Position Summary
The Corporate Controller for Christy Industrial Holdings (CIH) provides leadership teams with the insight needed to drive better operations, efficiency, and profitability across the business. This role thinks strategically beyond the numbers, strongly influencing the corporation's long-term financial health and the efficient management of financial resources by anticipating and solving problems before they arise and driving continuous process improvement.
Reports to: Chief Financial Officer
Direct Reports: Business unit controllers, payroll accountant, accounting clerks.
Position Type / Expected Hours of Work: Full-time/Exempt position. Hours of work are typically Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., 40-45 hours per week, with occasional evenings or weekends as business needs dictate.
Key Deliverables:
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Owns all periodic financial reporting and the monthly financial close process, including timely production of GAAP-compliant financial statements and commentary that identifies unusual items and key drivers of change.
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Leads, manages, and coaches accounting staff to strengthen their knowledge and efficiency in financial processes while maintaining sound internal controls.
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Owns external audits for financial statements, insurance, sales and use tax, and other audits as needed, ensuring financial systems are audit-ready with up-to-date workpapers printed and reviewed for all accounts.
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Contributes to strategy formulation, development, and implementation to maximize profitability and create long-term value by understanding the underlying businesses and their drivers. Participates in developing monthly, quarterly, and annual Christy Operating System (COS) plans and drives departmental behaviors to achieve the goals outlined within them.
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Assists with financial planning and analysis activities, including forward-looking budgets, forecasts, long-range planning, and development of five-year strategic plans for all business units.
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Ensures all taxes are recorded and paid accurately and on time, working with external tax preparers by supplying requested information, monitoring progress, and ensuring returns are filed on schedule.
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Leads and holds responsibility for all day-to-day activities of the accounting department, including accounts receivable, accounts payable, payroll, credit, fixed assets, general ledger, and financial reporting.
Position Responsibilities:
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Leads by example, demonstrating behaviors that reflect The Christy Way and encouraging the same in others.
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Consistently performs as an "A" Leader and holds team members to "A" player standards - a strong desire to achieve and contribute in ways that align with Christy's high-performance goals - including at least twice-monthly 1:1 meetings with direct reports.
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Prepares complete, accurate, and timely monthly financial statements and related commentary in compliance with generally accepted accounting principles. Analyzes and interprets financial statements and reports to provide management with the data needed to support decisions and strategy.
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Guides financial decisions by developing and monitoring financial policies and procedures that strengthen internal controls.
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Ensures monthly, quarterly, and annual state sales and use tax returns are prepared accurately and on time, and works with the staff accountant to register for sales tax in additional states as nexus thresholds are reached.
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Completes monthly AR aging and bad debt reserve analysis, providing operating companies with insight into key drivers of change. Partners with business unit controllers to evaluate customer credit increases and new customer credit limits.
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Prepares, posts, and reviews journal entries, and prepares and reviews account workpapers.
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Creates, posts, and monitors the accounting calendar each month.
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Acts as a steward of the company by protecting company assets and confidential information in accordance with company policies and procedures - including, but not limited to, client, team member, and proprietary company information - as well as ensuring AI usage remains compliant with internal policies.
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Responsible for respectful, transparent communication, including status updates, presentation materials, feedback with the leadership team, and any accountabilities or rocks from the corporate support group.
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Maintains a positive attitude and provides courteous, friendly service to internal and external "customers" by responding promptly and efficiently to inquiries, requests, and complaints.
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Provides detailed recommendations for policy and compliance updates and implements improvements.
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Acts as a steward of change by championing new processes, tools, and initiatives, and helping reinforce adoption and drive continuous improvement across the accounting team.
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Assists with analysis and special projects.
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Leverages available technology, including AI tools, to improve productivity and efficiency in this role and across the accounting team.
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Works to develop and improve functionality within our ERP system to drive efficiencies across the team and improve reporting capabilities.
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Follows all required safety guidelines as outlined by Christy Industrial Holdings.
Other Duties:
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This job description is not a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities required of the team member for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
Work Environment:
This job operates in a professional office environment, routinely using standard office equipment such as computers, copiers, phones, filing cabinets, and cell phones.
Physical Demands:
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The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by a team member to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
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While performing the duties of this job, the team member is regularly required to communicate verbally and in writing, and is frequently required to stand, walk, and sit for extended periods of time.
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Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Travel:
This position may require up to 10% travel anywhere in the United States.
EEO Statement: Christy is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and related conditions), national origin, age (40 and older), disability, genetic information, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law. Employment decisions - including recruitment, hiring, promotion, compensation, training, and termination - are based on qualifications, merit, and business needs.
