Global Financial Controller, Barnes Aerospace

Barnes Aerospace seeks a talented, self-driven and high- energy individual to serve as a Global Financial Controller for a growing Barnes Aerospace business.  This will be a challenging and rewarding opportunity for the right candidate who will contribute as a key member of the Barnes Aerospace Finance leadership team adding input to business decisions and driving business results. This leader provides strategic and tactical support within the Accounting & Financial Reporting Systems while monitoring compliance within the global accounting & control structure to ensure accuracy, integrity, and efficiency of the organization’s financial reporting.  If you are a disciplined and collaborative individual with effective leadership skills who thrives in a fast-paced global manufacturing environment and can focus individual and team energies to deliver results, you may be an excellent candidate to join our team.

Core Responsibilities: 

• Designing effective business unit accounting procedures and standard work instructions including testing for operating effectiveness
• Implement improvements in accounting and financial reporting procedures to drive consistency and efficiency across the different businesses of Barnes Aerospace.
• Analyzes data for deficiencies in processes, controls, government regulations, and management policies or procedures.
• Support Finance Directors with business analysis. Providing data and support for financial results to support financial statement reviews and certifications.
• Lead financial statement review processes, including quarterly financial statement and controls reviews with business leaders.
• Provides financial and accounting guidance/support to the business and finance leaders to help drive business processes and results.
• Researches and interprets accounting pronouncements ensuring the organization complies with industry - related accounting practices.
• Maintains effective relationships with business leadership, communicates emerging best practices, provides accounting advice and training for managers throughout the organization.
• Responsible for Financial Statement consolidation and preparation, including required footnotes to satisfy debt compliance requirements.
• Responsible for the oversight of all Aerospace HQ accounting, financial reporting, controls, planning & forecasting.
• Coordination and oversight of annual audit processes (statutory, US GAAP), supporting site level finance teams and working effectively with external audit teams to drive efficient audit processes.
• Partnership with tax function regarding tax accounting and compliance requirements, and the treasury function regarding accounting requirements related foreign currency hedging activities, intercompany loan activities and other treasury related activities.

Qualifications: 

• Minimum of ten years of experience in accounting, including experience at a ‘Big 4’ or ‘Tier 2” public accounting firm. Additional experience of accounting and managerial experience in a mid to large-size manufacturing company (or division thereof) is preferred.
• Full spectrum of Finance experience, including accounting, compliance, and financial analysis
• Expertise in US GAAP and experience navigating through effective internal control frameworks is required.
• Persuasive leadership skills and strong technical accounting skills to coach, guide and motivate the accounting team as a valued resource to the organization. Strong competencies in leadership, continuous improvement, and business acumen.
• Data driven, analytical approach to problem solving, leading to systemic improvements, and lasting results. Demonstrated ability to effectively manage and guide people as well as drive process improvement is required.
• Impeccable integrity; High Emotional Intelligence (EI); Superior interpersonal skills; able to communicate and engage personnel at all levels of the organization.

Education Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent required in Accounting. CPA, chartered accountant, or advanced degree preferred.
  

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The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)