Director, Corporate Controller, (Hybrid)

Based in Mount Prospect, IL, Mizkan America is a subsidiary of the Mizkan Group, a global, family-owned company that has been Bringing Flavor to Life for over 220 years. As one of the leading makers of vinegars, condiments and sauces in the United States, Mizkan America maintains 12 manufacturing facilities that serve the retail, foodservice, specialty-Asian, and food-ingredient trade channels. We are committed following our two core principles; continuously challenging the status quo and delivering only the finest products for our customers. Our leadership seeks out, embraces and implements ideas for improvement from all of its employees. Transparency and accountability are two key factors that drive our company's overall management approach.

We are looking for people who are seeking to deliver their best so we can deliver ours. Above all, we're dedicated to maximizing the potential of our greatest assets-our team members. That's reflected in our ongoing commitment to recruit, develop, regard and retain our talented, multicultural workforce. We hope to see you as part of the team's future success!

The Director, Corporate Controller supports the Vice President of Finance and Accounting in overseeing the company's daily financial activities and preparing financial statements of operations. This includes interim and final financial statements with accompanying schedules for management's guidance. The Director manages all accounting functions for US legal entities across Mizkan.

Reporting to the Director, Corporate Controller are the Accounts Payable Manager, Accounts Receivable Manager, and Corporate General Ledger Manager.

This role requires a highly motivated and experienced professional whose values align with Mizkan's values of taking ownership, taking on challenges, driving collaboration, fostering open communicating and inspiring personal growth. The ideal candidate will have proven expertise in financial accounting, an understanding of daily accounting transactions, and the ability to develop and maintain internal control systems. Comprehensive knowledge of generally accepted accounting principles and practices is essential. A CPA and/or a master’s degree in accounting or finance is highly preferred. The Director Corporate Controller will be instrumental in preparing the monthly close and reporting packages.

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

• Oversees all accounting functions including but not limited to corporate and division accounting; accounts payable; credit, collections, and deductions; customer accounting; and internal/external financial statement reporting.
• Reviews, evaluates and implements accounting systems, policies, and procedures working through their team.
• Ensures all financial reports are prepared in a timely and accurate manner.
• Administers and presents monthly financial statements and related reports including but not limited to balance sheets, income statements, cash-flow reports, budgets, and variance analysis.
• Supervises monthly balancing of books and monthly account reviews.
• Coordinates annual independent audit and preparation of annual tax documents.
• Ensures compliance with statutory payroll and property tax reporting.
• Monitors receivables to ensure credit risk is mitigated.
• Hires, trains, supervises, motivates, and develops accounting managers. Evaluates performance and recognizes individual achievement. Encourages growth and development. Takes corrective action as needed.
• Assists with company strategic planning related to accounting.
• Oversees balance sheet general ledger account reconciliations for all operations (e.g., detailed Account Recs on established frequency).
• Benchmarks key performance metrics (e.g., Financial Statement Analysis) and hold the team accountable to those metrics.
• Enhance performance improvement ideas with clear roles and responsibilities (e.g., Role Matrix).
• Oversees ad-hoc analyses, ensuring methodological rigor and validating conclusions.
• Controls the quality of information extraction, analysis consistency, and resulting communication.
• Recommend process improvement to improve and promote quality of function, and accuracy and thoroughness in results.
  
  

Qualifications And Competencies

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or Business required. MBA and/or CPA desirable. Minimum of 10 years of related experience.
• Experience in Food & Beverage Manufacturing, and/or consumer products industry is highly desirable.
• Working knowledge of financial forecasting and financial reports.
• Demonstrated proficiency in MS Office Suites (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) required. Knowledge of Microsoft Dynamics D365 and Power BI desirable.
• Strong mastery of USGAAP; IFRS knowledge is a plus.
• Exhibits a professional demeanor, courteous, friendly, well-organized, and proactive.
• Ability to enthusiastically adapt to a fast-paced and dynamic work environment.
• Proven leadership, management, and team-building skills.
• Willing to challenge the status quo, committed to providing the best services to our cross-functional teams, and capable of driving change.
• Working knowledge of data collection, data analysis, evaluation, and scientific method.
• Ability to work with all levels of management as a member of the management team. Creative, flexible, and innovative team player.
• Excellent interpersonal, communication, and presentation skills.
• Results-oriented and pragmatic. Demonstrated customer service orientation (internal and external), and collaborative ability.
• Strong analytical skills, attention to detail, experience with spreadsheets, databases, and data interpretation.
  
  

The annual base salary for this position ranges from $171,000 to $200,000.

Compensation is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills and experience. Short-Term Incentive and other forms of compensation may also be provided as part of a total compensation package.

A full range of medical, dental, vision, 401K plus up-to-four percent (4%) match, profit sharing, wellness program, paid parental leave, long-term-care insurance, critical accident insurance, short- and long-term disability and education assistance are also available.