Assistant Controller

JOB SUMMARY

This position is responsible for providing accounting/financial support for the divisions as assigned by ensuring accurate costing & driving profitability thru efficiencies and recommendations for improvements

Responsibilities Include but are not limited to:

Assisting in developing costing rates

• Monitoring and tracing job cost rates from actual to estimate back to the underlying activities
• Monthly cost of Quality report
• Monthly Backlog report by division
• Cost in Excess Entry
• Interfacing with supply chain to resolve variances in inventory
• Preparation of monthly slow moving inventory report
• Inventory reconciliations, deferred reconcilations.
• Prepare the monthly job profitability report for divisions as assigned
• Balance inventory reserves and suggest improvements
• Preparation of monthly warranty reserve analysis and % used verification
• Preparation of % completion page for financial packet
• Running of perpetual month end inventory reports in Epicor
• Participating in annual standard labor and fixed/burden analyses
• Deferred revenue recognition calculation
• Investigating cycle count variances and helping resolve issues
• Participate in weekly meetings led by the Division Controller with Project Managers for variance discussion of actual vs. estimate to budget.
• Assisting with monitoring, reporting and forecasting of monthly revenue and expenses.
• Prepartion of inventory reports for financial packet
• Product analysis as required
• Additional duties as assigned.

PRINCIPAL CONTACTS INSIDE/OUTSIDE THE COMPANY

This position interacts with Division Presidents, Project Managers, Engineering, Plant Management, and other Senior Management leaders as well as the accounting team.

COMPETENCY OR POSITION REQUIREMENTS

• Ability to communicate effectively with others using the spoken word and in writing
• Ability to perform work accurately and thoroughly.
• Ability to use thinking and reasoning to solve a problem.
• Excellent analysis skills
• Must be highly familiar with Armor’s products and operations
• Must have working knowledge of Activity Based Costing
• Must have job costing experience as well as % completion
• Experience with Divisional Financial Reporting
• All Armor employees are also expected to demonstrate Armor’s core values of being:
  • Customer Focused
  • Passionate about Work
  • Solution Oriented
  • Driven by Integrity

EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting required
• 5-7 years previous demonstrated experience as a Plant Controller or Senior Plant Cost Accountant in a multi-plant environment
• Progressively increasing responsibility with cost accounting, standard costing, job order reporting, variance analysis, ABC (activity based costing), physical inventories, account reconciliations and audit preparation/ assistance
• CPA certification, CMA certification and/or master’s degree preferred

EQUIPMENT USED

This position will be using a personal computer, calculator, fax/copier, and telephone.

WORKING AND PHYSICAL CONDITIONS

This position will be in an office setting daily.