Job Description:
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Global Controller
We are seeking a Global Controller for a publicly held company located in Framingham, MA. This role is critically important as this leader owns safeguarding assets, maintaining all accounting records, ensuring accurate financial reporting, managing the global controllership program and acting as the technical accounting expert across an extremely complex environment consisting of numerous locations and spanning multiple product lines. This leader will report directly to the VP of Finance with a dotted reporting line to the VP/Controller. Key role responsibilities are as follows:
§ Own development, implementation and ongoing responsibility for the new Global controllership program, including descriptions, policies, tool templates and training materials for the following control mechanisms…account reconciliations, B/S reviews, site controllership and compliance questionnaires/assessments, site risk matrix, internal/external audit, region/business unit controls scorecard and SOX compliance
§ Provide leadership to global business team regarding all technical accounting questions, as well as update global finance leadership team on changes/updates to critical accounting policies and procedures
§ Maintain close relationship with all existing shared-service centers and proactively review performance to ensure operational improvements in-line with expectations
§ Partner with VP, Finance to look for additional opportunities to drive efficiencies across current financial processes, to outsource more work to existing and new SSCs
§ Review the internal accounting controls of the division to ensure compliance with corporate, SEC and regulatory policies and procedures.
§ Challenge existing processes to ensure compliance with all laws, statutes and principles
§ Responsible for maintaining all accounting records, preparing financial reports and interacting with the business or corporate financial functions
§ Ensure that all financial reports are prepared and submitted to senior management and governmental agencies as required
§ Direct the preparation of accounting entries to the general ledger and ensure timely and accurate reporting of financial information, forecasts and analyses
§ Coordinate the month-end, quarter-end and year-end financial closing process in accordance with corporate accounting methods and timetables.
§ Demonstrate and inspire integrity
§ Anticipate questions, issues and challenges from management, external audit, etc… avoid financial surprises
§ Lead cross-business initiatives and special projects as identified
This position pays between $150 - $200K plus bonus depending on experience. If you have the qualifications noted please forward your resume to: ariel(at)placementprofessionals.com
Note: please use the "at" sign (as used for all email addresses, do not spell the word as it appears in this post) remember to include the name ariel followed by the "at" sign followed by placementprofessionals.com. Thank you.
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