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Controller - Locally owned business with incredible culture!
Omaha company with a steadily expanding footprint that produces absolutely beautiful products is hiring a Controller due to their exciting growth. This company invests aggressively in culture and believes that giving their employees a work experience they can be proud of is a competitive advantage. Work directly for a CFO who is looking to add a detail oriented, analytical leader to oversee all aspects of accounting and management reporting as you help this company continue to win in their industry.
- Coach, mentor and develop a small accounting staff that will steadily expand as the company continues to grow
- Take ownership for special projects tied to profitability analysis and business process automation
- Play the lead role in the company’s annual audit process and liaise with external auditors
- Ensure that all aspects of the company’s monthly financial statement preparation, and general ledger accounting is completely timely and accurately
Join a company that is serious about culture because they genuinely care about their people…you can feel it immediately when you walk in the doors of this company’s beautiful office and you say hello to smiling employees who actually enjoy coming to work every day. This is a hybrid work schedule…the CFO intends to work with the new Controller to set a working schedule that is in the best interest of everyone and is very flexible and open minded about how this will look.
For more information call Jeff Kovar at (402)334-4800 *216 or e-mail your resume to jkovar@hemphillsearch.com for confidential discussion. Job Number 9108JK.
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Jeff Kovar
402-334-4800 ext 216
Jeff has more than 15 years of experience within accounting and financial recruiting. A key factor in Jeff's success is his passion to build long-standing relationships while focused on an in-depth understanding of the strengths, interests, and career goals of each individual he works with. Jeff takes pride in his role, and knows that helping an individual step up to a position where they are focused on their strengths, while having the opportunity to grow professionally, are key factors in identifying the "right match." "It is incredibly rewarding to know that we have helped make a real difference in the life of an individual when we place them into a company where they are well positioned for success, happiness, and career growth."
Jeff understands that the biggest factor contributing to the success of a leader is their ability to identify, hire, develop, and retain high quality employees. Jeff is tenacious in his recruitment and careful while selecting individuals who will be successful and happy in their new position long-term. It is all about the "right match" so, Jeff pushes himself to make sure that the companies and the individuals we assist have found the right solution!
Jeff graduated from Millard South High School where he played basketball and was active in student council. Jeff had fun while investing six years coaching youth basketball in the Omaha Parochial Athletic League and the Millard Junior High feeder league. Jeff studied Pre-Law at the University of Nebraska at Omaha, and then transferred to Creighton where he switched his major to Organizational Communication. Prior to joining Hemphill Search Group, Jeff worked in corporate foreign currency exchange, with Travelex and Custom House, who are both now owned by Western Union Business Solutions.
Jeff and his wife Jenny grew up in Omaha and met while in High School. They are very active and enjoy playing golf, traveling, and cheering the Cornhusker Football and Basketball teams, and they are also enthusiastic Creighton Basketball fans. Jeff and Jenny have a young and growing family, with son Connor, and daughters Kate and Grace.