Southbury, Connecticut
Corporate Controller Job Opening in Southbury, Connecticut - COMPANY: Wildlife Trading Company (?WTC?) is a privately held retail store service provider for cultural, adventure and experiential attractions, primarily zoos and aquariums throughout the US. The owners of WTC also own and operate Wildlife Artists LLC (WAI), a wholesaler of plush (?stuffed?) animals to a wide variety of companies and industries including zoos, aquariums, national parks, science centers and major retailers. The Accounting Group is responsible for maintaining the books and records for both entities.
TITLE: Corporate Controller
STATUS: Full Time, Exempt
OVERVIEW: Purpose and Scope:
The Controller will be expected to provide direct oversight of the corporate accounting function including direct supervision over the Assistant Controller, 2-3 Senior Accountants/ Analysts and an Accounts Payable Clerk. The Controller?s primary responsibility is to:
Ensure best-practice processes are in place and operating effectively to ensure a timely and accurate monthly close.
Oversee the daily activities of the Accounting group to ensure tasks are completed accurately and timely including:
* monthly reporting to business partners
* reconciliation of daily sales reporting
* bank credit card reconciliations
Perform detailed analysis of balance sheet and P&L accounts compared to plan and prior year.
Oversee and ensure the timely and accurate filing of all state & local sales tax, property tax and annual reports.
Implement new processes to stream-line monthly close and shorten closing time.
Assist CFO in annual budget process and monitoring.
Prepare schedules for and interact with outside auditors and tax preparers.
Develop reporting in Excel, NetSuite GL and Great Plains GL to assist in the month end review process and to provide management with insight into the company?s operating results
Assist CFO in accounting staff development and resource planning.
Prepare various ad hoc analysis as requested by Management Team and/or Operations
OTHER REQUIREMENTS:
Duties and Responsibilities:
Safeguard assets and assure accurate and timely recording of all transactions by implementing disciplined checks and balances and reporting.
Manage the accuracy and productivity of day-to-day activities of senior accounting staff, accounts payable, cash management and reporting.
Perform journal entries, analysis and reconciliations to produce financial statements in a timely manner.
Analyze and interpret both financial and operational results.
Support the CFO in the preparation and analysis of annual budget and periodic forecasts.
Prepare financial summary and KPI?s including graphical presentation of results and analytical commentary.
Undertake special projects on an ad-hoc analysis as needed.
QUALIFICATIONS:
Bachelor?s Degree in Accounting and/or an MBA.
15+ years of progressive accounting and financial experience in the retail and/or wholesale industry.
Experience in a range of company environments including small, privately held companies (annual revenues less than $50m) as well as larger environments.
Well-developed skills in analyzing account activity, comparing to budget and prior years and presenting analysis in an organized understandable format to management.
Ability to identify issues and orchestrate to action and closure, think logically and comprehensively in solving problems and achieve objectives.
Ability to work well with all levels of the organization and within a multi-functional team environment.
In-depth knowledge of excel and recent use of functionality including v-look-ups, pivot tables, conditional formatting, macros etc. Excel is used heavily ? skills must be sharp in this area.
Proficient in computerized accounting and financial reporting systems - Great Plains, Sales Pad, NetSuite POS and NetSuite ERP familiarity a huge plus.
Excellent organizational skills to complete a large volume of work in an expeditious and accurate manner and handle multiple tasks simultaneously.
Ability to work under tight deadlines in a fast paced and demanding environment.
Strong analytical and organizational skills.
Ability to meet federal, state and local requirements for employment.
COMPENSATION:
Competitive Salary depending on experience, full suite of benefits, 3 weeks? vacation, 401K
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Job Type: Full-time
Required education:
Bachelor's
Required experience:
Accounting: 10 years
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