Fire and Ambulance Group Controller

Corporate is part of Terex Corporation, a global designer and manufacturer of specialized vehicles and equipment, including fire and emergency vehicles, waste and recycling equipment, RV’s, and machinery supporting construction, utilities, and infrastructure. With operations across the U.S. and globally, we are committed to safety, innovation, and quality while building products our customers depend on every day.

Requisition

Reporting directly to the VP Finance, the Fire and Ambulance group Controller is responsible for overseeing the financial operations, reporting, budgeting, and internal controls for assigned business units and strategic projects. This role may be dedicated to a primary business unit for a period of time based on organizational needs, project priorities, or growth initiatives. The Controller partners closely with operational and executive leadership to provide financial analysis, ensure compliance with accounting standards, and support strategic decision‑making across the organization.

• Serve as the finance leader for designated business units within the Fire and Ambulance group, projects, or special initiatives, with assignments evolving based on business priorities and organizational needs.
• Provide financial leadership and support for project‑based initiatives, including acquisitions, integrations, system implementations, operational improvements, and business expansion efforts.
• Responsible for financial oversight of assigned Fire and Ambulance group projects to determine prioritization and appropriateness through analysis of financial return metrics and is responsible for follow‑up post‑transaction to determine if specific projects are delivering the expected benefit.
• Transition between business unit assignments as needed to support company growth, strategic objectives, and operational requirements.
• Responsible for preparing financial statements, forecasts, internal/external reporting packages. Ensure SOX compliance, internal controls, facilitate audits, and other inquiries.
• Responsible for the integrity of the reporting systems, (i.e., receiving, shipping, inventories, labor efficiency, material usage, etc.) so that accurate financial statements that are bridged to budget and forecast can be submitted for each month’s business activity by the established deadlines.
• Coordinate the activities the areas of accounting costs and budgets through the review of the operations and the criteria used for developing cost standards and expense budgets to establish an acceptable base for measuring product cost, expense control, and business unit performance.
• Prepares appropriation requests and the justification of it for capital expenditures to ensure that the funds are being requested in accordance with corporate guidelines.
• Partner closely with business unit leaders and cross‑functional teams to identify opportunities, influence decisions, remove barriers, and drive operational and financial results, including in situations where direct reporting authority does not exist.
• Responsible for ensuring that all financial, and governmental reports are completed and submitted in a timely manner.
• Responsible for maintaining the accuracy of all balance sheet accounts by ensuring that account reconciliations are completed monthly/quarterly as scheduled.
• Coordinate all activities, related to year‑end audit requirements, SOX compliance, operating plans, forecasts, and outlooks.
• Monitor and resolve any issues regarding procedures, systems, or cost centers. Delegates accounting function to members of the accounting department and follows up to ensure that attainment of assigned goals.
• Review and approve all continuous improvement initiative reporting of anticipated and actual results.
• Other duties, as assigned.

• Demonstrated broad background in all aspects of accounting, finance, planning and analysis, reporting, SOX compliance, and IT systems.
• Demonstrated effectiveness in a fast‑paced, growth‑oriented organization, requiring flexibility and adaptability to changing organizational priorities.
• Solid project management and…