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Job Description

General Summary

Direct the timely and accurate accounting, auditing, tax, control, and financial reporting functions for Southern States Cooperative, Inc., and Subsidiaries and its Member Cooperatives. Insure that appropriate, cost effective management policies and procedures are in place that will provide adequate internal controls, protect corporate assets, meet corporate goals, and report to management when these controls are not functioning.

Essential Job Functions

Design, establish and maintain accounting systems to properly record all financial transactions in accordance with sound accounting principles (GAAP, SEC, etc.) with adequate internal controls. This function includes the formulation of accounting and control policies, oversight of Retail Accounting (including Managed Coop Statements), Wholesale Accounting divisions (Feed, Farm & Home, Crops and Petroleum), as well as general ledger and Accounts Payable areas.

Develop cost-effective accounting and reporting systems using integrated software and hardware that will permit user flexibility in reporting and allows for analysis of the data captured.

Comply with the listing and reporting standards of applicable regulators and lenders, including and timely accurate production of 10-Qs and 10-K required by Bondholders.

Provide and report on a cost-effective basis, timely, meaningful, accurate, and comprehensive financial information for use by management to plan, evaluate, and control the organization and to assure appropriate use of and accountability for its resources.

Provide a system of reporting that is closely aligned to organizational responsibilities and that contributes to the effective measurement of management performance so that the companies' objectives are achieved.

Establish and administer an effective tax management program and insure that policies and procedures provide for compliance with all applicable laws, rules, and regulations. This includes formulation of tax policies.

Direct the preparation, reporting, and analysis of the corporate operating and financial budgets.

Assure protection of the assets of the companies through internal controls.

Manage the equity accounting need for SSC and the Member Cooperatives including accurate record keeping for each patron and the accurate and timely calculation of refund checks.

Direct, coordinate and monitor the activities of the companies' independent public auditors. This includes recommending their appointment and the extent and scope of their audit work.

Supervise or coordinate the preparation of reports to governmental agencies.

Maintain a professional accounting and auditing staff of highly qualified, highly motivated, and dependable employees. This includes making available appropriate continuing professional education.

Perform additional job functions as required.

Requirements

Qualifications

Education: Bachelor's Degree in Accounting or related field and Certified Public Accountant Certification required; prefer MBA

Experience: 15 years of experience in financial and general management with proven ability to interact simultaneously on a number of issues; strong planning and people skills; broad focus but able to evaluate detail.

A combination of completed coursework and relevant experience may be considered in lieu of degree.

Core Competencies:

Self-Development : Ethics, Integrity

People Development: Communication, Builds Effective Teams. Reliability

Organizational Development: Decision Making, Motivating Others, Business Acumen

Technical Competencies: Budget development and analysis, Taxation, Assurance, Corporate finance, Information technology, Business finance and accounting law, Financial data analytics and presentation, Contract negotiation, Vendor management, External financial reporting, Knowledge of GAAP, Cost and hedge accounting, Financial systems, Retail point of sale systems, Health benefits accounting, Investment accounting, Cooperative structure, Corporate debt refinance/restructuring

Work Environment

The Corporate Controller primarily performs essential job functions in an office and/or remote environment. While traveling may have contact with hazardous materials. Drive/travel and work in adverse weather conditions. May require a valid driver's license. Travel required up to 20% of time.

Physical Activities & Requirements

While performing the essential job functions of this position, the Corporate Controller is required to:

Continuously sit, manual dexterity (fingers and hands), utilize eye/hand coordination, and utilize hands in repetitive motion.

Frequently stand, walk and reach with arms and hands. Pull, push, lift, carry up to 10 pounds unassisted.

Occasionally climb and stoop. Pull, push, lift, carry up to 20 pounds unassisted.

Must be able to hear and speak to employees, customers and business partners regarding day-to-day operational issues and exchange detailed information and instructions accurately & quickly. When in production, distribution, and/or retail facilities, must be able to hear equipment sounds, pages, radio and speak to co-workers regarding safety issues. Specific vision abilities required by this job include: close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.

Tools & Equipment

Utilize telephone, computer, copier, printer, calculator, writing instrument, spreadsheets and forms.