Controller

AboutnVenia:

nVenia a member of the Duravant family of operating companies is a manufacturer and supplier of integrated solutions and packaging equipment machinery. With over 300 years of combined experience our long-standing brands of Arpac Fischbein Hamer and Ohlson serve end customers in the consumer-packaged goods food and beverage industrial and other markets.

About the Position:

Located in a brand-new facility in Wood Dale we are seeking a Controller. The Controller is a key financial leader responsible for overseeing all core accounting operations financial reporting cost accounting compliance and internal control activities. This position ensures the accuracy integrity and timeliness of financial information and partners closely with leadership to support decisionmaking and longterm financial planning. The Controller manages the accounting function leads the monthend close process leads quarterly reserve determination process ensures sales and use tax compliance manages cash reporting and leads internal audit activities. This role also leads documentation and compliance efforts related to internal controls including requirements aligned with SarbanesOxley. This role will also lead the payroll process working with the HR department. This position is based onsite with the option to work remotely one day per week.

What you will do:

• Oversee all general ledger and subsidiary ledger activities ensuring accurate and timely financial reporting.
• Lead the monthly quarterly and annual close processes.
• Manage cash monitoring and reporting including daily reconciliation and coordination with the corporate parent (Duravant).
• Prepare and review balance sheet account reconciliations with detailed analysis.
• Collaborate crossfunctionally with Operations Engineering Supply Chain Sales Service IT and HR to drive financial alignment ensure accurate reporting and provide insights that drive performance and business decisions.
• Oversee cost accounting including job costing standard cost development and variance review.
• Ensure accurate and timely sales tax reporting filing and compliance.
• Manage fixed asset accounting including capital expenditure approval additions disposals and reconciliation of the fixed asset subledger.
• Lead preparation and maintenance of Monthly Sales Commission calculations
• Coordinate all external audit activities and directly support tax compliance processes.
• Own internal controls documentation and help drive a strong controls environment aligned with SOX requirements.

SUPPORTING RESPONSIBILITIES

• Work closely with Accounts Receivable to ensure accurate posting proper application and timely collections.
• Provide leadership oversight to Accounts Payable including monthly reviews and process improvements.
• Assist the VP Finance and finance team with ad hoc analysis and information requests.
• Lead continuous improvement initiatives across systems accounting processes and workflow optimization.
• Support development and enhancement of ERP based tools and scalable financial systems.

What you will need:

• Bachelors degree in Accounting required; Masters degree a plus.
• CPA strongly preferred.
• Ideally 10 years of progressive experience in Accounting or Finance.
• Strong knowledge of ERPbased integrated accounting systems; manufacturing experience preferred.
• Experience with cost accounting required.
• Prior experience in public accounting or large company environment with internal controls emphasis.
• Advanced Excel skills required (pivot tables advanced formulas data modeling).
• Strong analytical ability leadership skills and communication capability across functions.
• Demonstrated ability to manage competing priorities and meet deadlines in a fastpaced environment.
• ERP implementation experience especially if with Microsoft Dynamics 365 helpful.

What you will get:

nVeniais committed to a culture that promotes long term career satisfaction and provides an opportunity for personal and professional growth. We succeed by operating within our core values of Integrity Teamwork Respect Sense of Urgency and Winning Spirit. AtnVenia we offer an excellent total rewards package that includes:

• Competitive compensation
• Comprehensive benefits package designed to support our employees health well-being and financial security
• Work/life programs designed to provide a safe secure and balanced environment
• Education and training programs to develop and grow a high-performance workforce
• Performance-based rewards

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

Frequently required to sit stand walk talk or hear; uses hands to finger handle or touch objects or controls. On occasion may be required to climb and work in high places stoop bend or reach above the shoulders. The incumbent must occasionally lift push or pull up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision distance vision color vision peripheral vision depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

The position is an office-based position with periodic visits to the manufacturing the manufacturing area employees may be exposed to moving mechanical parts and may occasionally be exposed to fumes and/or airborne particles. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate but at times loud.

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential function.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

nVenia is a packaging machinery manufacturing and service organization widely known to have the widest selection of packaging technology under one roof and is dedicated to providing our distributors and end-users the highest quality product and support.

nVenia brings Duravant packaging leaders Arpac Hamer-Fischbein and Ohlson Packaging together to create next-level packaging equipment integration and innovation. One name in one location with one shared focus: our customers and the problems we need to solve.