Business Unit Controller

Summary

The Business Unit Controller, reporting to the CFO, is responsible for:

• Financial oversight, performance analysis, and strategic support of RTC’s proprietary product business (a/k/a the “Ready” business). This role combines traditional controllership responsibilities with forward‑looking financial planning and analysis to drive profitability, reduce risk, and provide for informed business decisions.
• Several corporate/global level business planning and analysis responsibilities, including in the areas of budgeting, forecasting, and reporting; cash flow planning and ad‑hoc analysis and presentations.

This position partners closely with US Sales and Operations, Senior Leadership, and Regional Financial Managers to ensure financial integrity, actionable reporting, and data‑driven insights that support revenue growth and margin improvement.

The Business Unit Controller will demonstrate impeccable integrity, a high level of critical thinking, a strong work ethic, attention to detail, the ability to juggle multiple assignments simultaneously, and provide strong analytical skills, which will enable business growth.

• Combine a solid understanding of the business, effective working relationships with Ready sales and operations managers, and excellent business analysis to become a key driver of the decision‑making process to help protect and build the business.
• When a business opportunity has been identified, drive the financial modeling process via integration of key global cross‑functional resources, including Estimating, Tooling, Product Development, Product Management, Sales, and Operations, to present accurate and insightful P&Ls, which will be used to develop pricing strategies.
• Identify opportunities to improve product and customer profitability and/or reduce investment and mitigate overall business risk.
• Work with the Ready business managers to develop the annual Ready business budget and quarterly forecasts to accurately project the business. Identify areas of risk and propose solutions to continuously improve our ability to project the business.

• Interfaces monthly and ongoing with Corporate Accounting to ensure that all monthly/quarterly/annual Business Unit based financial information is properly stated and variances to plan or unusual entries are reconciled and detailed on a timely basis so that the accounting staff can efficiently complete their management of the financial close process.
• Ensures financial management reporting, analysis, and processes are in place to support the ongoing and future needs of the Ready business.
• Participate in the annual audit, as required.

• Budgeting and forecasting:
  Work with US Financial and Regional Finance Teams to develop RTC’s annual global budget and quarterly forecast updates with key issues and opportunities outlined for Senior Mgmt.
• Reporting:
  Compilation of the RTC’s monthly global results vs. budget/forecast
• Cash flow planning:
  Annual and ongoing cash flow forecasts
• Coordinates/undertakes special projects as assigned by the CFO, COO, CEO, and Corporate Controller.

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field
• 5–8+ years of progressive experience in accounting and/or financial analysis
• Requisite technical skills, including sophisticated financial modeling, advanced Excel skills, and experience with financial systems/ERP platforms
• Strong understanding of cost accounting in a manufacturing or distribution environment.

• Impeccable integrity
• Strong critical thinking, analytical, and problem‑solving skills
• Ability to balance detail orientation with big‑picture thinking
• Self‑starter who is highly results‑oriented and who has a high level of accountability and ownership.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, including a collaborative style and ability to clearly communicate at all levels of the business.
• Resourceful and creative.
• Continuous improvement mindset
• Ability to handle multiple…