Business Unit Controller

At Justrite Safety Group, we're more than just a collection of industrial safety companies; we're a dynamic organization dedicated to protecting people, property, and the planet. Our ever-growing portfolio of companies collaborates to deliver advanced industrial safety solutions that set the standard for excellence.

As our business continues to grow, we continue to look for top talent to join our team as we lead the charge in revolutionizing industrial safety, ensuring that every worker returns home safe, every workplace remains secure, and our environment thrives for generations to come. With Justrite Safety Group, safety isn't just a priority—it's our passion.

Safety Identification, a proud Justrite Safety Group Business Unit featuring AccuformNMC products—the leader in facility safety identification! From safety signs and lockout tagout devices to banners, 5S shadow boards, and more, AccuformNMC has everything you need to keep your workforce safe.

 

The Contribution You’ll bring to this Role:

The SID Business Unit Controller will play a vital role in JSG’s global finance transformation.  The position will be responsible for overseeing financial performance and providing strategic insight as we work to transform the JSG, Safety Identification business (aka “SID”).  This includes financial reporting, budgeting, forecasting, compliance, operations finance activities and providing strategic advice.  The SID Business Unit Controller plays a key role in ensuring accurate and timely financial information for decision-making while at the same time driving a controlled environment that ensures integrity within the business unit’s financial statements.  In addition, this position will also take a lead role in partnering with SID leadership team to help drive improvements within the business. 

In this role, you will report directly to the Director of Finance with a dotted line report to the Business Unit General Manager, setting the stage for your career to soar! This role is your gateway to opportunities for advancement, with the potential to grow within the organization in 3-5 years as you make meaningful contributions to our organizational goals.

Join us and take the next exciting step in your career journey!

 

What You’ll Do at Justrite

Reporting to the Director of Finance, the SID Unit Controller is responsible for financial accounting and reporting, developing, and monitoring internal control systems, and helping develop business strategies and metrics tied to those strategies.

1. Financial Reporting:

• Prepare and analyze monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements for the business unit. Eliciting insight from the reviews that can be communicated to Senior Leadership to drive key decision making
• Ensure accuracy, completeness, and compliance with accounting standards
• Consolidate financial statements for the entire group, reflecting the combined financial position and performance
• Help drive focused insights into key drivers of site operational performances (PPV, absorption impact and key cost drivers)

1. Budgeting and Forecasting:

• Develop and manage the budgeting process, coordinating with the local leadership team and Business Unit General Managers to establish the appropriate financial targets
• Monitor performance against budgets and forecasts, providing insights and recommendations for improvement

1. Compliance and Regulatory Reporting:

• Ensure compliance with local, national, and company-wide fiscal policies
• Coordinate as needed with JSG’s Tax Manager to ensure compliance across our relevant tax positions (including local, state and federal regulations)

1. Financial Analysis and Strategic Planning:

• Provide financial analysis and insights to support strategic decision-making by senior management. Take a proactive role in helping to forward steer the business
• Evaluate and make thoughtful recommendations regarding capital investment opportunities, mergers, acquisitions, and other strategic initiatives
• Build analytical based forecasts, budgets and strategic plans that help guide the business on a go forward basis

1. Drive Strong Operations Finance Principles
• Partner with Senior Leadership to develop and track operations KPI’s that will drive efficiency and cost reduction initiatives
• Coordinate and oversee the annual standard cost roll
• Understand and monitor cost accounting variances and identify suggestions to improve unfavorable variances
• Ensuring proper inventory tracking and collections of labor / shop floo