Controller

Join the Lippert Team!

Lippert is a leading, global manufacturer and supplier of highly engineered products and customized solutions, dedicated to shaping, growing, and bettering the RV, marine, automotive, commercial vehicle and building products industries. We combine our strategic manufacturing capabilities with the power of our winning team culture to deliver unrivaled customer service, award-winning innovation, and premium products to all of our customers.

Automotive Controller

The Automotive Controller will be responsible for working cross functionally with multiple plant leaders to provide them with financial insights. A key member of the plant leadership team(s), this position is the focal point for financial planning and analysis, cost accounting and profit and loss statement control. This position assumes the responsibility of the integrity of financial reporting and internal controls. Provides guidance on operational and sales opportunities. Although a leadership role, this position is a hands-on role as well as having leadership and oversight responsibilities.

Responsibilities

• Guides financial decisions by establishing, monitoring, and enforcing policies and procedures.
• Protects assets by establishing, monitoring, and enforcing internal controls.
• Partners with VP, Sales Team and General Managers to maximize business value.
• Reconciles balance sheet accounts monthly to ensure proper reporting and risk management.
• Reviews and prepares financial statements for specific Business Units.
• Prepares budgets with team by establishing schedules; collecting, analyzing, and consolidating financial data; recommending plans.
• Achieves budget objectives by scheduling expenditures; analyzing variances; initiating corrective actions.
• Partners with Group Controller to ensure proper SOX documentation is in place and properly reported to audit teams.
• Prepares special reports by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing information and trends.
• Complies with federal, state, and local legal requirements by studying existing and new legislation; anticipating future legislation; enforcing adherence to requirements; filing financial reports; advising management on needed actions.
• Lead financial staff by driving professional and personal development opportunities to develop the next level of controllers.
• Partner with HR on recruiting, selecting and coaching employees.
• Maintain professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops; reviewing professional publications; establishing personal networks; participating in Maintains professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops; reviewing professional publications; establishing personal networks; participating in professional societies.
• Protect operations by keeping financial information and plans confidential.
• Drive process and continuous improvement efforts through innovation and creativity.
• Develop and monitoring business unit specific performance metrics.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience within accounting and finance
• B.S.in Accounting or Finance

Preferred Education and Experience

• Advanced degree or professional certification
• Manufacturing experience

Travel

Travel primarily during the day is expected for this role and will be less than 10%.

Work Authorization/Security Clearance

Must be legally authorized to work in the United States. Work Visa sponsorship is not available for this role.

Why We are Different:

At Lippert, Everyone Matters. This is not just a tagline or empty promise; it is who we are. We have intentionally created a culture that values and celebrates our team members' unique and varied backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences. We strive to give our team members a deeper sense of purpose at work, and we continue to build a better work environment by aligning our cultural and business strategies with the needs of our team members.

What You will Get:

• A unique, inclusive, and supportive company culture.
• Comprehensive benefit offerings including medical, dental, vision, 401k with employer match, vacation, and more!
• Fair and competitive compensation.
• Career development and mentoring and opportunities to grow.
• Holiday, personal and vacation days.

Apply at careers.lippert.com!

Lippert provides equal employment opportunity to all team members and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, age, genetic information, disability, citizen status, protected veteran status, military service, marital status or any other legally protected category as established by federal, state, or local law. This policy governs all employment decisions, including recruitment, hiring, job assignment, compensation, training, promotion, discipline, transfer, leave-of-absence, access to benefits, layoff, recall, termination and other personnel matters. All employment and personnel-related decisions are based solely upon legitimate, job-related factors, such as skill, ability, past performance, and length of service with Lippert.

Lippert's strong commitment to equal employment opportunity requires a commitment by each individual team member. Compliance with the letter and spirit of this policy is required of all team members. Violations of this policy should be immediately reported to your leader or to any member of leadership. Team members who violate this policy will be subject to disciplinary action, up to and including termination of employment.

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