Wholesale Fuels Division Controller

SCOPE:

Reporting to the CFO, the Wholesale Fuels Division Controller is an integral member of Christensen's Finance Leadership Team (FLT) and a key partner to the Operations Business Unit Leader. The successful candidate will be required to demonstrate the capability and capacity to be part of an organization focused on growth. The role has high expectations and demands on time. This role is a unique opportunity to be a leader in an organization that has plans to grow and expand significantly.

SIGNIFICANT ACTIVITIES & DELIVERABLES

The following teams / functions will report to the Division Controller for the business unit:

- Credit & Collections Manager

- Billing Team

- Direct (Goods for Resale) Accounts Payable

- Operational and Sales Finance

The role will be directly responsible for the following main responsibilities:

- Preparing the annual budget and partnering with business unit leadership to manage to the budget

- Order-to-Cash (O2C) process tower for the business unit

- Monthly, Quarterly, and Year-End financial accounting close as outlined by the Corporate Controller

- Ensure Balance Sheet integrity and accuracy for the business unit

- Manage Fixed assets

- Preparing business cases to request capital investments as outlined by Corporate Finance

- Reporting (e.g., metrics, KPI’s, ad hoc, financial)

- Identify opportunities for improvement throughout the business unity end-to-end process towers and other functional areas and follow through with documentation that meets company expectations, transformation, and implementation of projects.

- Manage the accounting close cycle responsibilities determined by the Corporate Controller and implement improvements to decrease time to close and increase the quality of results.

- Maintain the integrity and accuracy of the Balance Sheet and operate with a “no surprise” mentality.

- Oversee the day-to-day operations of the Division Controller Team.

- Ensure accurate and timely financial reporting.

- Support the annual independent external audit with a partnership mentality as outlined by the Corporate Controller.

- Respond with accurate documentation in a timely manner to requests from external auditors for annual audits and reviews.

- Monitor and ensure compliance with tax regulations and filing requirements through collaboration with the Controller and Tax Director.

- Develop and deliver meaningful insights via data analysis and collaboration throughout the budgeting and forecasting process.

- Deliver accounting guidance and support as needed to the business and other accounting and finance teams as needed.

- Design and implement repeatable standardized processes that are sustainable and scalable.

- Guide business unit financial decisions by establishing, monitoring, and enforcing policies and procedures.

- Protect business unit assets by establishing, monitoring, and enforcing internal controls.

- Develop and submit business unit budgets by establishing schedules; collecting, analyzing, and consolidating financial data; recommending plans.

- Achieves budget objectives by scheduling expenditures; analyzing variances; initiating corrective actions.

- Provide status of business unit financial condition by collecting, interpreting, and reporting financial data.

- Prepares special reports by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing information and trends.

- Protect the company by keeping financial information and plans confidential.

- Contribute to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed.

- Other duties and responsibilities as assigned.

LEADERSHIP & TEAM REACH

- Understand and live our Core Values

- Understand and live the guiding principles of the OCFO

- Understand and execute to achieve the vision of the OCFO

- Create and promote a positive and supportive work environment

- Encourage and communicate with fellow team members

- Always thinking of new ways to improve work processes and efficiencies

- Build a collaborative and respectful arrangement/tension with the Division Leadership teams such that there is an appropriate balance of customer service and education when accounting must maintain accounting rules, policies, and procedures.

Skills & Qualifications

- Capability and capacity to be part of an organization focused on growth. The role has high expectations and demands on time.

- Demonstrate high energy and ability to lead and motivate a team

- Successful completion of 4 years of college with a bachelor’s degree in accounting required

- Advanced degree in Accounting or MBA Preferred

- CPA license or MBA with significant accounting knowledge required

- 2+ years experience as a controller (corporate, division, or assistant)

- Demonstrated high level experience and knowledge of FP&A

- Experience in fuel distribution or commodity distribution preferred, or other related industry such as a petroleum industry

- High level of understanding of US GAAP and experience making correct decisions for complex transactions

- Two+ years of experience managing accounting teams

Who we are: Christensen, Inc., is a privately held, mid-market fuel, propane and lubricants distributor with operations in the western US, with a significant presence in the Pacific Northwest, and has a growing mixed portfolio of 10,000+ active customers. The company’s expansion and future growth plans have created the need for an experienced Business Unit Division Controller to focus on business unit operations, assets, capital, and operating expenses. The role will also be the process owner for the business unit’s Order-to-Cash (O2C) process tower, inventory management, governance, accounting, and reporting. There are currently three new Division Controller roles to support the companies three distinct businesses, Retail Fuel/Dealer Division, Commercial Division, and FleetCard Division.

PHYSICAL & MENTAL DEMANDS

- Operates in a professional office environment.

- Regularly required to stand, walk, sit for long periods of times, talk, and hear.

- Repeating motions that may include the wrists, hands and/or fingers, with the ability to reach with hands and arms.

- This position requires the ability to occasionally lift office products and supplies, up to 20 pounds.

Company Offered Benefits

- As Christensen continues to fuel exponential growth, we pursue to offer a diverse portfolio of benefits coupled with our compensation and bonus incentive programs. A few elements of our benefit programs include:

- Health Insurance Benefits:

- Medical, Dental, Vision, plus Ancillary Plans.

- Flexible Spending Accounts for Health and Dependent Care, and Health Savings Accounts.

- Company provided long term disability and up to $50,000 of life insurance.

- 401(k) plan with a generous company contribution.

- Paid time off in addition to 7 company paid holidays.

- Parental Leave Program.

- Employee Assistance Program.

- Employee Recognition Program.

- Employee Referral Bonus Program.