Business Controller (Finance or Accounting)

Job Summary: The Business Controller will report to the Director of Data Planning & Analysis and will be a strategic business partner to the Senior Leadership team. The Business Controller role will be key to support the growth of the company, its strategic planning, and expanding business and reporting needs. This role will encompass preparation and analysis across the 

Enterprise and strategic growth areas.

Benefits include: Medical, Dental, Vision, 15 days PTO, 10 Paid Holidays, Life Insurance, AD&D, Short/Long Term Disability, 401K with Company Match, Pet insurance, Optional Supplemental Insurances, Legal Assistance for Identity Theft, Health Advocate, Tuition Assistance, Maternity and Paternity Leave, Adoption Aid. 

Requirements

Strategy, Planning & Management:

• Assist in formulating the company’s future direction and supporting tactical initiatives and as such provides leadership in the development for the continuous evaluation of short and long-term strategic financial objectives
• Monitor and direct the implementation of strategic business plans
• Develop the Rolling Forecast process
• Develop and proactively monitor company performance trends and analysis. Analyze current and past trends in key performance indicators (KPI’s) including all areas of revenue, cost of sales, Time & Material, and expenses
• Manage the capital budgeting processes
• Develop performance measures that support the company’s strategic direction
• Evaluates and advises on the impact of long-range planning, introduction of new programs/ strategies and regulatory action.
• Evaluate Company performance comparisons to market and peer company performance. Analyze and develop KPI among peers through public filings and industry data
• Provide senior management with advice on the financial implications of business activities
• Prepare special analyses to provide management with necessary information and decision-making support

Operations:

• Develop and prepare product line and customer profitability modeling and analysis
• Coordinates with all levels of management to gather, analyze, summarize, and prepare recommendations regarding financial plans, acquisition activity, new business planning, trended future requirements, government requirements, and operating forecasts.
• Become a subject matter expert on the topics / areas in the company assigned to work. As a subject matter expert, participate in the development and / or delivery of training to company employees
• Have excellent problem solving skills with the ability to communicate steps taken to arrive at conclusions. Expected to develop an understanding of the end use of data analytics to functional teams
• Responsible for all FP&A activities linked to the closing processes including preparing journal entries, accruals, margin analysis, explanations to the results.
• Participate in acquisition due diligence

Financial Information:

• Manage processes for financial forecasting, budgets, consolidation, reporting to the Company
• Ensure credibility by providing timely and accurate analysis of budgets, financial trends and forecasts 
• Assist with preparation of Company’s consolidated financial reports 

Management Responsibilities:

• Provide oversight and direction in accordance with the organization's strategy, goals, policies and procedures.
• Coach, mentor, and develop coworkers, including overseeing new employee onboarding and providing career development planning and opportunities.
• Empower employees to take responsibility for their jobs and goals. Delegate responsibility and expect accountability and regular feedback.
• Foster a spirit of teamwork and unity among department members that allows for disagreement over ideas, conflict and expeditious conflict resolution, and the appreciation of diversity as well as cohesiveness, support, and working effectively together to enable each employee and the department to succeed.
• Consciously create a workplace culture that is consistent with the overall organization's and that emphasizes the identified mission, vision, guiding principles, and values of the organization.
• Provide effective performance feedback through employee recognition, rewards, and disciplinary action, with the assistance of Human Resources, when necessary.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Exposure to foreign currency is a plus
• Exposure to sales distribution models, job costing (time and material), Work in Progress and percentage of completion is required
• English and good working knowledge of Spanish is a