Job Details
Our client is seeking to hire a contract Controller for a 6-9 month engagement. The role is hybrid based in the Kalamazoo area.
The day-to-day responsibilities include:
- Collaborates with chief financial officer and department heads to plan and monitor budget and fiscal integrity for a given year consistent with company mission and goals.
- Perpetual reviewing of actual spend against budget, as well as leading necessary actions needed for any expected shortfalls
- Analyze and observe controls to ensure they are effectively designed and operating in partnership with compliance
- Ensures compliance with all GAAP standards.
- Manage all processes and tools for budgeting, forecasting, and reporting accountable programs
- Attain comprehension of key financial results and movements across programs to summarize and discuss with key business partners
- Collaborate with various business partners for a variety of program controllership and FP&A activities such as upholding accurate accrual models and appropriate accounting, as well as true-up activities. Also answer queries from business, area and subsidiary controllers
- Assemble evidence and qualitative discussion of monthly financial results across global
The ideal candidate will have the following skill set:
- Strong familiarity with Month-end Close Activities / Board Package Preparation
- Skills to assess process and internal control weaknesses and identify improvements
- Proven ability to provide leadership across finance team by engaging with different groups around the world via virtual communication
- Comprehension of various ERP system offerings is preferred
- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting or other relevant field
- Highly skilled at communication and negotiation with prior experience creating trusted advisor/consultant relationships and influencing Executives and Business Decision Makers
- Advanced knowledge in office and accounting computer systems
- 10+ years professional accounting and controllership or public accounting and internal controls experience and/or Internal Audit or Controls and Compliance
- Top notch analytical, organizational, and vendor management skills