Corporate Controller

LHH is leading the search for a Corporate Controller to run this complex, multi-state organization. This is a big job and we are looking for someone who wants to balance all technical and operational accounting, and eventually also take on the controls and full finance function over time.

Position:
Corporate Controller

Compensation: $ 300-400K

• 50-70% executive bonus
• Additional Long Term Incentive
• Total compensation is likely $800-900K

Benefits include:

• 7% retirement
• Unlimited PTO days, 10 holidays
• Generous and Comprehensive healthcare package
• Paid Maternity/Paternity leave

Reports to: CAO

Why Open: Succession Planning

Growth
: CFO

Job includes:

• Oversee all Technical Accounting and correct accounting procedures
• Oversee all Corporate Accounting Consolidations and Financial reporting to external entities and parent company
• Oversee all Corporate Accounting
• Liaise with VPs of Divisions on all financial results and allocations
• Lead the team that services the organization and provide them resources for Accounting policy, procedure, contract review
• Ability to drive the accounting from a business perspective

We are looking for:

• CPA required
• Deep experience leading a large (global) manufacturing company
• Has technical aptitude to oversee those functions and can understand to have very strategic conversations, but you’ll have a Technical Director on your team
• Strong preference to someone with public company background
• SOX Controls knowledge
• Global financial reporting knowledge
• Cadence feels like public company
• Coming from companies $3B or larger with multiple locations and international operations
• Type:
  Roll up sleeves and be part of the solution; all hands on deck mentality on Corporate team and includes self.

Cultural notes:

• Collaborative, works with VPs, Finance, and Operational people throughout the company
• Viewed from the field as a helper if they have questions
• Attributes of curiosity, and a temperament for collaboration
• Asks questions, digs in and researches sometimes, but also willing to learn from those around them
• Team Player with awesome communication
• Likes people who raises their hand with new ideas, or things they noticed
• Loves someone who is in a consistent state of learning – life long.
• We are a service organization – bottoms up approach