What are the responsibilities and job description for the Financial Controller position at Diablo/Freud Tools?
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Known as "The Game Changers”, Diablo Tools (www.DiabloTools.com) elevates the market by providing Best in the World and Best for Our World cutting tool and power tool accessory solutions for professional users. With innovation at the forefront of everything we do, Diablo Tools continues to “raise the bar” by bringing the most advanced technology to the portable tool market that increases quality and performance and saves our users time and money. Diablo Tools is committed to providing first-class technology that makes dominates the jobsite but also makes it safer. Our innovation, however, is not the only thing that sets us apart from the competition – our people do, too. At Diablo Tools, we pride ourselves on putting “People First.” We cannot be the Best without the Best. That’s why we onboard the Best talent and continue to invest in them through ongoing training and recurring professional development opportunities. We are proud to provide a culture that is innovative, supportive, fun, connected, and nurtures growth for our people. Our commitment to our employees has been recognized by the employee engagement platform, Energage, by naming Diablo Tools a Top Workplace in 2024. Additionally, Diablo Tools was named a Top Workplace in the cultural excellence category for professional development, employee well-being and employee appreciation. We strive to be the best for our end-users and the best for our team – so Join the Best, today
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Job Descrip
tion
The Financial Controller is responsible to oversee the financial company result both on legal entity and consolidated view. This function supports sales, marketing and new product development teams on various project calculations and financial topics. The controller will perform gross margin and product cost analysis, understanding manufacturing costs implication on financial statement and providing financial advice to management. Cooperate and assist financial analyst team with month end closing activities with a strong focus on ensuring correctness of posting vs budget. In completion of these processes this position interacts with European headquarter on processes, timeline, standard reporting and proactively implements new tools and financial concepts as ne
- eded.
Conduct analysis of monthly result vs prior month/for - ecast.Cost center expenses reporting, analysis and preparation of controlling journal en
- tries.Ensure consistency, clarity, and accuracy in all reporting. Understand and work with complex financial sy
- stems.Prepare monthly results (sales, margin and profitability) on a consolidated
- view.Communicate results with senior management showing risks and opportun
- ities.Perform product cost analysis from different manufacturing loca
- tions.Assist with preparation of new tools and financial con
- cepts.Other projects and duties as assign (long term planning, headquarter reporting and anal
ysis).
Qualifi
- cations
Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or Business Adminis - tration.Minimum 5 years successful experience as a financial cont
- roller. Strong analytical skills: ability to interpret complex financial data, develop insights and provide recommen
- dations.Advanced problem-solving ability: proven ability to identify discrepancies, critical thinking, find solutions, and implement actions to achieve r
- esults .High attention to detail: the Controller oversees financial statements/ budgets and communicate to headquarter/senior management while ensuring accuracy and identifying potential discrepancies
- /errors.Adaptability: be able to adapt to implement technology changes, regulations, shifting business needs while maintaining financial integrity (implementing new reporting or adapting to new business situation, implementing new soft
- ware,…).Communication: strong communication skills essential for guiding and collaborating with teams and all levels of man
- agement.Collaboration: be a team player working with different department to gather all the necessary information to explain/improve financial si
- tuation.Time management: due to the variety of tasks, proven efficiency in time management to ensure deadlines are met (prioritizing organization of tasks/me
- etings).Strong skills in Microsoft Office, particularly Excel and Po
- werPointExperience with SA