Executive Job Description | TITLE: GROUP CONTROLLER
REPORTS TO: PRESIDENT/CEO
THE COMPANY:
The Corporation is a publicly traded global diversified industrial company.
The company invests in and manages a group of businesses on a decentralized basis. Their strategic business units encompass various segments including: precious metal, tubing, engineered materials, coated materials, replacement products and services, and sales of approximately $600 million.
The Company’s operations are primarily in the United States, but it also has interests in Canada, Mexico, China, United Kingdom, France, Germany, Netherlands, Hong Kong and Denmark.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
The Group Controller will provide dedicated financial and analytical support to the operating divisions and, as a key business partner to the Group Leadership Team, help drive for improved business performance.
The Group Controller will assist the Group CEO and the internal audit function to ensure full reporting compliance, proactive review and recommendation of financial improvement opportunities, and full analysis and support of new business growth strategies, including acquisition, product/business investment and improvement in cost base efforts. The Group Controller will be responsible for monitoring, developing, and maintaining a world-class finance team within each business unit.
•Assist in the development and monitoring of the efforts to reduce working capital and increase asset turns within each business unit.
•Prepare, understand, and explain reports for monthly, quarterly and year-to-date performance-to-plan, forecast and prior periods. Ensure operating company controllers are analyzing production variances, product line and key customer profitability, customer credit limits, spending, staffing, inventory turns, and other related metrics. Initiate and implement timely corrective actions with operating company management to capitalize on opportunities.
•Ensure compliance with US GAAP and the company’s policies, and if applicable, statutory requirements and International Accounting Standards.
•Assist in the leadership and/or participate in ad hoc projects directed by the Group CEO. Examples include impact of "lean" on profit and cash flow , product line rationalization, make vs. buy decisions, proforma P&Ls for operational restructuring, inter-company pricing (cost side), and customer pricing.
•Ensure operating companies implement improvements for inventory cost accounting by applying relevant product costing methods (e.g. complementing lean manufacturing processes).
•Consult with all segments of management responsible for policy or action and make recommendations for improving the effectiveness of policies or practices.
REQUIREMENTS:
The ideal candidate must exhibit leadership evidenced by a high level of integrity, clear understanding of the business, consistent commitment to putting the customer first, ability to make complex decisions and deal with ambiguity, focus on achieving priorities in an organized manner, demonstrated ability to hire, mentor and develop financial talent, and must be team oriented. He or she must have strong analytical and reasoning capabilities to anticipate and identify operational problems, analyze variances from plan, and develop timely action plans to achieve operating goals.
•4-year degree with major in Accounting, Finance, Business or equivalent.
•MBA or CPA or equivalent would be a plus.
•Experiene within a manufacturing environment.
•10 plus years of progressive, successful leadership roles in Accounting or Finance with some P&L responsibility or equivalent.
•Strong management and cost accounting background.
•Significant involvement in lean manufacturing initiatives.
•Experience with multi-site locations, inter-company and multi-currency transfer pricing transactions would be a plus.
•Expertise in strategic planning, budgeting, forecasting, modeling, and reporting.
•Knowledgeable in US GAAP adjustments for foreign business units.
•Proficiency in Microsoft Office products (Excel, Access, Word, PowerPoint) and some experience with Hyperion.
•Experience with ERP/MRP software.
COMPENSATION:
$160,000 + bonus (50%) + paid relocation and other great benefits.
LOCATION:
White Plains, NY
CONTACT:
Email your current resume with compensation data as an attachment in WORD format to rcole@cwl-inc.com.
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