Corporate Financial Controller

Confidential Careers; Elk Grove Village (IL); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Confidential Careers seeks a detail-oriented leader to oversee the company’s finance & accounting records for multiple locations. You will manage daily operations, payroll, internal controls, and financial reporting for the division.

Ideal candidates have 7–10 years in regional finance, 5+ years in leadership, and CPA qualification; experience in a global matrix environment is highly desired. The role requires strong cost accounting and SAP skills.

Qualifications

• At least 7–10 years in regional finance and accounting in manufacturing.
• 5+ years in leadership role; experience in a global matrixed multinational environment.
• CPA or professional qualification (CPA preferred).

Responsibilities

• Manage and oversee the daily operations of the finance & accounting department.
• Set direction for finance and accounting functions with responsibility for accounting and financial reporting.
• Oversee payroll processing; ensure accurate salary calculations and tax compliance.
• Oversee financial accounting, consolidation, reporting to parent company, cash-flow and internal controls.
• Measure financial performance of regional business to meet or improve strategic targets.
• Identify improvement areas and develop accounting controls and best practices.
• Liaise with auditors, tax consultants and lawyers for compliance and tax efficiency.
• Work with Business Managers to drive profitable growth with efficient order handling.
• Prepare and distribute management reports for senior management decisions.
• Participate in Management & Operations meetings to ensure robust inputs/outputs.
• Develop SAP reporting for cost control and product costing.
• Monitor staff morale and develop staff to retain key talent.
• Prepare annual budgets and test forecasts and assumptions.

Skills

Leadership

Financial analysis

US GAAP

SAP

Hyperion

Budgeting

Cost accounting

Tax knowledge

Staff management

Excel

Consolidation

Education

Degree in Finance/Accounting

CPA

Tools

SAP

Hyperion

BPC

Job description

The ideal candidate is a detail-oriented individual who will oversee the company's financial records and account personnel. You will be responsible for maintaining all procedures and controls related to the company's financial accounts for multiple locations for the division of the company.

Finance & Accounting-

• Manage and oversee the daily operations of the finance & accounting department.
• Set direction for finance and accounting functions, responsible for accounting and financial reporting and results to parent company
• Responsible for overseeing the processing of company payroll and ensures accurate calculation of salaries, compliance of salary tax matters, and company deductions including withholding taxes.
• Oversee overall financial accounting, consolidation of results, presentation of financial and Group reports, statutory/regulatory reports, cash-flow, ensuring systems processes and procedures are effective, efficient, simple, and robust and appropriate internal controls are maintained.
• Measuring financial performance of the business performed in the region to make sure that the strategic financial performance of the different business is met or even improve.

Internal Control

• Identify improvement areas and develop good accounting control procedures and best practices to enhance accounting quality and efficiency in regional offices.
• Ensure internal control policies and procedures by regional offices are fully implemented.

Corporate and Legal

• Liaise with internal and external auditors, tax consultants and lawyers to ensure statutory compliance and tax effectiveness.

Business Support

• Work closely with the Business Managers and Customers Support staff to help drive profitable growth supported by efficient order handling.

Management Reporting

• Prepare and distribute management reports required by senior management to assist them in decision-makings.

Management & Operational Meetings

• Key member in Management & Operations Meetings ensuring the inputs and outputs continue to be robust and meet the requirements of the business.

Systems Development

• Develop the use of SAP to provide high quality management reporting, cost control and product costing.

Staff Management

• Monitor staff morale, lead, counsel and develop staff to attract and retain key talents to attain the objectives of the company.

Budgeting

• Prepare timely and accurate annual budget submission, testing forecasts and assumptions made by business and functional managers.

POSITION REQUIREMENTS (Necessary and minimum requirements)

Education

Degree in Finance/Accounting/Professional Qualification in Accountancy and CPA

Experience

At least 7-10 years in regional finance and accounting manufacturing environment with at least 5 years in leadership role. Highly desired: experience in a global matrixed multi-national environment

Knowledge

Financial Accounting, Cost Accounting, US GAAP, Tax Knowledge, Advanced Spreadsheets, SAP, Hyperion, BPC (or other consolidations system).