Director, Assistant Corporate Controller

Azenta Inc.

At Azenta, new ideas, new technologies and new ways of thinking are driving our future. Our customer focused culture encourages employees to embrace innovation and challenge the status quo with novel thinking and collaborative work relationships. All we accomplish is grounded in our core values of Customer Focus, Achievement, Accountability, Teamwork, Employee Value and Integrity.

Director, Assistant Corporate Controller

At Azenta, new ideas, new technologies and new ways of thinking are driving our future. Our customer-focused culture encourages employees to embrace innovation and challenge the status quo with novel thinking and collaborative work relationships.

Azenta Life Sciences is a global leader in the life sciences space with headquarters in Burlington, MA, and offices and operations worldwide. We are a market leader in automated bio sample management solutions and genomic services across areas such as drug development, clinical and advanced cell therapies for the industry's top pharmaceutical, biotech, academic and healthcare institutions globally. We provide unparalleled capabilities with our lab analysis, sample management and storage services, informatics software, and consumables, with the largest installed base managing millions of samples globally.

Azenta Life Sciences is looking for a Director, Assistant Corporate Controller to play a critical role in scaling our finance function. Director, Assistant Corporate Controller will be instrumental in setting the strategy and direction of the accounting organization and setting policy and processes. This role includes developing and implementing policies, procedures, and driving continuous improvement throughout our accounting organization. This is a perfect role for a financial leader who will thrive in a dynamic and fast-growing environment.

The Director, Assistant Corporate Controller will report to the VP, Chief Accounting Officer and oversee the Corporate Accounting team while providing guidance and oversight of the divisional accounting functions within the operating segments.

• Lead and develop a high performing team of accounting professionals, promoting a culture of continuous improvement
• Manage the global monthly closing cycle, including oversight of consolidations, corporate accounting, shared services and support the financial reporting function
• Manage the accounting and financial operations for a complex multi-entity, multi-currency global company while ensuring compliance with US GAAP, local accounting requirements, internal policies and SEC reporting requirements
• Provide financial oversight, guidance and thought partnership to divisional accounting teams
• Build meaningful and trusted relationships with key internal stakeholders across business units and functions
• Continuously review and enhance financial policies, procedures, internal controls, and systems to align with best practices and evolving business needs
• Serve as a liaison with external auditors on significant judgments and accounting matters.
• Partner with finance, tax, treasury, legal, information technology, and business teams on cross-functional initiatives affecting accounting and reporting.
• Support newly acquired businesses in training/guidance on corporate accounting policies to ensure financial results prepared in accordance with GAAP and internal accounting policies.
• Support preparation or review of materials for presentation to executive management or the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors
• Execute and ensure compliance of key internal controls; consistently review current controls to determine adequacy and sufficiency of design

• 10+ years in an accounting / finance leadership role…