Advanced Excel skills and key user experience with SAP FICO, including FI/CO and profitability analysis.
Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, Economics, or a related field.
At least 4 years of experience in financial analysis, controlling, accounting, audit, FP&A, or finance operations, preferably in manufacturing or multinational environments.
Strong understanding of P&L, balance sheet, cash flow, working capital, month-end close, reconciliations, and management reporting.
Ability to identify trends and anomalies, explain variances, and convert analysis into clear actions.
Clear communication skills, strong organization, attention to detail, and confidence working across functions.
Strong work ethic, positive attitude, integrity, ownership, curiosity, and a continuous-improvement mindset.
Responsibilities
Coordinate monthly, quarterly, and year-end closings and management reporting.
Review accounting activities with Shared Service Center and seek improvements toward real-time reporting.
Monitor working capital, accounts receivable, collections, inventory, fixed assets, and accounting KPIs.
Lead or support analysis of orders, sales, profit, margins, costs, and KPIs.
Ensure compliance with policies and requirements, supporting control assessments and audits.
Partner with ERP and Shared Service Center to improve workflows and data quality.
Act as deputy to Business Controller for reporting, analyses, and stakeholder discussions.
Benefits
Hybrid working arrangement, allowing flexibility between remote and on-site work.
Opportunity for professional growth toward broader Business Controller responsibilities.
Engagement in finance projects and collaboration across various departments.
Full Job Description
Your role
As Finance Controlling Manager, you will support the Business Controller/Director of Finance and Administration for Atlas Copco IAS North America in delivering accurate, timely, and compliant reporting while turning financial and operational data into clear business insight. You will be a key counterpart to Shared Service Center and operational stakeholders, provide dependable coverage in agreed areas, and help strengthen processes, controls, data quality, and decision support. This is a hands-on development role for someone ready to grow toward broader Business Controller responsibility.
Your day-to-day
Closing, reporting, and financial stewardship
Coordinate monthly, quarterly, and year-end closings and management reporting.
Review accounting activities with Shared Service Center, seek improvements toward real-time reporting, investigate anomalies, and resolve issues.
Review balance sheet reconciliations and support review meetings and follow-up.
Monitor working capital, accounts receivable, collections, inventory, fixed assets, and accounting KPIs.
Prepare financial reports, dashboards, and explain variances.
Analysis, forecasting, and business partnership
Lead or support analysis of orders, sales, profit, margins, costs, and KPIs.
Collaborate with Business Controller, Operations, and leaders to understand results and follow corrective actions.
Support forecasts, annual planning, budgets, and cost optimization; challenge assumptions with data.
Identify risks, opportunities, and support business cases and financial studies.
Translate financial data into concise recommendations and presentations.
Controls, compliance, and audit
Ensure compliance with policies and requirements.
Support control assessments, segregation-of-duties reviews, and transaction approvals.
Coordinate audit documentation and track remediation.
Report control weaknesses and compliance risks promptly.
Process excellence, systems, and digitalization
Partner with ERP, Shared Service Center, Finance, and Operations to improve workflows and data quality.
Develop reporting tools using SAP, Excel, Power BI, and approved systems.
Drive automation, standardization, documentation, and master-data improvements.
Contribute to finance projects and share knowledge on systems and controls.
Business continuity and collaboration
Act as deputy to Business Controller for reporting, analyses, projects, and stakeholder discussions.
Build effective relationships across Finance, Shared Service Center, Operations, and management with professional judgment.
Support banking, corporate-card, payment-control, or finance administrative activities per authority and duties.
Your skills and experience
Required qualifications/skills
Advanced Excel skills and key user experience with SAP FICO, including a working understanding of FI/CO, profitability analysis, and other related modules.
Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, Economics, or a related field.
At least 4 years of progressive experience in financial analysis, controlling, accounting, audit, FP&A, or finance operations, preferably in a manufacturing or multinational environment.
Strong understanding of P&L, balance sheet, cash flow, working capital, month-end close, reconciliations, and management reporting.
Ability to identify trends and anomalies, explain variances, prioritize issues, and convert analysis into clear actions.
Clear written and verbal communication skills, strong organization and attention to detail, and confidence working across functions and levels.
Strong work ethic, positive attitude, integrity, ownership, curiosity, and a continuous-improvement mindset.
Preferred qualifications
Experience with standard costing, inventory analysis, consolidated reporting, and multiple legal entities.
Power BI, reporting automation, data visualization, or finance-process digitalization experience.
CMA or CPA designation, or active progress toward one.
Experience partnering with shared-service organizations and supporting internal or external audits.
We encourage you to apply even if you don't meet every single requirement. We value diverse experiences and perspectives and are excited to see what you bring to the role.
Your job location
This role offers a hybrid working arrangement, allowing you to split your time between working remotely and being on-site at our Auburn Hills, Michigan office.
About Atlas Copco
Atlas Copco is a Swedish industrial company that was founded in 1873. It manufactures industrial tools and equipment. The company operates in four business areas: Compressor Technique, Vacuum Technique, Industrial Technique, and Power Technique. Atlas Copco has a presence in over 180 countries and has over 39,000 employees. The company is committed to sustainable productivity and has set ambitious sustainability targets for 2030.
