Controller Senior Director

Fresh Del Monte Produce Company•Pittsburgh, PA

About The Position

The Sr, Director, Controller (Foods Division) is responsible for overseeing the financial reporting process, including general ledger governance, transaction processing oversight, financial statement preparation, journal entry review, balance sheet accounts reconciliation support, review of management discussion and analysis, and disclosures for the division, provided to the parent company for SEC reporting purposes, for accuracy and completeness. In addition, the Sr. Director, Controller is also responsible for directing the Foods Division accounts payable and accounts receivable functions.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Business Administration.
Active Certified Public Accountant (CPA) License.
Minimum 15 years of related accounting experience required, in conjunction with experience in public accounting assurance.
Manufacturing / cost accounting background and experience with complex standard cost system is desired.
Strong team leadership skills required.
High level of proficiency with Microsoft Office applications to produce complex documents and spreadsheets.
Demonstrated functional leadership and enterprise collaboration in a global team environment.
Experience with quarterly and annual SEC filing activities.

Nice To Haves

MBA, or advanced degree in related discipline.
SAP experience.
BlackLine implementation experience preferred.
Senior Accounting position in Consumer Products / Food Manufacturing at a publicly traded company.
Big 4 Public Accounting experience.
Direct team building and transformation experience.
Spanish Language professional proficiency is preferred.

Responsibilities

Facilitates best practices in corporate governance, risk management, internal controls, and cost management:
Evaluates and updates accounting policies and procedures to ensure alignment with US GAAP and Corporate policy, and monitors adherence to them. Research technical accounting issues to ensure compliance.
Ensures accounting processes are defined and documented.
In partnership with the Vice President, Finance, improves the cost effectiveness, accuracy and reliability of processes and financial reports.
Establishes department scorecard and KPIs.
Drives accuracy and consistency, across all Divisional locations, of manufacturing/cost accounting practices.
Works with teams and Functional Leadership to design internal controls to mitigate key financial statement risks in the financial reporting, procure to pay, order to cash, inventory, fixed assets, treasury, payroll, and benefit processes. Directs the execution of key financial controls to ensure they operate effectively.
Works closely with IT to ensure key IT general computer controls are designed and operating effectively to ensure financial statements and reports are complete and accurate.
Explores and prioritizes accounting automation where control and cost are beneficial.
Provides input on cash-flow, and treasury strategies.
Liaises with auditors (SOX, internal, external). Oversee audit requests and ensures teams provide the appropriate requested information in a timely manner.
Collaborates with VP of Finance to conduct analyses for a variety of contingencies: new products, new business models, acquisitions including due diligence, divestitures, international expansion, supply chain issues, economic downturns, new system implementations, etc.