Controller

Company: Jack Link's Beef Jerky
Location: Pompano Beach
Posted on: September 15, 2023

Job Description:

Company Description

We are a growing family office supporting a vibrant entrepreneurial family. Our mission is to help each principle flourish personally and financially. Humility, excellence and a servant's heart guides all our actions. We believe each day is an opportunity to improve while making a difference in the lives of our principles, our team members and our communities. We are a passionate team that harness scrappy resourcefulness and determination to get things done.

Join the team, make a difference, be part of something special.

Job Description

We are looking for a high performing, hands on Controller committed to furthering their professional career and development by supporting a growing dynamic family office in Pompano Beach, FL. The candidate will be deeply rooted in the success of the family office. The Controller's primary role is to ensure that the financial books and records reflect the economic reality of the various constituents and to protect their assets. This is a highly visible, robust role within a boutique environment. This is not a CFO role.

Reporting to the Director of Finance, Shareholder Services, the Controller will lead a team of two accounting professionals to efficiently and effectively:

• Lead, coach, engage and professionally develop team members with a focus on developing functional, interpersonal, and leadership skills.
• Full responsibility for managing the general ledger process and coding of financial transactions to ensure the accuracy of all relevant financial statements.
• Lead the teams through period, quarter and year-end close activities to include general ledger entries, analysis and account reconciliations for family-owned businesses.
• Oversees, plans and collects data from ERP system and other sources to determine revenue/costs of specific business activities.
• Support process flow initiatives conducted by Supply Chain and ensure that accurate accounting and valuation of inventory is maintained.
• Preparation of monthly and year-end financial statements for family members, trusts and certain family entities.
• Maximize returns of financial assets by establishing financial policies, procedures, controls and reporting systems and train accounting staff in best practice procedures.
• Maintain a cash flow projection for family members, trusts and certain family entities.
• Develop and maintain annual budgets and updated forecasts for family members, trusts and certain family entities.
• Oversee the family office accounts payable/invoice payment process with a focus towards electronic payment processing.
• Internal control review and oversight, to include development of policies and procedures as needed to increase the completeness, accuracy, validity and timeliness of accounting information.
• Perform proactive accounting reviews of family office operating companies to improve general ledger accuracy and backend processing efficiency and transparency.
• Become proficient in the use of Sage Intacct and other supporting software to ensure efficient use of technology and workflow.
• Identify risks and inefficiencies in operations business processes and recommend technology-based solutions.
• Lead the development, and ongoing reporting, of proactive management reporting for family office stakeholders utilizing current, and potentially future technology.
• Analyze month end reports for variances to forecast and budget and follow up on unusual variances to ensure understanding.
• Establish strong working relationships with all stakeholders, including internal and external partners.
• Lead, develop and manage a professional financial team to include recruiting, onboarding and training, development and engagement of all new team members.
• Investigate and resolve various business challenges.
• Assist in special projects as determined by family office leadership.
• Lead support of year-end audits, tax preparation, and tax compliance issues as needed.
• Provide other accounting assistance as needed.
• Provide backup to other family office positions.
• Performs other duties and responsibilities as necessary. Qualifications
  
  Required Education:
  • BA/BS degree in Accounting, Finance or related or equivalent experience. Required Experience:
    • 6+ years of experience in an accounting capacity, including 2+ years supervisory/management responsibilities.
    • A strong coach with demonstrated skills and experience in providing feedback and development opportunities that engages Team Members, creating a bench of future talent from within
    • Strong hands on working knowledge of Sage Intacct (and other accounting software) highly desired.
    • Fully conversant in Microsoft Office applications (Internet navigation, Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook), specifically MS Excel, including but not limited to pivot tables, formulas, data mining and exporting data sets from larger files.
    • Can identify areas of needed improvement and offer positive, practical solutions.
    • Enjoy pushing their boundaries and continuously improving as a person and professional.
    • Ability to multitask, prioritize and change direction.
    • Desire to learn and take on responsibility.
    • Must be able to self-manage and operate with minimal supervision and handle assignments that are complex and urgent in nature.
    • Strong team leader with excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
    • Strong accounting, financial and analytical skills.
    • Ability to work in a fast paced environment, independently or with a team.
    • Are client-service driven and willing to lend a hand beyond their job description, a true team member.
    • Willing to travel 10-15% to other family office locations and/or operating companies to provide necessary support Preferred:
      • CPA desired and MBA a plus Emotional maturity, a professional mindset and discretion are a must in this position. The majority of work will be shared with instruction for what is trying to be accomplished and guidance on a couple variables at play - but the candidate will be asked to figure out the rest with ingenuity and resourcefulness. Often, instructions will be sketched out, but not engineered on your behalf.
        
        Candidates should have a record of success in improving processes, excellent project management skills and demonstrated ability to meet deadlines, handle and prioritize simultaneous requests and manage lateral and upwards.
        
        Excellent verbal and written communication skills; must work effectively with all levels of management and Team Members.
        
        Must demonstrate effective leadership, problem solving, presentation, and Team Member motivational skills.
        
        Jack Link's Core Values:
        • Company values: Be Real, Speed Matters, Stewardship, Relationship Driven, Self-Discipline, and Show Awesome Character.
          
          Additional Information
          
          PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
          The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to be successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
          
          While performing the duties of this job the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, use hands to finger, handle, or feel, lift and/or move up to 25 pounds, and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to sit, and reach with hands and arms. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision.
          
          WORK ENVIRONMENT:
          The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. The work environment is a plant / office setting with varying degrees of temperatures and noise levels. Exposure to manufacturing equipment movement and wet / slippery floors. Travel may be required.
          
          EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER:
          Jack Link's provides equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic that is protected by federal, state or local law.
          
          E-VERIFY:
          Jack Link's is participant in the federal E-Verify program to confirm the identity and employment authorization of all newly hired employees. For information about the E-Verify program, please visit: http://www.uscis.gov/e-verify/employees
          
          All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

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