Finance Director, Controller
Finance
Scope
Responsible for the monthly and year-end closing process, establishing a collaborative relationship with external advisors, Internal Audit, and the Audit Committee. Primary responsibilities included General Ledger, Accounts Payable, Payroll, Tax and Risk Management and completion and publication of the Annual Report
Job Responsibilities
- Manage daily accounting functions including accounts payable, general ledger, payroll, internal controls, and tax
- Handle financial statement preparation and financial reporting on monthly, quarterly and annual basis.
- Responsible for the integrity of the monthly closing cycle procedures
- Identification and implementation of process improvement opportunities throughout the Controllership function.
- Build, develop and oversee a well organized team which consistently delivers functional as well as organizational goals.
- Partner with Financial Planning, Value Chain, Business Analysis, Treasury and Audit to meet reporting, system and governance requirements and achieve business and functional objectives.
- Provide management with timely, accurate and consistent information to make strategic decisions
- Develop and maintain policies, controls and procedures to ensure the Company assets are safeguarded and all appropriate disclosures are performed in order to manage AP/AR, general ledger, payroll, and tax.
- Oversee the company’s corporate tax compliance issues
- Provide and oversee financial information submitted for annual report
Job Requirements
- Established record of integrity and commitment to compliance, quality and customer service
- Broad business acumen and seasoned experience addressing complex business issues
- Strong professional administrative skills in managing time, projects, deadlines and budgets
- Results oriented
- Ability to lead and influence others at all levels in an organization.
- Ability to think both strategically and tactically and to develop and execute plans based on that thinking.
- Ability to initiate and lead change.
- Strong process management orientation and experience in evaluating process and implementing changes to improve efficiency/effectiveness/ cost management, etc.
- Ability to generate innovative approaches and new or improved solutions to business issues.
- Excellent financial analysis and assessment skills.
- Strong general management skills including process management and financial management.
- Excellent conflict management and collaborative management skills.
- Ability to grasp, learn and communicate complex concepts quickly and independently.
- Strong decision making skills.
- Demonstrated success in mentoring and developing staff at all levels
- Excellent listening, communication, and interpersonal skills.
- 15+ years experience within finance with at least five years in accounting management
- Bachelors Degree- Accounting or Finance (MBA a strong plus) or equivalent
- CPA
