Financial Controller - North America

LGC Diagnostics & Genomics•Milford, MA

About The Position

The Financial Controller, North America is a financial leader and business partner to operational sites across the North American region. The role oversees site operational finance, including accounting, financial reporting, direct and indirect taxes, and cash management. In close collaboration with financial and operational leaders, the Controller supports revenue growth, gross margin expansion, operating expense discipline, and working capital efficiency. This is an active accounting and people-management role. The Controller leads financial professionals and partners with financial centers of excellence and cross-functional leadership teams. In partnership with HR and other stakeholders, the role helps foster a positive work environment and a culture of ownership, continuous improvement, and accountability. The position oversees financial responsibilities across designated operational sites, directs regional finance teams, and ensures effective business-level reporting, period-end activities, cash and balance sheet management, controls, and audits. It partners with operational and cross-functional leaders, develops plans to improve team productivity and profitability, ensures accurate reporting in accordance with applicable standards such as U.S. GAAP and IFRS, and leads financial work related to budgets, forecasts, working capital, SIOP reporting, and M&A activities. The Controller also reports on key performance indicators and raises relevant discrepancies and trends with leadership.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in business, accounting, finance, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of relevant education and applicable work experience.
Previous financial experience, ideally 15 or more years, within a manufacturing organization.
Extensive executive-level finance business partnering experience, with a proven record of influencing and supporting operational and commercial decisions.
Experience working effectively in a global, matrixed organization, managing an offshore BPO partner and competing priorities across functions, sites, and regions.
Demonstrated people-development experience, including managing, coaching, and developing finance talent across multiple sites and regions.
Experience managing operational finance and providing business partnership to a business with revenues of $200 million or more.
Expertise in applicable accounting principles and relevant financial regulations.
Working knowledge of operational accounting and its relationship to financial accounting, budgeting and forecasting, and operations support.
Ability to work with complex or ambiguous datasets and derive clear insights and actionable recommendations when data is incomplete or inconsistent.
Knowledge of Microsoft applications, including advanced Excel, SAP, and IFS.
Commitment to LGC’s core value behaviours: Passion, Curiosity, Integrity, Brilliance, and Respect.
Strong strategic thinking and critical relationship-development skills.
Decisive leadership, people-development, and team-building abilities.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to communicate with external partners and people at all organizational levels.
Ability to work in a team, adapt to change, and exert influence in a directive and positive manner.
Ability to work autonomously, self-start, and drive work while recognizing when stakeholder engagement is appropriate.
Strong problem-solving skills, including analyzing data and developing solutions that deliver results and meet business objectives.
Adaptability and ability to take on new responsibilities while managing and prioritizing multiple tasks in a dynamic environment.
Consistency, fairness, emotional strength, and integrity in handling confidential information.
Results-driven and process-oriented approach, meeting targets on time and on budget.
Ability to promote cooperation and commitment within a team to achieve goals and deliverables.
Resilience and ability to maintain composure, focus, and effectiveness under pressure and recover quickly from setbacks.
Current U.S. work authorization; the company is unable to sponsor or assume sponsorship for temporary visas.

Nice To Haves

Progressive financial and/or cost accounting experience within a global, matrixed organization in the biotech industry.
Accounting designation such as CPA or CMA, or an equivalent financial professional certification.
Experience reviewing customer contract terms and conditions.
Experience with EPM software and a financial consolidation system, preferably Adaptive Planning and OneStream, respectively.
Experience with M&A integrations and ERP decision-making.

Responsibilities

Oversee the regular performance and continued effectiveness of financial responsibilities at operational sites in the designated region.
Direct regional teams of financial professionals, including responsibility for budgeting, engagement, staffing, training, talent management, employee relations, and team effectiveness.
Ensure effective execution of business-level financial reporting, month-end and year-end activities, balance sheet and cash flow management, internal financial controls, and internal and external audits.
Serve as a financial business partner to regional operational leaders, cross-functional stakeholders, and global process owners across functions, sites, and regions.
Develop and execute operational plans to improve team productivity and profitability while delivering excellent customer satisfaction.
Ensure financial results are consistently and accurately presented and comply with regional accounting standards, including U.S. GAAP and IFRS.
Lead financial ownership for company objectives and projects, including gross margin expansion, OpEx discipline, working capital, annual budgets, reforecasting and rolling forecasts, SIOP reporting, and M&A activities.
Establish, monitor, and enforce financial policies and procedures to guide financial decisions and support team effectiveness.
Coordinate and lead annual external audits for sites or business portfolios in the designated region.
Provide regular KPI updates and reporting to functional leadership, including monthly working capital and cash flow reporting, and alert leadership to relevant discrepancies and trends.
Perform other duties as required or assigned by management to meet business needs.