Assistant Controller

Marmon Holdings, Inc.•Chicago, IL

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Marmon Group LLC, backed by Berkshire Hathaway, is a global industrial organization committed to making a positive impact, providing diverse learning opportunities, and fostering an empowering culture. This Assistant Controller position is part of Marmon’s Transportation Group, which has revenues approaching $2.5 billion. The role involves performing financial reporting and analysis, accounting, internal control compliance, and special projects. The company is seeking a high-potential candidate with geographic mobility and the desire to become a company controller within 2-3 years. The position reports directly to the Transportation Group VP of Finance. The candidate will either work in-office at Marmon’s Chicago headquarters or reside at one of the business units, with a strong preference for the Chicago office.

Requirements

7+ years of progressive experience in accounting/financial analysis positions
Strong interpersonal skills with a customer-service mindset
Ability to operate independently and multi-task
Geographic mobility

Nice To Haves

Audit experience
CPA

Responsibilities

Consolidate, review, and analyze business unit financials and related schedules to identify trends, issues, and opportunities
Distribute final consolidated financial statements, forecasts, and other reports to management team
Assist in the creation of monthly financial report to Marmon Executive Management
Book any required General Ledger entries for the Group level (e.g., profit in inventory elimination entries)
Distribute and ensure adherence to reporting deadlines by the business units and work closely with Marmon’s Corporate Accounting team to resolve any outstanding questions, intercompany accounting mismatches, and other items
Review quarterly analytics provided by business units and work closely with the business units to revise as needed
Prepare & validate financial statement certifications for the Group and review and analyze business unit submissions
Assist in preparing Group presentations for Quarterly Business Reviews with Marmon Executive Management
Assist with review and analysis of Benchmarking report prepared by Marmon Corporate
Analyze customer, competitor, industry news, and filings to develop and disseminate market intelligence to Group leadership
Manage the annual budget consolidation process, including offline consolidation of “first look” reporting, consolidation of prelim and final submissions, budget change management, generation and distribution of reports and analysis, and identification and resolution of issues throughout the planning process (inaccurate or incomplete data entry, etc.)
Assist with the preparation of budget presentation materials, including financial reports and other materials presented to Senior Executive Leadership
Participate in annual budget meetings with Group and business unit leadership, gaining visibility to financial plans, growth efforts, and long-range strategic thinking
Participate in annual financial budget presentation to Company CFO
Liaise with Internal Audit as well as Platform and Business Unit Controllers to review business unit audit findings, working with business units to ensure effective and timely remediation
Perform Group-led “spot-audits” of business units (GAAP, company policy, and SOX) and assist in reviewing effectiveness of remediation / closure actions as reported by company controllers; compile best practices and common findings and disseminate to business unit management
Assist in the review and approval of capital expenditure and restructuring requests; perform post audits of significant capital and restructuring projects
Assist in evaluation and due diligence of potential acquisitions; assist with post-acquisition integration efforts (adoption of company policy, operational changes, implementation of Marmon policies, etc.)
Be a power user and a Group resource for OneStream (Marmon’s forthcoming reporting and consolidation software)
Become an expert on Marmon’s accounting and internal control policies
Perform ad hoc financial analysis, reporting, and other one-off / special projects
Respond to and coordinate data collection, aggregation, and reporting for various special analysis requests from Group management and Marmon
Leverage new and available tools to continuously improve Group’s back-office communications and review processes to reduce administrative overhead