Assistant Controller

Summary:

The Assistant Controller will provide the necessary leadership and coordination of the company's finance and accounting operations.  Reporting to the companies Vice President and Controller and working from the company's headquarters, this role will manage a broad finance organization. This role will be responsible for providing overall leadership to the following functions:  General Ledger; North America General Accounting Services, including Accounts Payable, Payroll and T&E North America Fixed assets, and the Master Data group within the Corporate Controllers Organization.   This role will also coordinate and work frequently with the controllers and the chief financial officers across the company's business units.

Responsibilities:

• Be able to coordinate when required all the necessary information needed to meet compliance requirements, including the filing of monthly, quarterly and annual reports.   This position will be required to work collaboratively with executives and to ensure the reporting is in compliance with internal and external requirements.

• Ensure compliance with Sarbanes/Oxley requirements and play a critical role in leading the corporate governance process.
• Manage all transactional accounting activities including accounts payable, fixed assets, pricing and general ledger operations and maintenance.
• Develop and implement the necessary accounting policies and procedures with an overall focus on driving efficiencies through effective use of the accounting systems.
• Lead quarterly audit process as it relates to areas of responsibility and provides recommendations for procedural improvements.
• Lead effort to shorten worldwide close processes.
• Ensure controls are appropriately designed and maintained, including journal entry review and preparation, account reconciliation and the monthly review of financial statements.
• Work closely with the CIO and the IT department to ensure that systems capabilities and refinements are well-aligned with the accounting, reporting and controls requirements for the group.
• Manage the Finance department in a way that ensures organizational structure and staffing support the short and long-range departmental goals, policies and operating procedures. 
• Provide leadership in supervising and in managing the talent development and recruiting activities within the department.

Requirements:

• BS/BA in Accounting or Finance
• Advanced degree strongly preferred; CPA or MBA
• Public/private company mix of experience strongly preferred
• Minimum ten years experience in senior-level finance or accounting roles
• Outstanding finance leader with exceptional technical experience
• Hands-on and high-energy management style
• Knack for business partnership with business units and a senior leadership team. 
• Create vision and lead change through process improvement in an organization of relevant scale.
• Great communication skills, and take a proactive approach to communications throughout the company.
• International experience, preferably within the finance ranks of a Fortune 100 manufacturing conglomerate with multiple business entities. 
• Experience in managing across a broad functional team within a matrixed finance organization is essential. 

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.