Operations Controller

Job Description

Job Description

Job Title :

Operations Controller

Job Type : Regular, Full-Time

EEO Job Class : Management

FLSA Status : Exempt

Department : Finance

Reports to :

Director of Finance & Accounting

Direct Reports : Director Finance

Indirect Reports : Accountant

Job Summary / Overview

Reporting to the Director of Finance & Accounting, this position is responsible for the financial health of the manufacturing footprint to ensure growth and alignment with strategic objectives. The ideal candidate for this position will be a key stakeholder for financial planning and analysis in operations, cross function collaboration, compliance, risk management and strategic support while be agile to meet growing business needs as they arise. This position will work closely with the Financial Controller, FP&A Manager, and Operations teams.

Essential Job Functions

• Business Partner – Acts as a trusted business partner to ensure quality operational accounting data. Provides insights to improve business performance.
• Leadership – Proven track record of leading and managing efficient team. Present for team members and effectively communicates expectations to team. Good relations between all company functions; leads, coaches, and provides training to the Operations Accounting team.
• Management – work closely with team members to achieve bottom line results
• Monthly Close – Manages the preparation of month-end closing, general accounting, cost accounting, accruals, reserves, account reconciliations, and monthly financial statements, ensuring compliance with both US GAAP and IFRS.
• Journal Entries – Prepares monthly and ad hoc journal entries as needed.
• Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable – Ensures processes are well established for the correct approval, payment, collection and recording of invoices.
• Fixed Assets - Ensures Company's tangible assets are properly recorded, managed, and disposed. Establishes appropriate internal controls.
• Physical inventory : Manages periodic physical inventory of fixed assets, which involves verifying the existence and condition of each asset, and reconciling the physical inventory with the book value of the assets.
• Upstream accounting – Reviews upstream accounting. Manages the recognition of revenue and expenditure including JIBs and related accruals.
• Cost Optimization : Supports identification and implementation of initiatives to reduce costs and improve profitability for an organization.
• Variance analysis – Analyzes variances and communicates explanations to management with recommended actions.
• Assist with annual budget – Assists business units to prepare annual budget, supporting local management and the FP&A teams.
• Accounting Policies and Procedures : Develops, implements, and monitors Company’s Accounting Policies and Procedures as necessary to ensure reporting integrity, safeguard company assets, and identify risks.
• ERP System Implementation : Administrates the Company’s ERP, as well as leads initiatives to enhance and upgrade the system.
• Internal Controls : Monitors effectiveness of internal controls and adherences to delegation of authority guidelines; participate in implementation of new or ongoing internal control initiatives and improvements.
• Process Improvements : Reviews processes on a continuous basis to ensure best practices and effective processes are in place. Promotes automation initiatives where benefits outweigh the costs
• Supports External Audit & Tax Activities : Assists with coordination of annual independent external audit financial statements under both IFRS and US GAAP, as well as coordinate with external tax consultants to assist in their preparation of the tax provisions and return.
• Corporate Governance - Ensure compliance with internal and regulatory corporate requirements including maintenance and tracking of corporate documents, stewardship of intercompany agreements and arrangements
• Other Value Added : Participates and collaborates in other initiatives as directed or determined on own initiative.

Qualifications

Licenses, Certifications, and / or Registrations

Education, Experience, and / or Training

Special Requirements

Tools / Equipment

Software

Physical

Environmental

Work Schedule

Travel