Controller

Petzl•Salt Lake City, UT

9d•Hybrid

About The Position

Join our dynamic team at Petzl America, a leading brand in the outdoor and industrial industries dedicated to providing tools, techniques, and ideas that minimize risk while enabling access to the inaccessible. As we continue to evolve and thrive, we are seeking a Controller to work on our Finance team. The Controller assists in all functions associated with finance and accounting. This includes budgeting, forecasting, month end closing, financial reporting, and payroll.

Requirements

Minimum of five years relevant experience
BA/BS degree in accounting, finance, business administration, economics, or related field
Full knowledge of US GAAP & accounting systems
Strong skills with Excel, Word, PowerPoint and Google Workspace equivalents
Experience with budget and forecasting processes
Analytic, logical & technical problem-solving skills
Strong communication skills required (written and verbal)

Nice To Haves

MBA, CMA, or CPA is preferred
High proficiency in SAP is preferred
Business Intelligence Software (Power BI) or data warehouse skills preferred with proven background in query-writing, report-writing, database creation
Outdoor industry experience a plus

Responsibilities

Prepare annual budget
Coordinate with sales leaders on annual projected revenue and monthly allocation
Prepare estimated COGS
Prepare annual departmental budget templates and work with budget owners to provide the required inputs
Assist with other budget inputs (wages, commissions, discounts, outbound freight, etc.)
Prepare quarterly financial forecasts
Coordinate with sales leaders on sales amount and monthly allocation
Prepare estimated COGS
Work with budget owners to update quarterly estimates
Assist with other forecasted inputs (wages, commissions, discounts, outbound freight, etc.)
Prepare monthly financial reports
Update financial reporting package for leadership
Maintain internal financial reports (currently, updating Power BI)
Distribute monthly departmental budget to actual reports.
Coordinate quarterly meetings with department heads and budget holders to discuss past results and gather information for the quarterly updates.
Participate in the month end close
Prepare journal entries related to leases, payroll accruals, etc.
Prepare and calculate monthly commissions by sales agency
Assist in health insurance reconciliations, payments and coding
Calculate monthly (or semi-monthly) payments to parent company
Assist in providing information to external auditors (e.g., annual financial audit, sales tax audits, other)
Maintain and update Company's standard costs
For related-party real estate holding company, maintain accounting, payments, billing, etc.
Coordinate quarterly estimated tax payments, annual personal property tax, and other tax filings
Provide support, as needed, for bi-weekly payroll processing, payroll accounting (e.g., journal entries) and general payroll compliance issues.
Maintain all procedures relating to your assigned activities
Participate in company and department projects as needed
Petzl America is a small company and there may be times that you are asked to do tasks & duties outside the general scope of your job in order to achieve our company goals.