Associate Business Unit Controller - GES Central

wwtexternalcareersite; St. Louis (MO); On-site; USD 96,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Profit sharing

401k with company matching

Life and disability insurance

Tuition reimbursement

PTO and holidays

Job summary

World Wide Technology seeks an Associate Business Unit Controller to partner with Global Enterprise leadership, building strategic financial planning and analysis capabilities. The role includes budgeting, forecasting, and deal modeling, with mentorship to develop senior-level FP&A skills in a fast-paced environment.

You will contribute to value-added analysis, drive performance insights, and collaborate with multiple departments to support informed business decisions while growing leadership

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in finance, business, or accounting.
• 6-8 years of related FP&A work experience.
• Continuous improvement mentality with openness to feedback and coaching.
• Developing leadership skills with the ability to interact with all levels.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with mentorship to build rigor.
• Willingness to collaborate in a matrixed environment.
• Ability to support critical decision-making with sound judgment and coaching.

Responsibilities

• Partner with BU leadership to support strategic and annual operating plans, quarterly and monthly forecast updates, predictive analytics, internal reporting and performance management.
• Liaise between the business unit and corporate accounting teams, escalating and coordinating with the Senior Business Unit Controller as needed.
• Support management of the BU P&L to help achieve performance targets, ensure visibility into risks and opportunities, and assist in investigating unusual trends.
• Assist in monitoring working capital via deal modeling to reduce cost of capital and address at-risk items.
• Support periodic business unit reviews, contributing financial insights on growth trends and profitability.
• Assist sales leadership and business development in evaluating and designing deal structures for complex transactions.
• Support development and implementation of FP&A best practices.
• Perform other duties as assigned; travel up to 20%.

Skills

Analytical skills

Problem solving

Leadership

Communication

Team player

Time management

Detail oriented

Adaptability

Coaching

Cross-functional teamwork

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in finance, business, or accounting

Job description

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree; preferably in finance, business, or accounting.
• 6-8 years of related FP&A work experience
• Continuous improvement mentality with a strong desire to learn and grow. Openness to feedback and coaching when challenging norms and existing processes.
• Developing leadership skills, with the ability to adjust and interact with all levels and personnel in group or one-on-one settings.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with a foundation for developing intellectual and analytical rigor through close mentorship.
• Willingness to work toward collaborative solutions by building consensus in a matrixed environment.
• Ability to support critical decision-making with confidence, developing sound judgment through close coaching to positively impact both the business unit and FP&A teams.

Business and Personal Attributes:

• Demonstrate problem solving and analytic skills
• Demonstrate customer focus (internal and external)
• Innovative thinking skills
• Ability to professionally communicate with all levels of the business
• Ability to interface effectively across multiple company departments with strong diplomacy skills
• Demonstrate project management skills
• Demonstrate team leadership skills
• Highly coachable, with a strong desire for professional growth and development
• Receptive to feedback and mentorship from senior team members
• Strong attention to detail and work ethic
• Strong listening, written and verbal communication skills.
• Personal time management skills and organization
• A strong team player with evidence of professional maturity and self-confidence
• A doer; someone who is not averse to rolling up his/her sleeves, lending support and becoming involved in the details of the business
• Comfortable working in an open and highly interactive, fast-paced, communicative culture
• Ability to embrace change and support multiple groups at one time
• Ability to work well in a team environment with positive energy
• A high level of integrity, strong work ethic, positive energy and a commitment to preserving the company core values and culture.

Want to learn more about WWT? Check us out here: https://www.wwt.com/about

Certain states and localities require employers to post a reasonable estimate of salary range. A reasonable estimate of the current base pay range for this position is $95,600 to $119,500 annually. Actual salary will be based on a variety of factors, including shift, location, experience, skill set, performance, licensure and certification, and business needs. The range for this position in other geographic locations may differ. Certain positions may also be eligible for variable incentive compensation, such as bonuses or commissions, that is not included in the base pay.

