Controller

Company: MRINetwork Jobs
Location: Cincinnati
Posted on: May 15, 2022

Job Description:

Job DescriptionSummary The Business Unit Controller is a key member of the business leadership team. This position directs the overall accounting function of the business unit and is accountable in ensuring financial statements comply with industry practices, regulatory requirements, and accounting principles. This employee drives the integrity, quality, and availability of financial reporting within the business unit. The Business Unit Controller collects, complies financial data and oversees the preparation of the actual results, forecasts, and yearly budgets and provides analysis to explain variances while guiding the team to achieve financial goals. In addition, strategically teaming with the site cross functional teams to obtain organic growth, increased earnings, and better working capital utilization by using financial and business skills to evaluate operating results, detect business trends and mitigate risks. The Business Unit Controller is a strategic partner of the business operating team. Principle Duties and Responsibilities

• Accumulate and report timely accurate and reliable information on the financial and operational performance of the business.
• Provide in-depth financial analysis to understand and explain business drivers. Analyze revenues and expenses and present results and recommendations for
• Develop and improve analytical and forecasting methodologies. Responsible for the financial planning model providing regular re-forecasts of plan using actuals, including capital planning, and better working capital utilization,
• Active participant in influencing business growth, direction, strategic planning, and financial forecasting by working with cross functional teams in developing actions to support attainment.
• Complete regular financial analysis, identifying and managing financial risk, completing financial research, performing economic and sales forecasting, and analyzing the segments sales and overall performance.
  • Work with site leadership to develop the pricing portion of commercial proposals. This includes developing anticipated costs, profit margins, and cash It also includes understanding the entire proposal to ensure both financial and business risks are understood, and the price reflects the risks.
  • Maintain adequate internal controls over company assets and maintain written procedures to ensure adhere-nee to management policies and Sarbanes-Oxley. In addition, identifying opportunities to enhance controls, achieve efficiencies, increase financial transparency, or otherwise add value to the company (combined from below).
  • Ensure that all transact ions are recorded to the general ledger accurately and timely and the appropriate cut off is established for the accounting period.
  • Provide financial analysis tools to evaluate programs, capital expenditures, product costing, and special projects when necessary.
  • Support the entire segment in policy making and decisions aimed at increasing sales, enhancing productivity, reducing cost, and increasing working capital utilization.
  • Develop finance team members by recruiting training and coaching Leads by example, providing finance staff with regular informal and formal feedback for employee development.
  • Calculate variances from budgets, forecasts, and prior year results to drive growth and profitability
  • Prepares special reports by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing information and trends.
  • Leads in a manner that supports Fairbanks Morse's values of safety, excellence, respect, integrity, responsibility, andQualifications and Educational Requirements
    • Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance required; MBA and/or CPA preferred.
    • Minimum of five years of experience in a management position in finance/accounting.
    • Minimum of five years of experience in a manufacturing
    • Previous successful leadership and supervisory experience required.
    • Must have demonstrated strong analytical and project management skills.
    • Experience in Government Accounting standards and regulations is preferred.
    • Proficiency in use of an ERP computer software package required.
    • Expertise in Excel
    • Strong influencing skills with the ability to motivate and enlist cooperation within the corporation.

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