Controller

Job Description

Job Description

CONTROLLER

Sons of Norway, a financial services and international cultural organization headquartered in Minneapolis, began with shared values and a simple promise of financial security when like-minded people came together to protect their families, celebrate their culture, and strengthen their community.

For more than 128 years, we’ve lived our mission to promote and preserve the heritage and culture of Norway, celebrate our relationships with other Nordic countries and provide quality insurance and financial products to our members.

Now more than 55,000 members strong, we play an active role in communities throughout North America and Norway.

You are :

• An experienced controller with modern technology skills
• Energized by a transformational environment with high expectations and multiple responsibilities.
• Collaborative and excited to work with like-minded people.
• Ready to roll-up your sleeves and do as well as direct

What you’ll do :

• Create a team which is a value center instead of a cost center.
• Develop modern policies and procedures with an eye toward technology.
• Look for opportunities to automate and embrace technology.
• Establish and recommend major corporate economic strategies, objectives, and policies for company.
• Advise management with important financial decisions.
• Prepare finance business reports which summarize and forecast company business activity and financial position in areas of income, expenses, and earnings based on past, present, and expected operations.
• Direct preparation of budgets, reviews budget proposals, and prepares necessary supporting documentation and justification.
• Advise management about insurance coverage for protection against property losses and potential liabilities.
• Provide management with timely reviews of an organization’s financial status and progress in its various programs and activities.
• Direct determination of depreciation rates to apply to capital assets.
• Advise management on desirable operational adjustments due to tax code revisions.
• Arrange for audits of company's accounts.
• Prepare reports required by regulatory agencies.
• Supervise employees.
• Establish external partnerships and vendor relationships.

What we need :

• 5+ years life and annuity insurance carrier focused experience
• BA / BS in Finance or Accounting or equivalent experience
• Ability to communicate effectively with co-workers and management about the finances of the business and justify certain financial recommendations.
• Attention to detail.
• Organization and project management skills
• Small Business Financial Accounting System Knowledge preferred.
• Tax Controller experience and / or knowledge tax laws and business regulations a plus.

Job Type : Full-time