Director Internal Controls & Policy

Circor International • Burlington, MA

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About The Position

Reporting to the Corporate Controller, the Director of Internal Controls and Policy is accountable for optimization and maintaining Company's internal controls framework and related process improvement and remediation initiatives. The role also involves oversight of CIRCOR accounting policy, ensuring that the Company's policy is applied accurately and consistently across the sites globally, as well as, various aspects of corporate accounting, including the analysis and reporting on technical accounting matters across the organization. This individual plays an important role ensuring that our financial accounting and reporting are compliant with GAAP. The role will require close interactions with finance leaders in our various global business divisions and corporate functions such as FP&A, Tax, Treasury and HR routinely providing technical mentorship relating to various internal controls and policy matters.

Requirements

• Minimum of 10 years of progressive experience in Controllership roles - internal controls/internal audit, technical accounting and/or SEC reporting.
• Detailed experience with internal controls framework, internal controls testing and remediation efforts.
• Experience with US GAAP Technical Accounting background and understanding of SEC reporting requirements
• Experience in research and clearly documenting accounting issues and applicable standards.
• Finance process improvement, large scale, global accounting/finance transformation experience is a plus
• Excellent communication and presentation skills with the ability to explain complex issues clearly and succinctly with stakeholders at all levels.
• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Business Administration or Finance
• Active CPA License
• 10+ total years of relevant accounting/ financial reporting experience in BOTH a manufacturing sector AND a public accounting firm.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with business combinations, defined benefits accounting, share-based compensation accounting is a plus.
• Finance process improvement, large scale, global accounting/finance transformation experience is a plus

Responsibilities

• Lead the team of internal controls specialists, responsible for the development, monitoring and improvement of the internal controls, systems and policies relating to various significant processes at Corporate and across operating divisions.
• Independently lead various corporate accounting projects, including but not limited to business combinations, post-acquisition integration and divestitures.
• Lead periodic CIRCOR Accounting policy update and communication. Directly participate in developing, updating and communicating to the operating divisions of the related policies and desktop procedures.
• Partner with the stakeholders to explain the end-to-end testing and monitoring activities to be conducted and develop action plans to address various accounting issues and controls deficiencies identified.
• Establish and maintain strong relationships with business and other Compliance partners such as Legal, Internal Audit and External Audit.
• Support CIRCOR Corporate Accounting team in preparation and review of quarterly and annual financial statements.
• Leads the appropriate application of resources, including technology and digital tools, used in the financial reporting and technical accounting research process to provide a thoughtful and controlled reporting process, including negotiations and contracting with vendors.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director
• Industry: Machinery Manufacturing
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees