Purpose:
In this role you will be responsible for effectively executing activities to mainly support the accounting controls and sales growth of the organization. Traveling required.
Job Responsibilities:
Candidate will be responsible for, but not limited to:
- Responsibility / oversight over the complete accounting closing process including reporting.
- Providing guidelines of financial / accounting / internal control policies and procedures.
- Monitoring the internal control system for weaknesses and corrective actions.
- Monitoring, tracking and assuring all required financial reporting as performed accurately and timely.
- Implementing / monitoring and overseeing branch audits providing recommendations and follow-up on action plans.
- Interacting with local (in country) as well as parent company Internal Audit.
- Financial / accounting oversight over 5 independent legal entities.
- Leading the roll-out of SOX in the new entities (Mexico and Canada) while monitoring / enforcing compliance for the others (Export Business and Puerto Rico).
- Monitoring and providing recommendations for all FCPA / Export control policies and procedures.
- Preparing budgets by establishing schedules; collecting, analyzing, and consolidating financial data; recommending plans.
- Achieving budget objectives by scheduling expenditures; analyzing variances; initiating corrective actions.
- Providing status of financial condition by collecting, interpreting, and reporting financial data.
- Preparing special reports by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing information and trends.
- Complying with federal, state, and local legal requirements by studying existing and new legislation; anticipating future legislation; enforcing adherence to requirements; filing financial reports; advising management on needed actions.
- Maintaining professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops; reviewing professional publications; establishing personal networks; participating in professional societies.
- Contributing to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed.