About The Stow Company

Headquartered in Holland, Michigan and established over 35 years ago, The Stow Company manufactures a complete range of closet and home organization solutions. The company’s products touch every area of the home—closets, kitchen pantries, laundry and utility rooms, garages, mudrooms, offices, and beyond – and are marketed under the Inspired Closets, ORG Home, Garage Essentials, Monkey Bars, EasyClosets, EasyGarage, and Easy Track brand names.

The Stow Company is currently seeking qualified candidates for a Plant Controller located in Nampa, Idaho -a unique start-up opportunity to lead the controllership of our new manufacturing facility. We are the country’s premier source for custom closets and organizational solutions; designed, custom-cut, and shipped directly to our clients. Demand for The Stow Company’s products has driven the need to add another highly automated manufacturing facility that requires dedicated and highly motivated leaders to join our team.

Primary Purpose of Position:

To be a key leader in the organization, partnering with multiple cross-functional operations support team members both at our corporate and plant locations - utilizing their cost accounting expertise specific to manufacturing. The ideal candidate is data driven and has the ability to not only analyze information, but effectively communicate their findings to others, while proactively highlighting areas of improvement. This role will also maintain our standard costing system as well as drive necessary changes as the business and systems evolve and is responsible for timely and accurate month-end, quarter-end, and year-end closing process for our Nampa location.

• Works closely with the director of finance and plant leadership to drive positive change in operations.
• Works closely with operations and respective support teams to ensure accurate and timely capture of all production costs and effective analysis of production KPI (Key Performance Indicators) variances.
• Works closely with engineering to develop and maintain BOMs (Bill of Materials) and routings.
• Evaluates the cost versus benefit of new capital projects.
• Analyzes gross margin detail by customer by part and highlight areas of opportunity.
• Recommends and implements programs to improve productivity, increase efficiency, and reduce cost.
• Develops, monitors, and analyzes the manufacturing overhead allocation and burden rates to ensure accuracy.
• Supports operations project analysis including, but not limited to, make versus buy opportunities.
• Supports the product team including, but not limited to, full cost analysis/ROI (Return on Investment) for new product initiatives.
• Leads the cycle count process, root cause analysis of variances, and trend reporting.
• Provides leadership to the team, ensuring goals and expectations are achieved.
• Assists in implementation of ERP system and/or other software as needs arise.
• Leads month and year end closing, reconcile, and balance accounts and review monthly journal entries.
• Leads annual financial audit completion.
• Ensures GAAP is incorporated into the management of the business.
• Ensures appropriate internal controls are in place.
• Lives Company values daily
• Poses no direct threat to the health or safety of themselves, of others, or to property. Defined as a significant risk of substantial harm that cannot be eliminated or reduced to an acceptable level by reasonable accommodation.
• Requires regular attendance to perform essential elements as contained herein between the assigned start and end times for work.
• Establishes and maintains effective work relationships within the department, the Company, and the community; and maintains the professional competence, knowledge, and skill necessary for the satisfactory performance of all assigned responsibilities.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:

Education & Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance
• 5+ years’ experience in manufacturing
• Previous start-up manufacturing experience a plus

Certifications/Licenses/Registrations:

• CPA, CMA, or MBA preferred

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:

• Must have strong technical and analytical skills with solid cost accounting background
• Ability to analyze large volume of financial data and prepare analysis, financial reports, statements, and projections with strong attention to detail within aggressive deadlines
• Demonstrated ability to make solid, objective, ethical decisions
• Continuous improvement mindset with focus on elimination of non-value-add activities
• Able to maintain strict confidence in financial sensitive information and demonstrate a high level of integrity
• Must have excellent customer service skills, including strong written and verbal communication skills
• Must have the ability to interface with all levels of personnel in an office and a manufacturing environment
• Ability to take the initiative and work well independently with little supervision, and as part of a team

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS & WORK ENVIRONMENT:

• Sitting at workstation approximately 80% percent of work time
• Standing and walking approximately 20% percent of work time
• Typical office environment with shelves overhead and above work surfaces
• Manufacturing environment with multiple machinery and moving parts
• Time split between office environment and walk-throughs/time spent on the manufacturing floor
• Position is located on-site
• Occasional travel expected (mainly Idaho to Michigan)
• Ability to work overtime or occasionally on weekends

The Stow Company may temporarily assign any team member with duties outside of their normal responsibilities. Such assignments may be warranted due to a variety of specific requirements, conditions and/or the capabilities of available personnel. Management will determine the nature and duration of those assignments.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)