Job Overview:

The Corporate Controller has overall responsibility for serving as the lead global team member who provides assurance over internal control processes; and the final consolidated results of the entire global enterprise for financial and tax reporting purposes.

Essential Functions

• Responsible for all financial reporting, various tax reporting and filings, preparation of all supporting documentation and accuracy of all transactional reporting cycles.
• Reports weekly, monthly results to bank to maintain compliance with credit agreement, debt covenants.
• Maintains and monitors effective internal control processes and procedures throughout the organization, to effectuate accuracy and compliance in financial reporting.
• Develops and mentors a cohesive high performing work team to achieve the finance department’s goals and initiatives.
• Key member in supporting annual financial statement audits, recurring field exams by bank.
• Assigns tasks and special projects to direct reports, and monitors progress to completion.
• Leads and manages all compliance initiatives with internal and external audits.
• Monitors cost accounting processes, working with plant and corporate staff to achieve completeness and accuracy of reporting.
• Key member of ERP system initiatives and operational support across all locations.
• Undertakes additional duties, projects and responsibilities as necessary or requested by the executive committee.

Competencies

• Financial Accounting
  • Financial Statement preparation in conformance with GAAP
  • Multinational Consolidation
  • Month-end Closing – time utilization, prioritization
  • Analytic and decision making skills
• Attention to detail – provide accuracy in a time sensitive environment
• Collaboration Skills – working with teams, leading a team, overseeing projects
• Ethical Conduct – proprietary and confidential data

Required Education and Experience

• Certified Public Accountant
• 5 Years in an accounting or accounting related position.
• Bachelors in accounting or accounting related field of study required.

Preferred Experience/skills:

• Management experience in accounting or accounting related field, preferably with private equity reporting.

Travel

Travel of up to 20% is expected supporting our plants in US, Canada and the Netherlands.  Valid passport is required.

Physical requirements

• This is a largely sedentary role; however, some filing is required. This would require the ability to lift files as necessary.  Assist in physical inventory counts of our manufacturing facilities (MSHA and/or OSHA sites).