The well-being of WWT employees is essential. When it comes to our benefits package, WWT has one of the best. We offer the following benefits to all full-time employees:

• Health and Wellbeing: Health (Medical & Prescription), Dental, and Vision Care, Onsite Health Centers (MO & IL), Employee Assistance Program, Wellness program
• Financial Benefits: Competitive Pay, Profit Sharing, 401k Plan with Company Matching, Life and Disability Insurance, Flexible Spending Accounts, Tuition Reimbursement
• Paid Time Off: PTO & Holidays, Parental Leave, Medical Leave, Military Leave, Bereavement, Day of Caring
• Additional Perks: Family Planning Benefits, Nursing Mothers Benefits, Voluntary Legal, Voluntary Supplemental Accident/Illness/Hospital, Voluntary ID Theft, Pet Insurance, Employee Discount Program

Note: This is not an all-encompassing list and should not be used as a complete description of the plan’s benefits. For more information, see our US benefits website at wwt.com/us-benefits.

We strive to create an environment where all employees are empowered to succeed based on their skills, performance, and dedication. Our goal is to cultivate a culture of belonging that encourages innovation, collaboration, and respect for all team members, ensuring that WWT remains a great place to work for all!

If you require accessibility accommodation(s) or adjustment during any stage of the hiring process, please let your WWT Recruiter know. The recruiter will work with you to understand your needs and help ensure an accessible experience throughout the interview process.

World Wide Technology is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

If you have any questions or concerns about this posting, please email [e-mail].

A Brief Overview:

Reporting to the Senior Business Unit Controller, the Associate Business Unit Controller for the Global Enterprise Business Unit is a developing contributor to the overall success of the company and will act as a supporting financial partner to the business unit leadership team, with coaching from the Senior BUC. This role will be focused on building strategic planning support skills as well as learning to analyze business trends, changes, and new initiatives in a fast-paced and high-performance teaming environment. The position assists in providing financial analysis in support of short, medium, and long-term business unit goals, contributing to value‑added business analysis, budgeting and forecasting, and deal modeling, while receiving coaching and mentorship to build the skills needed to deliver meaningful financial and operational metrics that support insightful and accurate business decision‑making.

Why WWT?

World Wide Technology (WWT) strives to make a new world happen. WWT's work benefits clients and partners as much as it does its people and community across the globe. Founded in 1990, WWT brings together strategy, deep technical expertise and world-class partnerships to help public and private sector organizations design, build and scale intelligent AI, digital, cybersecurity, cloud and infrastructure solutions. Through its Advanced Technology Center (ATC)—a collaborative ecosystem featuring state-of-the‑art hardware and software—WWT enables clients and partners to conceptualize, test and validate innovative technology and then deploy solutions at scale using its global integration and distribution on capabilities.

With more than 14,000 team members and over 60 locations globally, WWT's culture—grounded in core values and leadership philosophies—has been recognized by Fortune® and Great Place to Work for its commitment to innovation, trust and creating a great place to work for all. WWT provides products and services to large enterprise, global service provider and public sector clients in up to 130 countries across six continents. Softchoice, a World Wide Technology company, supports commercial and SMB markets in the U.S. and Canada. Want to work with highly motivated individuals on high-performance teams? Join WWT today!

Responsibilities:

• Partner with the BU leadership team to support strategic and annual operating plans, quarterly and monthly forecast updates, predictive analytics, internal reporting and performance management against projections for the line of business.
• Assist as liaison between the business unit and corporate accounting teams, escalating and coordinating with the Senior Business Unit Controller as needed.
• Support management of the BU P&L to help achieve performance targets, ensure BU leadership has visibility into risks and opportunities, and assist in investigating unusual trends and anomalies with escalation of high‑level risk to senior leadership.
• Assist in monitoring working capital via deal modeling to help reduce cost of capital and address potential at‑risk items including but not limited to inventory, AR, and prelims, interfacing with the senior analyst on key items that need escalated.
• Support and participate in periodic business unit reviews, contributing financial insights on business growth trends and profitability
• Assist sales leadership and business development, alongside senior FP&A team members, in evaluating and designing deal structures for complex transactions.
• Support the development and implementation of best practices across the FP&A team, contributing methods and ideas for improving results
• Perform other work‑related duties as assigned. Minimal travel may be required (up to 20%).