Controller
Apply NowCompany: Illinois Tool Works, Inc.
Location: Tualatin, OR 97062
Description:
Job Description:
Essential Job Responsibilities:
Skills / Abilities:
Education/Experience:
Physical Requirements/Working Conditions:
Compensation Information:
Exempt Position: $120,000 - $135,000 + Annual Incentive Bonus Opportunity
- Proven problem-solving, analytical, and decision-making skills.
- Proven leadership skills
- Proficient knowledge of finance, accounting, budgeting, and cost control principles,
- Including Generally Accepted Accounting Principles.
- Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills
- Manage slow-moving and obsolete inventory to achieve annual reduction goals and reach ITW metric targets.
- Supports Business Unit Manager in Long Range Plan, Annual Operating Plan and strategy planning.
Essential Job Responsibilities:
- Primary responsibility for assuring all financial transactions complies with GAAP, Sarbanes Oxley and all other required financial accounting standards.
- Direct management of accounting and finance activities throughout business unit.
- In conjunction with ITW Group or Division Controllers, may develop and administer Company accounting policies and procedures as they apply to the specific business.
- Coordinate the annual physical inventory.
- Review standard cost development, internal control compliance, variance analysis, inventory accounting, expense control and employee training and development.
- Work closely with IT in developing and maintaining the appropriate systems required to run the business.
- Provide monthly reporting, monitoring and analysis of all inventories and inventory reserves.
- Coordinate the annual unit costing process and provide Management with analysis of ongoing cost changes.
- Preparation of monthly financial reports and related value-added analysis schedules.
- Preparation of Long-Range Plan, Annual Operating Plan, and monthly current Outlooks.
- Presentation of monthly financial results to Division Controller, VP/GM and ITW Group Controller.
- Special analysis to highlight areas for business improvement as directed by the Division Controller, VP/GM and ITW Group Controller.
- Supervise business unit's financial and accounting functions including but not limited to cost, general, sales, and plant accounting.
- Understand and utilize the ITW toolbox in all aspects of the job including prioritizing work assignments and developing work processes
Skills / Abilities:
- Proven problem-solving, analytical, and decision-making skills
- Proven leadership skills
- Proficient knowledge of finance, accounting, budgeting, and cost control principles including Generally Accepted Accounting Principles.
- Results focused
- Good people management skills
- Excellent verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills
- Proficient in Microsoft Office applications, with exceptional Excel skills
- Attention to detail
- Ability to use spreadsheets, databases and other IT programs
Education/Experience:
- 5-10 years of similar or related experience, preferably in manufacturing
- Bachelor's degree in finance or accounting
- Knowledge of personal computer systems such as Microsoft applications such as Excel and integrated financial/MRP programs required.
- CPA or CMA preferred
Physical Requirements/Working Conditions:
- Travel less than 25% of the time
- Ability Lifting up to 25 lbs
- Office Environment
Compensation Information:
Exempt Position: $120,000 - $135,000 + Annual Incentive Bonus Opportunity