Controller
Buckingham Search
- Bartlett, IL
Seeking a Controller to serve as decision-support and strategic advisor for a leader in the automation industry. Supporting and improving the systems, teams, and processes that work together to make the organization function effectively and reach its end goals.
Responsibilities:
- Build financial forecasting models and prepares the annual business plan budget
- Execute monthly cash flow forecasts to manage company’s cash needs
- Partner with the operations director and project managers to control/track project costs
- Responsible for contract compliance
- Facilitate legal compliance
- Business strategy refinement and implementation
- Subject matter expert for accounting processes within company’s ERP system
- Participating in the capacity planning and ETC review meetings along with department managers, project managers
- Periodic review/calculation of the direct labor rates used for work in process accounting and the standard labor rates used for project reporting
- Working with project managers to assure that billing milestones are adequately documented and billed as milestones are reached
- Manages the annual external financial statement audit process
- Reviews monthly financial results and assures that proper submissions are made thru the company’s financial reporting tool; interpret and communicate financial results through the use of the standard financial reporting package in accordance with the monthly schedule
- Experience with IFRS reporting standards
- Reports directly to the company president
Qualifications:
Education
- A post-secondary diploma or degree specializing in accounting, finance or equivalent
- A professional financial designation such as CA, CPA, CMA MBA or CGA is preferred
Experience
- A minimum of five years’ experience in a manufacturing, financial and cost accounting environment
- Individual must have an ability to communicate efficiently and effectively with people at all levels of the organization, both verbally and in written form
- Experience with ERP/PC-based accounting systems and software tools are required
- Strong analytical, financial and accounting skills as well as an ability to significantly contribute to the management of the division are keys
- Computer knowledgeable with such programs as Windows, Excel, Word, MS Outlook, Adobe, etc.
- Good knowledge of Sales Force a plus or other CRM experience
Posted On: Wednesday, November 22, 2023