Senior Controller: Lead Finance, Flexible Hours & Mentorship

Emerson Electric Co; Murfreesboro (TN); On-site; USD 92,000 - 129,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Mentorship

Full benefits

Flexible hours

Job summary

Emerson Electric Co. in Murfreesboro is seeking a Senior Controller who can lead the team, own GAAP-compliant processes, and strengthen audits. You will drive risk assessments, reconcile ledgers, and ensure timely grant reporting while maintaining airtight controls.

The role offers significant finance autonomy, mentorship, full benefits, and flexible hours to fit a busy Murfreesboro schedule.

Qualifications

• 6+ years putting Due Diligence to work in a finance setting.
• 5 years of learning when to trust the process and when to break it.
• Self-direction that survives a quiet Slack channel.
• Customer-focused outlook with strong interpersonal skills.
• The reflex to surface risk before it surfaces itself.

Responsibilities

• Reconcile general ledger accounts and resolve discrepancies in a timely manner.
• Steer the contract grant reporting that keeps funders confident.
• Pair Risk Assessment forecasting with a heads-down-and-happy review of the downside case.
• Keep the audit trail so data-driven that questions answer themselves.
• Translate GAAP nuance into guidance the Murfreesboro team can apply.

Skills

Audit sampling

Team leadership

Due diligence

Interpersonal skills

Risk assessment

Attention to detail

Empathy for feedback

Risk surfacing

Job description

Emerson Electric Co. in Murfreesboro is seeking a Senior Controller who can lead the team, own GAAP-compliant processes, and strengthen audits. You will drive risk assessments, reconcile ledgers, and ensure timely grant reporting while maintaining airtight controls.

The role offers significant finance autonomy, mentorship, full benefits, and flexible hours to fit a busy Murfreesboro schedule.