Division Controller, NVH

Parker Hannifin Corporation; Cary (NC); On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Parker Hannifin is seeking a strategic and hands-on Division Controller to lead accounting, financial reporting, planning, and internal controls for a global division with about $500M in annual sales across Industrial Equipment and Aerospace & Defense.

The role emphasizes building a strong accounting team, delivering timely financial statements, ensuring GAAP compliance, and partnering with division leadership to drive growth, productivity, and cost reduction.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field.
• 10+ years progressive experience in general accounting, cost accounting, financial planning, or controllership.
• Strong knowledge of GAAP, financial controls, reporting requirements, and business performance analysis.
• Demonstrated ability to lead teams, influence cross-functional partners, and support executive-level decision-making.
• High degree of integrity, accountability, business judgment, and commitment to continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

• Lead the division accounting organization, including general accounting, budgeting, planning, analysis, and financial reporting.
• Ensure accurate, timely monthly financial statements, including income statement, balance sheet, and performance analysis against objectives.
• Maintain strong accounting policies, procedures, and internal controls in accordance with GAAP and local statutory requirements.
• Direct the annual division planning process and develop proactive reporting tools that support operational and strategic decisions.
• Provide financial insight, analysis, and recommendations to division, group, and corporate leadership.
• Identify and communicate financial risks, opportunities, and performance trends.
• Oversee internal and external financial reporting while maintaining the highest standards of integrity and compliance.
• Evaluate investments in operating assets and support sound capital allocation decisions.
• Lead, develop, and retain a high-performing accounting team through talent management, training, and succession planning.
• Partner cross-functionally with division leadership, business units, regulatory agencies, and corporate finance teams.

Skills

General accounting

Cost accounting

Financial planning

Controllership

GAAP

Team leadership

Education

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

Tools

SAP

Job description

Position Summary

Parker’s Noise, Vibration & Harshness Division is seeking a strategic and hands‑on Division Controller to lead the accounting, financial reporting, planning, and internal control functions for a global division with approximately $500M in annual sales across two business units: Industrial Equipment and Aerospace & Defense.

Responsibilities

• Lead the division accounting organization, including general accounting, budgeting, planning, analysis, and financial reporting.
• Ensure accurate, timely monthly financial statements, including income statement, balance sheet, and performance analysis against objectives.
• Maintain strong accounting policies, procedures, and internal controls in accordance with GAAP and local statutory requirements.
• Direct the annual division planning process and develop proactive reporting tools that support operational and strategic decisions.
• Provide financial insight, analysis, and recommendations to division, group, and corporate leadership.
• Identify and communicate financial risks, opportunities, and performance trends.
• Oversee internal and external financial reporting while maintaining the highest standards of integrity and compliance.
• Evaluate investments in operating assets and support sound capital allocation decisions.
• Lead, develop, and retain a high-performing accounting team through talent management, training, and succession planning.
• Partner cross‑functionally with division leadership, business units, regulatory agencies, and corporate finance teams.

What Success Looks Like

The successful candidate will be a trusted finance leader who delivers accurate financial results, strengthens controls, develops talent, and provides clear business insight that helps drive growth, productivity, cost reduction, and operational excellence across the division.

Qualifications

Required

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field required.
• 10+ years of progressive experience in general accounting, cost accounting, financial planning, or controllership.
• Strong knowledge of GAAP, financial controls, reporting requirements, and business performance analysis.
• Demonstrated ability to lead teams, influence cross‑functional partners, and support executive‑level decision‑making.
• High degree of integrity, accountability, business judgment, and commitment to continuous improvement.

Preferred

• Advanced degree and/or professional certification preferred.
• Working knowledge of SAP highly preferred.
• Familiarity with US Government Cost Accounting standards highly preferred.

Conditions of Employment

This position is subject to meeting U.S. export compliance and/or U.S. Government contracting citizenship eligibility requirements.

Parker Hannifin

Parker Hannifin is a Fortune 250 global leader in motion and control technologies. For more than a century, we’ve enabled engineering breakthroughs that make energy cleaner, transportation safer, medical treatments more effective, and manufacturing more efficient.

With empowered team members in more than 40 countries, Parker serves customers across aerospace & defense, energy, HVAC & refrigeration, in‑plant & industrial equipment, off‑highway and transportation.

Our scale is global, but our purpose is personal. We enable breakthroughs that improve lives, strengthen communities and create a brighter future.

Our Purpose — Enabling Engineering Breakthroughs that Lead to a Better Tomorrow — comes to life through our people‑first culture where teamwork drives performance, inclusion fuels innovation and growth is encouraged. This environment fosters collaboration and empowers team members from engineering and manufacturing to finance, supply chain, human resources, information technology and beyond.

By combining deep expertise with an entrepreneurial spirit, we help customers succeed in markets that demand performance, reliability, and sustainability.

As we look to the future, Parker is advancing initiatives in energy efficiency and sustainability while developing the next generation of talent and leaders to engineer a better tomorrow.

Additional Comments

The essential functions have been provided as example of the type of work performed by employees assigned to this job classification. The company reserves the right to modify the work assignments and/or to make reasonable accommodations so that qualified employees can perform the essential functions. It is intended to describe the general nature of the position.

Parker is an Equal Opportunity and  Affirmative Action Employer. Parker is committed to ensuring equal employment opportunities for all job applicants and employees. Employment decisions are based upon job related reasons regardless of race, ethnicity, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, national origin, disability, gender identity, genetic information, veteran status or any other status protected by law. However, U.S. Citizenship, Permanent Residency or other appropriate status is required for certain positions, in accord with U.S. import & export regulations.

Drug-Free Workplace

In accordance with Parker’s policies and applicable state laws, Parker provides for a drug‑free workplace. Therefore, all applicants seeking employment with Parker will be subject to drug testing as a condition of employment.