Job Description

Why join Super-Sod?

Super-Sod is an organization that has a 70-year reputation for outstanding leadership, innovation, and expertise. Our employees use their creativity and talent to invent new solutions, meet new demands, and offer the most effective services and products in the industry. With your active involvement, creativity, and support, Super-Sod will continue to achieve its goals.

Super-Sod offers a welcoming environment to both our customers and employees. Our teams work highly collaboratively and are proud of the dynamic culture which cultivates company-wide growth and teamwork. Super-Sod employees stand out as being industry professionals who offer knowledge, experience, and a passion to serve. In turn, the Company provides our family of employees\xe2\x80\x99 competitive wage and benefit offerings to ensure their needs are exceeded and their own families are provided for. In addition to numerous awards for quality products, Super-Sod is honored to be consecutively named a Top Workplace by the Atlanta Journal Constitution year after year.

In addition to good working conditions and competitive pay, it is Super-Sod\xe2\x80\x99s policy to provide a combination of supplemental benefits to all eligible employees. In keeping with this goal, each benefit program has been carefully devised. These benefits include flexible paid time-off, such as vacations and holidays, as well as comprehensive and innovative health and wellness plans that include products like medical, dental, vision, HSA, and supplemental life, accident, hospital, and critical illness. We are constantly studying and evaluating our benefit programs and policies to better meet present and future requirements. These policies have been developed over the years and continue to be refined to keep up with changing times and needs.

The Controller will plan and direct the accounting operations of the company.

Essential Functions

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. * Manages accounting records ensuring compliance with GAAP.

• Responsible for the production and accuracy of financial reports ensuring issued on time and accordance with GAAP.
• Stays current on all FASB and GAAP updates; modifying policies and procedures accordingly.
• Establishes and maintains accounting processes and protocols.
• Maintain an internal control system.
• Manage accounting team (AP, AR, GL, Inventory, Cost, expense).
• Works with the external auditors to lead annual audit.
• Works with external tax accountants; stay apprised on all local, state, and federal laws.
• Ensures compliance with state and federal regulatory requirements and professional standards.
• Assist with annual budget and monthly forecasting.
• Reviews financial details, past, present, and future for development opportunities and improvements.
• Advises and supports Managers and other team members with the implementation of accounting and internal control policies.

Competencies

• Excellent leadership and management.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Excellent organizational and time management skills.
• Proficient in accounting standards.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite or similar software.

Supervisory Responsibility

This position oversees accounting operations within the department.

Work Environment

This job operates in a professional office and, in some cases, from a remote offsite location. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets and fax machines.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

The employee is primarily sedentary but will occasionally be required to stand or balance when conducting onsite training, as well as walk; use hands to finger, handle or feel; and reach with hands and arms. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, and ability to adjust focus. This position requires good manual dexterity and coordination, with the ability to occasionally lift office products and supplies weighing up to 30 pounds.

Position Type and Expected Hours of Work

This is a full-time position. Days and hours can change at the discretion of the CFO; though typical hours of work are Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Some weekend hours will be necessary to accommodate any issues that might arise.

Travel

Minimal travel is expected for this position.

Required Education and Experience * Bachelor\xe2\x80\x99s degree in Accounting or Business Administration required; Masters preferred

• Ten years or more of related experience required.
• Certified Public Accountant (CPA )or Certified Management Accountant designation required.
• Deep knowledge of AP, AR, Expense, Inventory
• Experience with Sage is preferred.
• Agriculture experience is preferred.

Other Duties

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

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