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Archbold
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Controller
Archbold, Ohio
$130,000 – $155,000
Position Summary
The Controller is a key financial leader responsible for managing all accounting operations, ensuring the integrity of financial reporting, and maintaining effective internal controls. This role plays a critical part in driving financial accuracy, regulatory compliance, and strategic insights that support company growth. The Controller will collaborate closely with senior leadership to oversee budgeting, forecasting, compliance, and process optimization across the organization.
Essential Functions
Financial Reporting & Analysis
Competencies
Qualifications
Archbold, Ohio
$130,000 – $155,000
Position Summary
The Controller is a key financial leader responsible for managing all accounting operations, ensuring the integrity of financial reporting, and maintaining effective internal controls. This role plays a critical part in driving financial accuracy, regulatory compliance, and strategic insights that support company growth. The Controller will collaborate closely with senior leadership to oversee budgeting, forecasting, compliance, and process optimization across the organization.
Essential Functions
Financial Reporting & Analysis
- Oversee the preparation of timely and accurate monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements
- Ensure full compliance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and relevant regulatory standards
- Lead the company’s annual budgeting process and quarterly forecasting cycles
- Deliver clear and actionable financial analysis to support executive decision-making
- Direct daily accounting functions, including accounts payable (AP), accounts receivable (AR), and payroll
- Establish and maintain internal controls to ensure accuracy, compliance, and risk mitigation across all departments
- Manage inventory accounting procedures, including costing methods and cycle count programs
- Analyze customer pricing models and monitor margin performance to drive profitability
- Ensure timely and accurate tax filings in compliance with corporate, local, and federal requirements
- Coordinate and manage external financial audits, including year-end and interim procedures
- Maintain key banking relationships and ensure compliance with loan agreements and debt covenants
- Oversee all Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) compliance initiatives, including documentation and control testing
- Supervise import/export documentation compliance and associated risk areas
- Develop and maintain enterprise-wide risk management processes and controls
- Collaborate with operational teams on cost accounting practices and profitability analysis
- Lead and enforce credit policies, including oversight of collections and credit risk evaluation
- Support mergers and acquisitions (M&A) activity, including financial due diligence and post-integration accounting
- Identify, lead, and implement finance process improvements and system upgrades
- Participate in cross-functional teams to support strategic business initiatives
Competencies
- Advanced analytical and financial problem-solving skills
- Strong leadership and team management capabilities
- Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills
- High attention to detail, accuracy, and organizational skills
- Ability to thrive in a deadline-driven, high-performance environment
- Strong business judgment and strategic orientation
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field (required)
- 8–10 years of progressive experience in accounting and financial leadership
- Minimum 3–5 years in a management or supervisory role
- Advanced skills in Excel and financial modeling
- ERP system experience required (IFS, SAP, Oracle preferred)
- Proficiency with business intelligence and data visualization tools (e.g., Power BI, Tableau)
- SOX compliance experience required
- CPA designation strongly preferred
- Public accounting background a plus
- Ability to travel as required
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