Assistant Unit Controller

Curtiss-Wright Corporation•Arlington Heights, IL

1d•$108,900 - $134,050•Hybrid

About The Position

Curtiss-Wright's Industrial Division is looking for an Assistant Unit Controller to join their team! The Assistant Controller is a strategic business partner to the Business Unit Controller and cross functional leadership team. Your primary focus will be to assist in planning, coordinating, and administering the Accounting and FP&A activities, including recording information, reporting financial results and ensuring strong internal controls. The Assistant Controller analyzes all aspects of financial operations including manufacturing and cost performance, cash flow, deviations in operating results from prior year and plan, and helps formulate insightful financial analysis. You will partner with key business partners to drive the financial planning process and "get underneath" the numbers to identify trends and drivers. The Assistant Controller is also a key partner with the Business Unit Controller in maintaining the company's financial, management and compliance reporting functions.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting or Finance.
Lead accounting/finance role within the manufacturing industry preferred.
University graduation or professional certification (CPA preferred).
Inter-company trading experience is highly desired.
Analytical and problem-solving skills to conduct complex and comprehensive financial analysis, assessment and evaluation of financial reporting activities.

Responsibilities

Ensure accuracy and timely reporting of actual results as well financial planning and analysis activities in support of global financial processes.
Own periodic management reporting and analysis package and drive the standardization of reporting metrics across the organization.
Include monthly reporting into corporate and adhering to defined close schedule.
Lead the close process and the preparation of budgets, forecasts, and cash flow projections to guide the financial management of the business unit.
Drive balance sheet and P&L forecasting and assist BU Controller with implementing the forecast across the business including willingness and ability to take a stand to ensure the integrity of the forecast.
Manage audits of business units' financials, as well as internal and external audit requirements and US Sarbanes Oxley-404 (SOX) testing and compliance.
Own quarterly review of all SOX controls.
Ensure overall compliance with GAAP and other regulatory or governmental requirements as well as Corporate policies and procedures.
Analyze ledger and module transactions.
Handle routine and special projects.
Manage elements of Order to Cash, Procure to Pay and Make to Order transactional flow and activity.
Review proposals for economic justification.
Active participation in strategic planning process, support shared services groups, and assist with payroll processing.
Possess a strong desire to drive process creation, effective change management and organizational adoption of technology solutions.
Be able to digest and synthesize various data sources in the pursuit of fact-based and data-driven solutions.
Provide suggestions on decisive action to resolve problems or pursue opportunities.
Excellent communication, presentation and leadership skills, with a proven ability to manage staff and develop talent.