Division Controller

Knape & Vogt

$95K — $115K *
Manufacturing & Automotive
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5-7 years in Accounting or Finance; controlling/cost accounting preferred
  • Bachelor's Degree in Accounting or Finance
  • Expertise in GAAP reporting and internal controls
  • Intermediate Microsoft Office skills, especially Excel
  • Experience with ERP systems and financial reporting software

Responsibilities

  • Partner with Division President to improve financial and operational performance
  • Serve as a key member of the division leadership team providing financial guidance
  • Collaborate with Corporate Controller and CFO on financial reporting improvements
  • Translate financial results into actionable insights for strategic decisions
  • Lead month-end close process for the division
  • Ensure timely and accurate financial reporting and compliance with US GAAP
  • Monitor performance against budget and analyze key variances

Benefits

  • Impact your career within a dynamic manufacturing setting
  • Collaborative environment with division and corporate leadership
  • Opportunity to improve profitability and cash flow
  • Involvement in strategic financial decision-making
  • Gain experience in a key finance role with operational responsibilities
Full Job Description
Are you looking to grow your accounting experience while making a real impact? Join our Finance team as a Division Crontroller and be resonsible for accounting, financial reporting, planning, analysis, working capital and financial controls within a dynamic manufacturing setting.

What You Will Get To Do:
  • Partner with the Division President to improve financial and operational performance of the division
  • Serve as a key member of the division leadership team, providing financial guidance and operational leadership to the overall organization
  • Collaborate with the Corporate Controller and CFO to improve financial reporting, analysis, and performance management of the division
  • Translate financial results into actionable insights that support strategic decision making
  • Lead/own the month end close process for the division
  • Maintain a monthly close checklist; ensure timely, accurate month end close and complete financial reporting; work closely with corporate finance and accounting on the month end close and consolidation process
  • Monitor performance against budget and prior year and provide clear explanations of key variances
  • Prepare and present the division financials and performance to the Division President and corporate accounting and finance team; identify significant variances, trends, and areas requiring management attention
  • Identify opportunities to improve profitability, cash flow, working capital, and overall financial performance.
  • Ensure compliance with US GAAP and company accounting policies
  • Oversee general ledger activity, account reconciliations, accruals, journal entries and other accounting

What You Will Bring:
  • Work Experience: 5-7 year of experience in Accounting or Finance; Controlling and/or Cost Accounting experience highly preferred; manufacturing experience preferred
  • Education: Bachelor's Degree in Accounting or Finance
  • Technical knowledge : Expertise in all aspects of GAAP reporting standards and requirements, corporate finance, accounting, internal controls, corporate development and finance and accounting systems, cost accounting and variance analysis.
  • Computer Skills: Intermediate skills in Microsoft Office Suite (strong Excel skills), previous experience working with Business Intelligence tools, ERP system and financial reporting & planning software
  • Organizational Skills: In-depth knowledge of successful finance and operations strategies and systems to assure tight controls and sound financial reporting, business planning and forecasting

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