The Controller is responsible for maximizing the return on financial assets by establishing financial policies, procedures, controls and reporting systems, ensuring legal and regulatory compliance for all accounting and financial reporting functions and for overseeing cost and general accounting, accounts payable/receivable/collections, business analysis, and payroll. Key accountabilities in order of priority:

• Serves as a leader that builds, develops, and maintains a culture of high performance to ensure the integrity of financial systems.
• Provides financial reporting, on a timely basis to enable management to make sound and transformative business decisions that drive profitability.
• Protects the financial stability and resources of the organization through the mitigation of risk.
• Utilizes financial expertise to provide guidance and direction for continuous improvement and profitable growth.
• Develops and maintains relationships with key business partners to support our mission to lead and transform our industry.

• Provides leadership and guidance to the Accounting team, agrees upon priorities and establishes clear expectations for performance outcomes and behavior and provides feedback on results.
• Serves as a trusted financial advisor, sounding board, and confidant to the organization's President. Serves as a business partner and resource to project management.
• Encourages and seeks opportunities for collaborative efforts, seeks understanding of issues, anticipates and troubleshoots problems, resolves urgent and ongoing matters.
• Establishes and maintains strong relationships through professional and positive interactions with customers, vendors, banking institutions, employees, and management and through the application of meticulous standards and attention to detail.

• Plans, directs, and coordinates financial operations, including the establishment of controls and reporting mechanisms. Collaborates with subordinate direct reports to develop, revise, improve, and maintain financial operations' policies and procedures, processes, controls, requirements, expenditures, and department plans, budget, goals, objectives, and key metrics. Assures adherence to Generally Accepted Accounting Policies and resolves questions of GAAP and internal controls.
• Assists in the development of the organization's strategic plan, budget, mission, vision, workforce allocation, and key metrics as a member of the executive team.
• Leads the development of short-range and long-term financial objectives and functional operating budgets along with the individual leaders on the executive team.
• Maintains capital accounts, including the establishment of capital budget, purchasing of capital items or financing capital improvements.
• Establishes and maintains systems and controls which verify the integrity of all systems, processes, and data, and enhances the organization's value.
• Generates or oversees the generation of ledgers and other reports related to the financial status/ outlook of the organization and provides financial information to the executive team.
• Prepares reports and calculates/forecasts variances to budget, revenue trending, distributions, bonuses, and others as requested. Proactively executes measures to ensure that shortfalls, unexpected expenditures, or other situations involving profitability are addressed and avoided.
• Leads the organization's efforts at cost containment, including the identification and implementation of cost savings initiatives.
• Researches and maintains awareness of financial markets activities and trends and makes recommendations to executive team based upon informed knowledge.
• Manages the dissemination of information, primarily financial in nature, about all Swaggart Brothers activities that will assist management and its shareholders in making educated economic decisions about the organization's future.
• Oversees the activities of the Staff Accountant for the accurate and timely dissemination of financial management reports including, but not limited to, internal and external monthly financial statements, accounts payable/receivable activities, budget review, fixed assets, and annual audits. Ensures effective controls are in place for staff credit/fuel cards and personal equipment distribution and usage.
• Ensures the accurate and timely processing of accounts payable, purchase orders, petty cash, expense reports, cash control, payroll processing including tax compliance and adherence with State and Federal Department of Labor regulations and standards.
• Oversees accounts receivable to ensure the accurate and timely management of all aging components including billings and cash receipts application.
• Manages monthly, quarterly, and year-end closings including federal and state reports.
• Assures income tax compliance through the accurate and timely completion of all corporate income tax returns, taking full advantage of all favorable tax codes. Selects and cooperates with external accountants.
• Recruits, selects, trains, coaches, evaluates, rewards, and manages performance of department staff. Observes and monitors staff performance to ensure efficient operations and adherence to organization's policies and procedures. Identifies development needs, creates a development plan for each subordinate and ensures that training plans are implemented.
• Collaborates with General Managers and Project Managers on account coding, assisting managers in understanding accounting practices and proper procedural and approval flow on non-traditional transactions or unusual expenses.
• Confers with and advises executive team on job costing, best practices, overhead costs, contract administration, legal issues, insurance claims, financial reconciliation, and status, WIP, labor rates, collections, projections, billing issues, or other matters related to daily operations and financial stability.
• Oversees activities involving equipment, including purchases, analysis of equipment costs and trends, utilization, equipment depreciation and withdrawal from use, leasing, damage, and insurance claims.
• Collaborates with Human Resources Director on human resources compliance and accountability matters such as State employment, Workers Compensation, Unemployment Insurance, drug testing, ODOT, contractor requirements, visitor registration, taxes, 40 I (k) reporting, and collection of company property upon termination of employment. Confers with and serves as a resource to the Human Resources Director on regulatory issues, employee insurance, benefits packages, and compensation matters including payroll issues, prevailing wage rates, staff bonuses, and pay adjustments. Consults with HR concerning matters involving departmental staff.
• Assists with the oversight of safety compliance on project sites, reviewing documentation and ensuring vendor compliance. Coordinates ISN program and reporting with Safety Department

