What are the responsibilities and job description for the Financial Reporting Controller position at Means Industries?
Primary Function The Financial Reporting Controller performs complex corporate accounting work, financial planning & analysis, internal control support and ownership and financial reporting.
They are the owner of corporate reports for the executive management team.
The Financial Reporting Controller also assists with complex accounting tasks including international accounting support and US GAAP guidance. Duties and Responsibilities
- Maintains general ledger records through journal entries, including month end analysis and reporting.
- Responsible for overseeing the SOX / internal control process, including coordinating audits, helping remediate findings and supporting compliance with internal controls.
- Provide US GAAP guidance and support for global finance team.
- Assists in resolving complex and unusual accounting transactions and workflows for the global finance team.
- Balances sheet account reconciliation preparation.
- Prepares weekly cash forecasting.
- Assists with foreign entity cash analysis and reporting.
- Owns global inter-company accounting including consolidations, eliminations, and balance sheet reconciliations.
- Responsible for running monthly revaluation job and loading monthly foreign exchange rates in ERP systems.
- Responsible for month end, quarter end, and year end closing, including uploading of results to parent company.
- Owns the global SG&A budgeting process and reporting.
- Prepares monthly Accounts Receivable securitization reporting to parent company.
- Assists with month end / quarter end / year-end financial reporting to parent company, including annual tax packages.
- Responsible for providing information to the Risk Management team for insurance renewals.
- Back-up for Concur expense reporting, purchasing card administration and payment approvals.
- Assists with special projects and any other activities as requested. Qualifications : Education
- Bachelor’s degree in finance / accounting.
- A CPA is preferred but not required. Experience
- Must have 8 years of experience in finance & accounting with preference given to candidates with experience in automotive manufacturing. Skills, Certifications, Abilities
- Critical thinking and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to troubleshoot complex accounting issues and implement solutions.
- Experience working with international accounting teams.
- US GAAP knowledge and research abilities .
- Strong organization and communication.
- Proficient with Microsoft Excel and experience with ERP Systems, preferably SAP.
