Director, Controller - North and Central America

Ball•Westminster, CO

3d•$147,200 - $215,240•Hybrid

About The Position

This is a high-impact Controller role with end-to-end oversight of the accounting and ledgers for Beverage Packaging North and Central America—Ball’s largest division. As the Director, Controller - North and Central America, you will ensure accurate, timely closes and US GAAP reporting, provide oversight across the control environment, and serve as a trusted business advisor embedded with finance, operations, and functional leaders across the division. The role combines strong technical accounting and controllership with broad business partnership, giving the leader the opportunity to influence decisions, strengthen controls, improve processes, and help shape accounting practices across BPNCA while partnering closely with the global Assistant Controller organization. Primary purpose of the position: Establishes and direct the accounting policies and procedures for the Beverage Packaging North and Central America.

Requirements

Degree in Finance or Administration Business Discipline
Professional accountancy qualification
Technically astute with accounting rules and regulations
Strategic thinker
Strong leadership and management skills
A strong leader who sets an example for the team and focuses their efforts on the achievement of stretch targets.
A clear communicator who is willing to share information to facilitate decision-making
Good conflict solving skills
Strong Execution and decision making
Strong Analytical skills
Strong Influencing skills
Good computer skills
Can build and keep relationships across functions and regions
Maintain a calm demeanour during challenging times
Accounting rules (US GAAP & applicable local GAAP) and regulations
Process oriented – design and improvement
Design of internal controls to prevent or detect accounting errors
General Finance – risk management, valuation, foreign currencies, etc.
Accounting systems
Manufacturing operating principles, practices, nomenclature, and procedures

Nice To Haves

CPA/ACA qualified with audit background
MBA, CMA
10+ years in manufacturing environment

Responsibilities

Overall accountability and responsibility for the accounting function of the division (BPNCA), ensuring alignment and adherence with company accounting policies to ensure the reported results of the business are true and accurate.
Review and sign off of all division reporting to support the US GAAP filing requirements
Act as the key business contact between Global Business Services GBS and the division for outsourced transactional processes and play a strategic role in continuous improvement, standardization and optimization of work outsourced
Represent the division on the Global Accounting Center of Expertise (COE) leadership team to strive toward global standardization of systems, processes and procedures
Lead the SOX program for the division, acting as the key conduit between the business and both External & Internal Audit. Take a key role in any remediation/recommendations required and act as a champion for continuous improvement within the internal control environment for the division
Lead the COE organisation through the execution and delivery of all required external regulatory requirements, acting as the key support point of contact for any issues or remediation requirements
Act as the key conduit between the business and Internal Audit, taking an active role in the Internal Audit program and reviewing outputs/recommendations and carrying out broader regional impact assessments
Be a steward for adherence to corporate policies through building key relationships in the business, identifying areas of risk and implementing plans to mitigate them
Act as approver for complex and high value transactions/agreements (e.g. AFE/AFL/Contracts), ensuring technical accounting considerations are applied upon review alongside policy adherence
Lead and support the Corporate & Global Beverage COE organisation on all technical accounting matters, acting as the first point of contact and conduit between the business and technical accounting where required on more complex matters
Be a strategic partner to the divisional BPNCA finance leadership team (VP Finance or other role), acting as the “go to” person for all business proposals for impact assessment. Examples may include Customer/Supplier proposals
Build strong relationships with key functional leads (Legal/Sourcing/Commercial) giving rise to strategic level business partnering, allowing for impact considerations to be part of forward looking key decision making
Contribute to the strategic planning and decision making of the Global COE with VP Controller
Support other strategic finance and other initiatives as required
Support non-finance projects as required (Coupa/Vendavo/S4) and provide expert advice/support for Accounting/Controlling considerations
Build out succession plans for key roles in the COE organisation including this role
Lead through the ICA framework and support the diversity and inclusion initiatives