years experience in mid to senior level finance or accounting position.Strong background in complex manufacturing cost accounting.Knowledge, skills and abilities:Knowledge of finance, accounting, budgeting, cost accounting, and cost control principals including Generally Accepted Accounting Principles.Knowledge of automated financial and accounting reporting systems.Knowledge of state and federal financial regulations.Ability to analyze financial data and prepare financial reports, statements, and projections.Working knowledge of budgeting, forecasting, and product-line profitability analysis.Self-starter and proactive, requiring only basic direction and supervision for the position.Must back background check and drug screen.

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