SUMMARY

Private Equity backed manufacturer of machines and consumables used by various industries, serving blue-chip customers worldwide. The company's products are recognized for their quality, precision, and efficiency. This role involves performing accounting, administration, analysis, and reporting in compliance with US GAAP and statutory requirements globally. The position is crucial in building a high-performing controllership function that supports profitable, controlled, and sustainable growth, while adhering to integrity, respect, teamwork, and a commitment to adding value.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Prepare monthly close activities including journal entries, consolidation of sub-ledgers, reconciliation, and analysis.
• Assist in the preparation of global financial statements in accordance with US GAAP and global statutory requirements.
• Prepare, review, analyze, and reconcile sub-ledgers from multiple sources, systems, and locations.
• Reconcile intercompany accounts with transactions involving foreign currencies from multiple locations in Europe, Asia, Mexico, Canada, and USA.
• Assist with all federal, state, local and foreign taxes by preparing timely and accurate returns and maintaining records.
• Work with outside auditors, state and federal agencies, and 3^rd parties on compliance processes and audits.
• Work with management on continuous improvement and efficiency initiatives.
• Assist with establishing and implementing best practice processes and procedures for local and global accounting functions.
• Assist with implementing controls, maintaining and building a strong control environment throughout the organization.
• Involvement in technical accounting and compliance initiatives globally.
• Prepare and further advance analytical financial metrics to drive accountability and value.
• Engagement with the Oracle system implementation.
• Involvement in other corporate functions such as credit, collections, insurance, risk management, cash management, global repatriation and corresponding intercompany transactions, and banking.
• Involvement in merger and acquisition diligence and integration
• Special projects as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance (CPA preferred).
• Minimum of 2 years’ accounting experience, preferably in manufacturing with standard costing experience
• Understanding of US GAAP and technical experience, international and purchase accounting a plus
• Advanced Excel skills and strong technical and software background
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Attention to detail with outstanding organizational skills.
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced and dynamic environment with ability to manage competing priorities.
• Process minded, with ability to establish, build and implement best in class processes globally
• Comfortable with change and driving change
• Positive, hardworking, analytical, strategic thinker, and business partner