Branch Controller

We, at Leggett & Platt Inc., are searching for a Branch Controller within our Finance team to help support our bedding  business.  Did you know we have been revolutionizing the sleep industry since 1883?  That’s right!  In fact, we hold the original patent on a spiral steel coil bed spring, filed way back in 1885.  Since then, we have been an industry leader in guaranteeing you get the best sleep possible.  If you join our team, your work will ensure people across the world have a little more comfort in their lives.

As a Branch Controller you will have the opportunity to engage in a variety of operational and cross-functional discussions to drive the business to greater results.  Your contributions will have a direct impact on the business by using analytical skills to drive the businesses financial success.  The team you will be working with is collaborative and innovative, and values challenging work and diversity of thought. 

So, what will you be doing as a Branch Controller?

• Collaborate across Bedding Segment to maintain consistent business processes

• Communicate issues to BU Controller
• Participate and/or lead CI activities within the Branch

• Review and verify accuracy of financial statements

• Proactively monitor financials to understand trends and abnormalities
• Provide data and explanations for Variance Summaries
• Explain changes in DIO, DPO, DSO at Branch Level
• Understand drivers of Material and Inventory Variances

• Maintain compliance with policy and procedures and assist with Internal Audit visits/requests

• Complete Sarbanes Questionnaires
• Assist with prep and coordination for internal audit and external audit visits
• Understand requirements of policy and procedures, address any issues as noticed and serve as the go to for local staff
• Track any policy variances and ensure processes are being followed
• Complete SOD Enterprise monthly
• Assist with physical inventories and/or fixed asset inventories

• Manage and complete the month-end close process

• Complete journal entries
• Approve Journal Entries made by other staff
• Complete month end reconciliations and/or approve if someone else prepares
• Review and approve month end reports for key controls (AP02002, AP02015, GL09003, etc)
• Improve and Standardize Processes

• Develop relationships with Branch personnel to provide support and information sharing on a regular basis as appropriate

• Assist with forecasting
• Provide information needed for Head Count Reports/Cost Reductions, or other analysis as needed
• Closely interact with Accounts payable, Purchasing, Payroll, Accounts receivable/credit processes
• Input and close CERs

• Fulfill requests of Corporate Departments (Accounting, Tax, Risk, Credit, etc.)

• Participating in CI events
• Complete Tax Package and Risk/Insurance Requests
• Provide Full Balance Sheet Documentation to Corporate Accounting

• Complete/oversee costing of inventory

• Complete annual Inventory Valuation Document
• Review & Approve Monthly Average Costing Impacts / Packets
• Review PPV and recost as needed

To be successful in this role, you’ll need:

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting
• 5+ years of accounting experience
• Excellent analytical skills with attention to detail
• Understanding of Cost Accounting and methodologies
• A self-starter with a demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously and meet deadlines
• Ability to communicate key data and insight to others within the Branch and Bedding organization
• Strong Excel skills and the ability to convert data to information
• High degree of professionalism and ethical standards

Things we consider a plus:

• Accounting experience in a manufacturing setting.

What to Do Next

Now that you’ve had a chance to learn more about us, what are you waiting for! Apply today and allow us the opportunity to learn more about you and the value you can bring to our team. Once you apply, be sure to create a profile, and sign up for job alerts, so you can be the first to know when new opportunities become available.

Our Values

Our values speak to our shared beliefs, and describe how we approach working together.

• Put People First reflects our commitment to safety and care of each other, learning and development, and creating an inclusive environment of mutual respect, empathy and belonging.
• Do the Right Thing focuses us on acting with honesty and integrity, delivering the results the right way, taking pride in our work, and speaking the truth – good or bad.
• Do Great Work…Together occurs when we engage without hierarchy, collaborate as a team, embrace challenges, and work for the good of all of us.
• Take Ownership and Raise the Bar demonstrates our responsibility to add value and make a difference, challenge the status quo and biases to make things better, foster innovative and creative solutions to drive impact, and explore new perspectives and embrace change.

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