The Director- Business Controller is an essential member of the leadership team contributing to the development and execution of the business’s annual strategic plan.
This position is a senior staff level role and the individual will play a key role in guiding the strategic direction and leading the efficient execution of activities to profitably grow the business.
This position reports directly to the Business Manager and functionally to the DVP- BU Controller,
We’re proud of our culture of innovation and dedication to customer success that has put us in a favorable growth position based on a large and loyal customer base and an ever-increasing number of applications for its solutions.
Specific Duties and Responsibilities:
- Drive the organization to achieve short- and long-term business objectives – Revenue growth, EBITDA growth, and working capital improvements
- Coordinate and perform monthly closing, including all HFM updates.
- Prepare monthly, quarterly, and year-end financial statements, includes forecast updates and analysis of actual results vs. budget, forecast and prior year.
- Manage and develop the local finance team
- Support global subsidiaries to work through major issues related to the business or financial matters
- Prepare monthly, quarterly and year-end financial statements, includes forecast updates and analysis of actual results vs. budget, forecast and prior year.
- Oversee SOX requirements and ensure audit compliance.
- Administer processes to correctly record revenue and expenses in accordance with ASC606 and US GAAP. Ensure compliance to locate statutory accounting practices.
- Prepare annual budget and strategic plan
- Ensure the ERP and systems strategy meets the ongoing and long term needs of the business
- Partner with product management and R&D leaders to drive improvements to the product life cycle planning and R&D investment strategy
Required knowledge and skills:
- Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting/Finance. MBA / CPA / CMA a plus.
- Minimum seven to ten years accounting or finance experience.
- Supervisory experience.
- Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
- Must be familiar with US GAAP (Generally Accepted Accounting Principles).
- Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to work cross-functionally both locally and throughout the organization.
- Knowledge of Excel, Word, Intuitive, QuickBooks, Hyperion reporting and query writing skills preferred.
- Director, Business Controller
- This is based in MA and is the finance leader for the business ($50M in revenue)
- Locations in MA and also overseas; where we are expanding an automated manufacturing facility
- Base pay is $150-180k with a 15% annual cash bonus and 10% equity
- This is one step down form our DVP/BU Controller roles but does oversee a standalone P&L. Great entry point for a up and coming controller, along would need to have some level of P&L controller experience already