Affiliates Controller

Tex-Mix Concrete - Cedar Park, TX

Full-time - Mid Level

Cedar Park, TX

Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing

About the position

The Affiliates Controller is a pivotal role within Tex-Mix Concrete, responsible for overseeing the financial reporting and accounting functions across multiple operating companies in the land holding, asphalt, concrete, and transportation brokering industries. This position entails the preparation and analysis of both internal and external financial reports, ensuring compliance with accounting standards, and conducting thorough research and documentation related to accounting issues. The Affiliates Controller will manage the reconciliation and analysis of balance sheet accounts, complete month-end journal entries, and execute other closing procedures while also handling special projects as required. In this role, the Affiliates Controller will supervise accounts receivable (AR), accounts payable (AP), and general accounting employees, ensuring that the books are closed accurately and timely each month. The Controller will also serve as a backup for these employees during their absence. A critical aspect of the position involves preparing and analyzing monthly and quarterly internal financial reports, including producing a Management Discussion and Analysis (MD&A) each month and preparing weekly cash flow forecasts for each company. The Affiliates Controller will be responsible for conducting research on new accounting pronouncements and their applicability to company transactions, ensuring that all required government reports are completed and filed on time. Additionally, the role includes implementing and maintaining controls to protect company assets, preparing sales tax returns for multiple companies, and providing guidance and training to the accounting staff. The Controller will work closely with upper management during month-end close processes to explain forecast variances and unusual trends, and assist the CFO with integrating new companies or lines of business into existing processes and procedures.

Responsibilities

• Oversee AR, AP and General Accounting employee(s) to timely and accurately close the books each month.
• Serve as back-up for accounting staff when they are out.
• Manage the process of reconciling and analyzing balance sheet accounts, and completing month-end journal entries and other closing procedures.
• Prepare and analyze monthly and quarterly internal financial reporting.
• Produce a Management Discussion and Analysis (MD&A) each month.
• Prepare a weekly cash flow forecast for each company.
• Conduct and document research regarding applicability of new accounting pronouncements or the application of existing pronouncements to company transactions.
• Complete all required government reports (e.g., Census reports, DOL reports, etc.) to ensure timely filing.
• Implement and maintain controls to protect company assets.
• Prepare multiple companies' sales tax returns, and set up accounts as needed with other states' comptroller offices.
• Research different states' sales/use tax laws, when applicable.
• Provide guidance and training to the accounting staff that allows them to fulfill their job responsibilities and give them regular feedback on their job performance.
• Work extensively with the divisions' upper management during month end close to explain forecast variances and unusual trends.
• Assist CFO with integrating new companies or lines of business into our processes and procedures, as they are added.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in accounting from an accredited college or university.
• Minimum of five (5) years of public, internal audit or accounting experience.
• Two (2) years supervisory experience required.
• CPA or CPA eligible required.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office software and NetSuite (or comparable accounting software).
• Strong organizational and time management skills.
• Ability to maintain confidential information.
• Desire to provide exceptional customer service to internal and external customers.
• Capacity to multi-task in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to thrive in a rapidly changing, growing group of companies.