Controller

Huber•Charlotte, NC

About The Position

Huber Engineered Woods (HEW), a division of J.M. Huber Corporation, manufactures premium structural wood panel products and is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, with manufacturing facilities across several states. The Controller is a key member of HEW’s organization, leading financial reporting, internal controls, and day-to-day accounting operations. The role partners with the CFO on financial risk management, continuous improvement, and financial thought leadership, and serves as a liaison to parent-company accounting departments, external auditors, and Shared Services. The Controller provides guidance and oversight for finance departments at six manufacturing facilities and leads four accounting professionals. The position drives transactional accuracy, budgeting, reporting, and integration of business initiatives, while partnering with IT to optimize the Oracle ERP and support the future Oracle Fusion implementation. Responsibilities span monthly close and reporting, budgeting and forecasting, internal controls, accounting operations, financial systems, team management, and strategic financial analysis.

Requirements

Four-year degree in Accounting or Finance.
CPA required.
15+ years of accounting experience covering the listed principal duties and responsibilities.
Experience with standard cost accounting.
Oracle experience required.
Ability to build high-performing teams and prepare for future needs.
Ability to develop strategic working relationships across the organization.
Growth mindset and ability to bring a new perspective to accounting operations.
Ability to inspire and influence others to embrace and execute change.
Clear, effective communication skills, including translating technical information for non-finance professionals.
Ability to maintain composure under pressure and reduce stress factors for the team.
Ability to set and demonstrate high standards of performance and ethics.

Nice To Haves

Public accounting experience.
Oracle Fusion experience.

Responsibilities

Oversee monthly close activities across the accounting department and remote locations, ensuring timely, accurate, US GAAP-compliant results, including journal entries, accrual monitoring, and balance sheet reconciliations.
Enforce standard cost accounting principles, review standards, and assess variance explanations.
Provide timely financial reporting and supplemental schedules to the Corporate Office, including capital spending, cash flow, factored balances, bank covenants, and variable compensation.
Manage external auditor relationships for quarterly reviews and annual audits; prepare and update annual asset impairment analysis.
Partner with Finance on annual budgets and monthly income statement, balance sheet, and cash flow forecasts in Planful EPM; manage salaried headcount through Work Force Planning.
Oversee Plant and SG&A budgets and forecasts for accuracy and variance explanations, and administer benefits, incentive compensation, administration, and finance budgets.
Develop and maintain effective internal controls, including segregation of duties, user access approvals, and spend and purchase matrix approvals; coordinate with audit functions.
Create and enhance policies and procedures and manage account hierarchies and asset classifications.
Manage the Sector’s relationship with Shared Transaction Services for accounts payable and oversee accounts receivable, travel and expense through Concur, fleet vehicles, and credit functions, including limits, reviews, and monthly credit reporting.
Handle miscellaneous tax returns, data packages, and issue resolution; coordinate with Corporate Accounting, Tax, Treasury, and Purchasing as needed.
Serve as business owner for Oracle financial modules, provide user support and continuous improvement with IT, and lead the Oracle Fusion ERP upgrade when applicable.
Use OneStream for corporate reporting and consolidation and Planful for budgets, forecasts, and reporting; work with IT and corporate teams to manage existing tools and implement new ones.
Supervise day-to-day accounting operations, provide career development, assist with hiring and onboarding mill controllers, and give feedback to plant managers.
Build a cohesive team of direct and indirect employees; develop and track accounting KPIs and share best practices through meetings and conferences.
Maintain US GAAP compliance, determine appropriate accounting treatment for transactions, train others as needed, and stay current on finance, management, and IT developments to improve efficiency.
Identify cost and working capital reduction opportunities, provide financial analysis and support, and lead fraud awareness and training for HEW.
Review capital requests for major equipment, software, and office space, including financing decisions such as lease versus buy, sale-leaseback, alternative depreciation scenarios, and working capital management.