Corporate Controller

Job Description

Safety Statement:

This is not a safety sensitive position.

Job Purpose:

In this role, you will play a pivotal role in ensuring the current and long-term effectiveness and efficiency of financial organization and functions. This multifaceted role encompasses responsibilities such as SEC Reporting, compliance with SOX 404(b), internal financial accounting, corporate taxation, risk management, budgeting, payroll, and employee benefit plans. Your dedication and expertise are integral to our continued success.

Essential Functions:

Strategic SEC Reporting: Prepare and oversee the submission of Form 10K, Form 10Q, Form 11K, and ensure compliance with SOX 404(b) requirements, presenting a transparent financial picture to stakeholders.

Financial Systems Stewardship: Direct the maintenance of our information systems, all aspects of accounting cycles, and accounting practices, ensuring accuracy and adherence to Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP).

Tax Management: Take charge of corporate tax preparation, covering federal and state income taxes, sales and use taxes, payroll taxes, property taxes, and other relevant taxes.

Cost Analysis: Lead cost accounting and analysis efforts, offering insight into trends, deviations from standards, and guidance to our manufacturing facilities in line with financial policies.

Benefit Plan Administration: Play an active role in the administration of corporate benefit plans, including 401(k), qualified pension, non-qualified retirement plans, health and welfare plans.

Leadership and Management: Effectively manage the finance department through employee selection, development, pay administration, budget management, employee counseling, motivation, and goal setting. Organize, integrate, and measure departmental work to ensure efficiency and effectiveness.

QUALIFICATION GUIDELINES

Required Qualifications:

Exceptional Leadership and Communication Skills: Exhibit excellent leadership, communication, and collaboration abilities, maintaining effective relationships with various internal and external stakeholders, including shareholders, financial analysts, bankers, auditors, risk management professionals, executive officers, management peers, and financial staff. Strong oral and written communication skills are essential.

Unwavering Ethics and Values: Demonstrate impeccable ethics, values, and a strong moral compass that align with Virco's core values: Voice, Dignity, Fairness, Leadership, and Merit.

Technical Excellence and Curiosity: Show a commitment to technical excellence, possess an inquisitive mind, and display the ability to learn and adapt in a dynamic financial landscape.

Educational Background: A bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Business, Finance, or a related field is required. CPA is required.

Experience: You should have a minimum of 10 years of professional experience in financial accounting and financial analysis. Experience in cost accounting aspects of a manufacturing and distribution Corporation is required.

Technical Skills: Proficiency in MS Excel and Word is required. You must be able to build and analyze complex spreadsheets.

Organizational Skills: Be highly organized, with strong multitasking abilities and the capacity to set priorities and meet deadlines.

Adaptability: Be flexible in undertaking other duties as assigned and required, contributing to the overall success of the organization.

Preferred Qualifications:

MBA or CMA is a plus.

Experience with public disclosures for a publicly traded company is highly desirable.

Hands on experience with SAP is a plus.

Experience in ERP system implementation is highly valuable.

Physical Requirements:

Requires sitting in front of a computer for approximately 6-8 hours and frequent motion of hand, wrist, and fingers, due to typing, ten-keystrokes and phone handling on a daily basis. Occasionally, bends when filing. You must wear applicable and proper protective equipment including, but not limited to, protective eye and/or hearing equipment when walking out in the manufacturing area.

This job description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.