North American Controller

This position will be responsible for day to day site accounting functions, including establishing and maintaining accounting principles, practices and procedures specifically in Inventory Control, Accounts Payable, and Financial Controls.  This position will also partner with business leaders and provide financial analysis for the management team.  Successful candidates will live within 2 hour driving distance from Elizabethtown and the time required to be on-site will be minimal. 

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Maintain a robust accounting control environment that complies with GAAP, Sarbanes-Oxley, and Fortive Policy.
• Manage all day-to-day financial issues with Inventory, A/P, and A/R.

• Analyze current business operations (identify issues, develop conclusions and recommendations, lead implementation/change).
• Manage and develop Senior Associate Accountant, Cost Accountant and Accounting Supervisor

• Support the business forecast process by tracking run rates and gaps to plan (identify forecast issues, recommend action steps, lead implementation).
• Manage the standard cost system (cost and update BOM’s), and improve the perpetual inventory reliability.

• Direct the monthly close process.
• Develop the monthly financial forecast – sales, bookings, OP, balance sheet and stats – and prepare financial review deck.
• Review monthly account reconciliations for all balance sheet accounts.
• Development of annual budgets and strategic plans.
• Review PPG projects for business case, review/analyze CAR’s for business case or help requestors make a sound business case.
• Analyze and present financial position relative to comps - prior forecast, plan, last year, sequentially for month, quarter, YTD and full year - with full ability to explain changes.
• Proactively review business procedures and initiate actions to mitigate risks or increase controls (i.e., commissioned rep agreements, process to bring on new or terminate)
• Challenge leadership team in a professional way in order to stretch the team to better results. 
• Bring business improvements to the table, either through benchmarking or best practices

Education and Experience:

• B.S. degree in finance/ accounting. CPA preferred.
• 5 to 10 years of financial management experience, manufacturing environment preferred
• 1 to 3 years of public accounting experience preferred.

Skills:

• GAAP, Sarbanes-Oxley, Internal Controls
• Complete understanding of standard cost system and perpetual inventory in manufacturing environment.
• Business savvy (ability to think from a multi-functional perspective).
• Committed to operational excellence and results.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills (ability to influence others and create change).
• Excellent financial analysis and financial management skills.
• Strategically oriented.
• Organized, with attention to detail; balances the details with the big picture.

Fortive is a diversified industrial growth company comprised of global businesses that are recognized leaders in attractive markets. With more than $6 billion in annual revenues, Fortive’s well-known brands hold leading positions in field instrumentation, transportation, sensing, product realization, automation and specialty, and franchise distribution.

Fortive is headquartered in Everett, Washington and employs a team of more than 24,000 research and development, manufacturing, sales, distribution, service and administrative employees in more than 40 countries around the world. Our team grows by tackling challenges that accelerate progress and further their careers. With a culture rooted in continuous improvement, the core of our company’s operating model is the Fortive Business System. For more information please visit: www.fortive.com. 

The position is with Specialty Product Technologies (SPT).  Specialty Product Technologies (SPT) has grown to be a global leader as a core technology company comprised of several strong product lines. SPT designs, manufactures, and markets innovative products, services, and technologies to deliver manufacturing/operational efficiencies, cost-effective solutions, and high-quality products demanded by today’s industrial automation marketplace.

Every SPT product line has earned a “best in class” reputation and has been built on a solid foundation of achievement over a long period of time with proven reliability in the most rigorous and demanding applications. Each product line is considered essential components in the markets and applications they serve.

Founded in 1901 as the Veeder Manufacturing Company, the company joined the Danaher portfolio in 1986 and has continued to grow. Today, SPT is part of the Fortive Corporation.  The SPT product lines encompass the solid brands of Eagle Signal, Joslyn Clark, Namco Controls, Superior Electric, Thomson Nyliner, and Veeder-Root. SPT product lines can be found in a wide variety of applications and industries.

We Are an Equal Opportunity Employer

Fortive Corporation and all Fortive Companies are proud to be equal opportunity employers. We value and encourage diversity and solicit applications from all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, marital status, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or other characteristics protected by law. Fortive and all Fortive Companies are also committed to providing reasonable accommodations for applicants with disabilities. Individuals who need a reasonable accommodation because of a disability for any part of the employment process should ask to speak with a Human Resources representative to request an accommodation.

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