CFO -Financial Comptroller

Fairchild Imaging, Inc.; San Jose (CA); Hybrid; USD 200,000 - 260,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental and Vision coverage

HSA with employer contribution

401(k) with employer matching

Tuition Reimbursement

Paid Time Off & holidays

Annual incentive bonus

Job summary

Fairchild Imaging, Inc. in San Jose, CA is seeking a Director of Finance & Controller to partner with the CFO and leadership on strategy, forecasting, pricing, profitability, and long-range planning.

The role leads accounting, internal controls, financial reporting, audits, tax coordination, and ERP optimization while mentoring the finance team. Hybrid onsite/remote schedule.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field.
• CPA or advanced degree preferred.
• Minimum of 10 years of progressive accounting and finance experience, including leadership.
• GAAP knowledge and internal controls.
• Experience in strategic financial analysis, budgeting, forecasting, modeling, and business planning.
• Experience evaluating opportunities, ROI, pricing and capital investments.
• Strong analytical, communication, leadership and Excel skills.
• Manufacturing, semiconductor, electronics, aerospace, life sciences, or engineered-product environment.
• Inventory and cost accounting.

Responsibilities

• Lead accounting and financial reporting, including monthly, quarterly, and annual close.
• Oversee inventory and cost accounting, revenue recognition, fixed assets, payroll, AP/AR, and general ledger.
• Coordinate external audits, and tax compliance with outside advisors.
• Develop financial models, ROI analyses, and scenario assessments for new products and investments.
• Provide strategic financial insights to support executive decision-making.
• Mentor and develop finance team members.

Skills

Strategic financial analysis

Budgeting & forecasting

Financial modeling

ROI analysis

Financial planning

Leadership

Excel proficiency

Analytical thinking

Manufacturing background

Inventory costing

Tax coordination

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field

CPA or advanced degree preferred

Tools

Excel

ERP utilization

Job description

Job Description Fairchild Imaging, headquartered in San Jose, California is a specialty image sensor design and manufacturing company with deep experience in developing leading edge performance CMOS image sensors. Our portfolio of image sensors can be found in many high-performance imaging applications like space exploration, medical x-ray, sciences, quantum computing, machine vision, low light, and 360 situational awareness.

We are seeking an experienced, strategic and business-oriented Director of Finance & Controller to serve as a key financial partner to the CFO and executive leadership of our U.The role is designed for a finance leader who can look beyond the numbers to understand the business, identify risks and opportunities, challenge assumptions, and provide financial insight that supports executive decision-making. The successful candidate will partner with leadership on business strategy, forecasting, investments, new business opportunities, pricing, profitability, and long-term financial planning.

At the same time, this individual will provide strong leadership over the Company's accounting, financial reporting, internal controls, and compliance activities. The position offers significant exposure to executive leadership and the opportunity to grow into broader financial leadership responsibilities over time.

Strategic Finance & Business Partnership

Serve as a trusted financial advisor to the CFO/VP Finance and executive leadership team.

Partner with Operations, Engineering, Sales, and other functional leaders to evaluate business performance, opportunities, risks, and strategic alternatives.

Translate financial and operational data into meaningful insights and actionable recommendations.

Lead and support annual budgets, quarterly forecasts, long-range planning, and business performance analysis.

Develop financial models, ROI analyses, and scenario assessments for new products, development programs, capital investments, pricing decisions, and other business opportunities.

Analyze revenue, margins, product profitability, costs, working capital, and cash-flow implications of business decisions.

Constructively challenge assumptions and help management evaluate alternative courses of action.

Accounting, Controls & Compliance

Lead accounting and financial reporting, including monthly, quarterly, and annual close and preparation of financial statements.

Oversee inventory and cost accounting, revenue recognition, fixed assets, payroll, AP, AR, and general ledger activities.

GAAP, corporate accounting policies, and appropriate internal controls.

Coordinate external audits, parent-company reporting, and tax compliance with outside advisors.

Identify opportunities to improve financial processes, controls, reporting, and ERP utilization.

Lead, mentor, and develop accounting and finance team members.

Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field; CPA or advanced degree preferred.

Minimum of 10 years of progressive accounting and finance experience, including leadership responsibility.

GAAP, financial reporting, and internal controls.

Demonstrated experience in strategic financial analysis, budgeting, forecasting, financial modeling, and business planning.

Demonstrated ability to use financial analysis to influence significant business decisions and make recommendations to senior leadership.

Experience evaluating business opportunities, capital investments, pricing, profitability, and ROI.

S. corporate tax matters and experience coordinating with external tax advisors.

Strong analytical, communication, leadership, and Excel skills.

Manufacturing, semiconductor, electronics, aerospace, life sciences, or other engineered-product environment.

Inventory and cost accounting.

This position is Hybrid, which requires a blend of onsite and a remote working schedule.

Benefits

• Medical, Dental and Vision coverage with multiple plan offerings
• ~ Health Savings Account with an employer contribution annually
• ~401(k) retirement plans with Employer matching
• ~ Tuition Reimbursement
• ~ Generous Paid Time Off, Company Holidays, and additional Floating Holidays
• In addition to the base salary, this position is eligible to participate in the Company's annual incentive bonus program.

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