Group Controller

Job Responsibilities

• Review the month end financial results of the North American divisions.
• This includes having a full understanding of the root causes of any variances and related corrective actions being taken by the divisions.
• The results then need to be summarized and reviewed in detail with the Exteriors executive management team.
• Review and approve all weekly, quarterly, and yearly forecasts/budgets for the North American divisions.
• This includes having a full understanding of the root causes of any variances and related corrective actions being taken by the divisions.
• The forecasts/budgets are then consolidated into a North American group presentation given to the Exteriors executive management team.
• Review and approval all Business quotations requests submitted by the divisions.
• This includes validating the costing, capital, ED&D and other investments are reasonable.
• Create business cases to optimize the financial performance of the North American Exteriors operations.
• Review and approve all capital requests submitted by the divisions.
• Support the closure of the divisions open commercial issues.
• Actively manage and support the improvement of underperforming divisions.
• Review and approve the divisions controller model files. (Annual financial audit)
• Support the closure in internal audit findings at the divisions.
• Other analysis as required

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting or Finance (accounting designation preferred).
• Must have the ability to understand manufacturing operations and their impacts to the financial statements.
• Must be able to create business cases that drive financial improvements based upon their knowledge of operations.
• Strong degree of initiative and judgment.
• Excellent organizational and interpersonal skills along with a strong sense of time management and problem-solving abilities.
• Must have the ability to work independently with minimal supervision while under pressure of deadlines and provide a high degree of accuracy.
• Must be a team player, highly motivated, experienced in working with a high degree of confidentiality, discretion, and integrity in all aspects of the job.
• Customer-focused, team player with ability to interact effectively with all employee levels in a positive, cooperative, and productive manner.
• Ability to exercise initiative, common sense and maintain effective internal and external working relationships.
• Must consistently demonstrate a high degree of flexibility and versatility.
• Strong degree of initiative and judgment.
• Experience: Minimum of 10 years related experience. Preference to have worked as divisional controller of a large manufacturing operation.