Controller

This position is for a highly motivated, energetic, and positive individual with accounting management and controlling experience as part of our growing North America team.

Job Responsibilities:

• Hold fiduciary responsibility, holding the Employer’s financial interests in highest regard and advising the President & CEO on all financial matters
• Monitor financial performance of the company
• Develop and drive finance & accounting department KPI’s
• Responsible for all finance and accounting operations for North America (Conroe, TX) and Services/Sales (Toronto, CAN)
• Main contact for all group internal financial and administrative topics
• Work closely with Group Controlling team and Group CFO
• Prepare monthly/quarterly financials as well as management reporting packages
• Manage month-end and year-end closing processes
• Oversee company’s accounting processes including billing, A/R, A/P, GL, cost accounting, inventory accounting, intercompany accounting
• Ensure quality control over financial transactions and financial reporting
• Manage annual budgeting and ongoing forecasting processes
• Monitor profitability ratios to assist with investment decisions
• Coordinate annual financial audits
• Treasury management including detailed cash flow forecasting six months out
• Manage local state, and federal tax filings as well as government reporting in cooperation with local tax advisory
• Risk management
• HR responsibilities including payroll management and administration, hiring and onboarding processes
• Employee benefit management and administration
• Manage and supervise accounting and office administration team

Education and / or Experience & Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or similar
• CPA preferred
• At least 10 years of accounting and controlling experience
• International business and accounting experience preferred
• Experience with international tax topics preferred (transfer pricing, etc.)
• Management experience preferred.
• Experience working within SAP ERP system preferred
• Proficiency and experience using MS Teams preferred
• Proficiency in MS Office especially Excel
• Experience working with Lucanet software preferred
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written
• Ability to speak, read, and write in English and German preferred
• Excellent time management skills
• Critical thinker and problem-solving skills
• Team player with great interpersonal skills

Job Conditions/Work Schedule:

• This position is in an office setting and requires frequent time spent sitting and using a computer and phone
• This position does not allow for a remote or hybrid work schedule
• Occasional travel required (once a quarter, mostly to Toronto, CAN)
• Monday – Friday, 40-hour work weeks with core office hours from 9am to 4pm