• Ensures that financial and operating budgets are reviewed against actual costs and that plans are in place to address conditions/situations involving the anticipated failure to meet projections. Reviews analyses of costs, operations, and forecast data to determine progress toward stated goals and objectives and formulates strategies to address or prevent unsatisfactory results. Adjusts budgets based upon current or projected status and conditions.
• Provides professional insight, advice, and opinion regarding potential or current investments, acquisitions, new properties, or other investor/investment issues. Provides financial analysis and commentary, affords due diligence to the process, and anticipates questions/concerns that may arise.
• Ensures that accounting and financial software systems interface effectively, operating effectively to provide appropriate information needed for conducting/monitoring business operations. Serves as a resource to and monitor of IT operations.
• Prepares and directs audits as required, reviews, and distributes findings, ensuring that root causes of findings are understood and that appropriate action plans are put into place to correct unsatisfactory results.
• Oversees and monitors the efficiency of all financial payroll transactions and dealings, ensuring compliance with all applicable accounting standards, tax codes, laws, ordinances, regulations, and requirements of any federal, state, or municipal authority.
• Serves as the primary contact/liaison with banking institutions, prepares cash transfers and bank draws, establishes new accounts, coordinates changes in escrow accounts, responds to inquiries from bank personnel, discusses and negotiates for loans and cash acquisition, and monitors financial transactions involving banks.
• Seeks opportunities for improved contractual and lease agreements with suppliers/vendors/landlords and negotiates pricing and terms to the best advantage for Swaggart Brothers.
• Identifies opportunities for Swaggart Brothers to leverage cross-project strengths to take advantage of new opportunities and/or to address organizational challenges.
• Reviews liability and general business insurances annually, assessing risks vs. costs and understanding the importance of maintaining effective, appropriate insurance; selects/evaluates/negotiates rates and coverage with insurance brokers.
• Confers with legal advisors on matters involving risk, the impact of pending legislation, contract reviews, vendor actions, collections issues, or other legal concerns.
• Drives and instills the corporate culture to ensure employees are aligned with and living the corporate culture, mission, vision, and values.
• Serves as a positive role model in all contacts in order to support and maintain Swaggart Brother's reputation.
• Expected to work a minimum of 40 hours per week on site at the Hermiston office.

• Qualified accountant or working towards a qualification
• Minimum of 5 years relevant accounting / commercial experience
• Commercial experience with good understanding of cost models
• Previous experience of managing and developing teams
• Track record in people management
• Good IT / Systems knowledge
• Experience of business partnering
• Ability to form and maintain strong working relationships
• Strong people skills and ability to develop team
• Deadline driven