Controller

Federal Signal Openings•Houston, TX

5d•Onsite

About The Position

The purpose of the Controller is to lead and oversee the accounting, financial reporting, budgeting, and compliance functions of the organization while supporting the overall success of the manufacturing operation. This individual is responsible for ensuring the accuracy and integrity of financial information, maintaining compliance with GAAP, regulatory requirements, and company policies, and providing timely financial analysis to support business decisions. The Controller will actively partner with operational and executive leadership to drive continuous improvement initiatives, monitor financial and operational performance, identify opportunities for cost savings and process enhancements, and develop meaningful performance metrics. This position is expected to communicate effectively across all levels of the organization, provide leadership and coaching to management teams, and contribute to the achievement of company goals through strong financial stewardship, operational support, and a commitment to continuous improvement.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or equivalent
Five (5) or more years of progressive manufacturing accounting experience in a standard costing environment
Excellent communication and management skills with the ability to lead a team to achieve site and business demands
Ability to identify and address discrepancies, to continuously question and evaluate systems, processes and procedures for the most efficient uses.
Ability to define and set a direction or solution along with the identification of performance issues.
Experience with enterprise resource planning systems, business software and PC literacy, must be extremely proficient in Microsoft Office
Ability to understand and work well with other areas and all levels to meet company goals, to understand protocol when interacting with management while maintaining a high degree of sensitivity and confidentiality
Ability to establish and meet deadlines and work without supervision, to see the big picture while focusing on the process and procedures necessary to produce deliverables
Knowledge of Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX) requirements
Proactive and positive attitude

Nice To Haves

CPA or CMA preferred

Responsibilities

Oversight of local accounting functions, analyses of financial data, maintenance of supporting documentation, and preparation of financial reporting requirements in accordance with GAAP
Leading month end financial close process including but not limited to the preparation or review of journal entries and balance sheet reconciliations
Manage fixed assets and capital documentation to ensure compliance with company policies and assist in documentation of AFE acquisition of new assets in terms of creation, analysis, and tracking
Preparation and effective communication of data which summarizes and forecasts company business activity and position in areas of income, expenses, and earnings based on past, present and expected operations, including the budgeting process, supporting documentation and justification
Active engagement with management to drive improvements in operational performance, including identification of opportunities, development of strategies and tactics, support and monitoring of cost savings or process improvement initiatives
Ensure documentation and procedures are in accordance with standard Company policies, including SOX documentation
Leadership of weekly and monthly performance meetings with other key members of management to effectively communicate current operating performance using key metrics, pipeline (future planned) spending, cost savings initiatives, process improvements, and estimates of monthly results
Leadership and ownership of inventory and the inventory process while assisting other leaders in refinement and improvements. This includes inventory events, negative inventory, E&O, cycle count program, etc.
Refinement and development of key performance metrics, including effective communication of performance and countermeasures, challenging the status quo, as applicable
Coordination and preparation for internal and external audits of company accounts, ensuring integrity of financial information
Ensure accuracy of cost accounting methods
Assistance with and participation in continuous improvement events
Training and coaching other leaders to ensure consistent understanding of financial and operational performance basics
Compliance with and up-to-date knowledge of all industry-applicable federal, state, and local regulatory requirements including management of the adherence process(es), including preparation or supervision of preparation of any regulatory reporting requirements, and communication of any changes and/or updates to management
Key contact with state and local representatives regarding personal property tax assessments and any state/local income and sales taxes
Key and contributing member of consolidated group’s finance team
Other duties as assigned