Division Controller

Trimble • Sunnyvale, CA

6d • Onsite

About The Position

Spearhead Financial Strategy as Division Controller: Driving Defense Innovation & Precision Systems Ready to take the financial lead in a high-stakes, high-impact environment? Steer the economic, financial, and strategic direction of Trimble Military and Advanced Systems, the market leader in high-performance embedded GPS navigation receivers for global military aviation platforms. You will be the pivotal finance advisor, ensuring the integrity of financial statements and safeguarding profitability through robust controls and strategic business counsel. About Us Trimble is a global technology company that connects the physical and digital worlds, transforming the ways work gets done. With relentless innovation in precise positioning, modeling and data analytics, Trimble enables essential industries including construction, geospatial and transportation. Whether it's helping customers build and maintain infrastructure, design and construct buildings, optimize global supply chains or map the world, Trimble is at the forefront, driving productivity and progress. About Trimble Military and Advanced Systems (TMAS): Trimble Military and Advanced Systems, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Trimble, Inc., is the market leader in high-performance embedded GPS navigation receivers for military aviation applications. Trimble is the sole qualified supplier of the Modernized GPS Aviation receiver, deeply embedded in over 70 US and international partner Aviation and Maritime platforms. What Makes This Role Great: In this influential role, you will be a trusted advisor and financial steward to the Division's leadership team, directly shaping the future of a mission-critical business focused on national defense and precision systems. You won't just report numbers; you will be instrumental in optimizing financial models, assessing macro-economic impacts, and making critical strategic decisions that guide the business's profitability, compliance, and sustained growth.

Requirements

• Proven expertise in ensuring the integrity of financial statements through rigorous controls and strict compliance with US GAAP and SEC reporting standards.
• Substantial experience in financial planning, analysis, forecasting, and developing annual budgets in collaboration with management teams.
• Demonstrated strategic business partnering, providing counsel on major business decisions and supporting the achievement of economic and strategic objectives.
• Experience overseeing or coordinating Federal contract compliance, including familiarity with FARs, DFARs, and managing certified cost & pricing data.
• Track record of inspiring and leading teams, fostering talent development, and enhancing process efficiency (e.g., revenue recognition, pricing).

Nice To Haves

• Prior experience in finance for a business operating within the defense, aerospace, or advanced systems industry.
• Deep knowledge of inventory accounting and management best practices, including cycle counts and WIP variance.
• Proven ability to drive cross-functional collaboration on digital transformation initiatives and reporting best practices.

Responsibilities

• Strategically Partner with business leaders, acting as a trusted advisor to optimize financial models and guide critical decisions that shape the future of the defense division.
• Drive Financial Integrity by overseeing complex monthly, quarterly, and annual close processes, ensuring strict compliance with US GAAP, SEC, and SOX reporting standards.
• Lead Federal Contract Compliance by coordinating proposal submissions, managing rates and factors, and ensuring adherence to complex government regulations (FARs, DFARs, Certified Cost & Pricing Data).
• Pioneer FP&A Excellence by leading monthly and quarterly business reviews, applying insightful qualitative judgment to quantitative analysis to drive the quality and predictability of forecasts.
• Champion Operations Efficiency by managing inventory, overseeing inventory turns, and optimizing high-value WIP and material variance accounting and scrap strategy.

Benefits

• Trimble offers comprehensive core benefits that include Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, Disability, Time off plans and retirement plans.
• Most of our businesses also offer tax savings plans for health, dependent care and commuter expenses as well as Paid Parental Leave and Employee Stock Purchase Plan.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees