Summary: Loen Nursery seeks an experienced, hands-on Controller to oversee accounting, financial reporting, cash flow, budgeting, internal controls, and financial performance. Highlights: 1. Oversee comprehensive financial operations across multiple nursery locations 2. Strengthen operating procedures and protect company assets 3. Support profitable growth through accurate financial information Position Summary Loen Nursery is seeking an experienced, hands-on Controller to oversee accounting, financial reporting, cash flow, budgeting, internal controls, inventory accounting, and financial performance across its nursery operations in Sherwood, Aurora, and Woodburn, Oregon. This position works closely with ownership and department managers to provide accurate, timely financial information, strengthen operating procedures, protect company assets, and support profitable growth. 1. Accounting and Financial Management • Oversee general ledger, accounts payable, accounts receivable, payroll accounting, and month-end and year-end close. • Maintain accurate records by account, department, location, and accounting period. • Prepare monthly financial statements, balance-sheet reconciliations, and supporting schedules; investigate unusual balances and variances. • Coordinate tax filings, audits, outside accounting services, and required financial reporting. • Maintain accounting policies and documentation and ensure financial records are complete and organized. 2. Inventory Control and Product Profitability • Oversee financial controls and accounting processes supporting plant inventory across multiple growing locations. • Ensure inventory counts, adjustments, transfers, write-offs, and valuation are documented and properly approved. • Investigate inventory variances, including count errors, shrinkage, plant damage, losses, unrecorded transfers, and costing errors. • Report inventory value, aging, turns, write-offs, and product or category profitability. • Ensure inventory reports reconcile to accounting records and discrepancies are resolved. 3. Purchasing, Sales, and Gross Margin • Monitor sales, cost of goods sold, gross margin, purchasing costs, credits, returns, and other profitability factors. • Review purchasing and payment controls, including purchase orders, vendor invoices, approvals, and price discrepancies. • Work with sales and purchasing managers to identify margin leakage, pricing issues, freight costs, customer credits, and avoidable losses. • Analyze customer, product, and location results to support business decisions. 4. Internal Controls, Processes, and Procedures • Develop and maintain controls for cash, purchasing, inventory, payroll, customer credits, vendor payments, and fixed assets. • Establish approval limits, separation of duties, reconciliations, and audit trails. • Identify control weaknesses and recommend practical procedures for all nursery locations. • Review compliance with company policies and follow up on corrective actions. 5. Banking Relationships and Loan Procurement • Maintain relationships with banks, lenders, and financial institutions. • Prepare financial statements, cash-flow forecasts, borrowing-base information, and lender documentation. • Assist ownership in evaluating financing options, loan terms, renewals, and credit facilities. • Monitor debt balances, repayment schedules, covenants, and compliance deadlines. 6. Cash Flow Planning and Budgeting • Prepare and maintain cash-flow forecasts, operating budgets, and financial projections. • Plan for seasonal cash needs related to nursery production, inventory purchases, payroll, equipment, and customer payment cycles. • Forecast borrowing needs and identify potential shortfalls early, with recommendations. • Compare actual results with budgets and forecasts and explain material variances. 7. Management Reporting and Performance Dashboards • Deliver timely monthly reports, including profit and loss, balance sheet, cash flow, budget variances, and key performance indicators. • Develop reports by location, department, product category, and other useful operating segments. • Explain results clearly and highlight trends, risks, opportunities, and recommended actions. • Provide consistent reporting that supports manager accountability. 8. Labor Cost, Expense, and Loss Control • Analyze labor costs, overtime, payroll trends, operating expenses, and performance against budget. • Help managers improve controls over labor, supplies, fuel, repairs, freight, and other major expenses. • Develop systems to prevent, detect, document, report, and reduce losses such as inventory shrinkage, plant damage, theft, purchasing errors, bad debt, equipment misuse, and avoidable expenses. • Track loss trends and corrective actions and report material issues to ownership. 9. Insurance and Risk Management • Coordinate with insurance brokers and providers regarding business, property, equipment, vehicle, liability, and workers’ compensation coverage. • Maintain insurance schedules, renewal dates, certificates, and related records. • Support claims documentation and review coverage needs as operations and assets change. 10. Equipment, Fixed Assets, and Depreciation • Maintain fixed-asset records for vehicles, machinery, irrigation equipment, buildings, greenhouse structures, and other capital assets. • Track asset purchases, disposals, locations, depreciation, and supporting documentation. • Coordinate with operations on equipment maintenance, repair records, and capital improvements. • Assist ownership with capital expenditure planning and evaluation of major purchases. 11. Software, Systems, and Efficiency • Oversee accounting-system integrity, user access, reporting, and financial data quality; Sage 100 experience is valuable. • Improve accounting software, spreadsheet, and reporting workflows to reduce duplicate entry and manual work. • Coordinate with staff and service providers on system changes, integrations, backups, and process improvements. • Create written procedures and train staff on financial controls and documentation. Qualifications and Experience • Relevant accounting or financial management experience, preferably as a Controller or senior accounting leader in a multi-location, inventory-intensive business. • Strong understanding of financial statements, cost accounting, budgeting, cash-flow forecasting, internal controls, and inventory accounting. • Experience working across multiple locations with operations, purchasing, sales, payroll, and inventory teams. • Strong analytical, organizational, communication, and problem-solving skills. • Proficiency with accounting software and Microsoft Excel; Sage 100 experience preferred. • Accounting degree or equivalent combination of education and relevant experience preferred. Performance Expectations • Complete accurate monthly financial reporting on an agreed schedule and reconcile key balance-sheet accounts. • Maintain reliable inventory accounting and coordinate scheduled physical counts and cycle counts at all locations. • Document count assignments, retain detailed count records, verify results, investigate discrepancies, reconcile variances, and obtain management sign-off for adjustments. • Establish accountability for correcting errors and closing control gaps. • Develop incentive plans, when approved by ownership, that reward measurable improvements in efficiency, accuracy, cost control, and performance. • Provide timely visibility into cash flow, budget variances, inventory losses, margin issues, and material financial risks. Position Objective Provide Loen Nursery with dependable financial information, strong internal controls, disciplined cash and inventory management, and practical reporting that helps ownership protect assets, improve operating efficiency, and make sound decisions across all locations. Compensation Salary: $90,000–$135,000 annually, depending on experience and qualifications. Benefits: Health insurance, paid holidays, paid vacation, and sick days.
Craigslist · HR
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