Controller - Project Opportunity
Company: Bruker
Location: Tucson
Posted on: October 12, 2024
Job Description:
Controller - Project Opportunity
Job Locations
US-MA - US-AZ-Tucson
ID
2024-16044
Job Function
Accounting, Finance, Controlling
Overview
As one of the world's leading analytical instrumentation companies,
Bruker covers a broad spectrum of advanced solutions in all fields
of research and development. All our systems and instruments are
designed to improve safety of products, accelerate time-to-market
and support industries in successfully enhancing quality of life.
We've been driving innovation in analytical instrumentation for 60
years now. Today, worldwide more than 8,500 employees are working
on this permanent challenge, at over 90 locations on all
continents.
Responsibilities
New temporary project opportunity (up to 18 months) for a Finance
Controller in the Bruker Nano Surfaces & Metrology group.
- Full responsibility for all accounting
close and reporting for the legal entity which supports multiple
Business Units.
- Create efficient and effective month and quarter-end closing
processes and manage internal/ external audits.
- Prepare financial statements according to US GAAP, and review
with leadership monthly.
- Maintain a robust internal control system and overall controls
environment.
- Oversee management of the cost and inventory accounting
systems, and drive improvement of COGS and manufacturing variance
reporting.
- Effectively manage and influence improvements in working
capital efficiency.
- Perform trending and other analyses to provide valuable
financial insight to BNSM management.
- Actively support the corporate accounting team as needed.
- Work with the corporate tax team to facilitate timely statutory
reporting for the legal entity.
- Ad-hoc projects and perform other duties as required.
- Perform other duties as required.
Qualifications
- Bachelor degree in finance or accounting required.
- Minimum 10 years accounting, reporting, and management work
experience with progressively increasing responsibility;
exceptional knowledge of general, cost, technical accounting, and
US GAAP
- Demonstrated success in managing both internal and external
audit engagements.
- Strong verbal, written, interpersonal, computer, analytical,
and technical communication, organizational, and presentation
skills with fluent written and spoken English.
- Advanced proficiency with MS Excel
- Strong SAP or other large ERP system experience is highly
preferred, BPC knowledge is also preferred.
- Energetic and self-motivated with strong people management
skills with demonstrated success leading an accounting team within
a rapidly changing and diverse, multi-national commercial work
environment.
- Initiative-taking, hands-on approach, results orientation,
priority setting and high level of professional curiosity.
- Demonstrated success as a trusted advisor, business partner,
leader, and change agent with ability to navigate complex
organizational topics to gain agreement and alignment.
- Diplomatically addresses complex topics, effectively negotiates
with internal and external audiences and builds positive working
relationships.
- Possesses leadership competencies, collaboration, teamwork and
influencing abilities, effective written and verbal communication,
critical thinking skills, plus a drive for results, change and
innovation.
- Valid Driver License in good standing, issued by resident state
required.
- U.S. Citizenship or U.S. Permanent Resident status
required.
- Maintain a valid passport with flexibility for domestic and
international travel.
- May be required to pass security clearance investigation.
Bruker is a federal contractor and subject to Executive Order
14042. Under Executive Order 14042, all employees must be fully
vaccinated against COVID-19 (with limited exceptions for those
employees who are unable to be vaccinated due to a medical
condition or a sincerely held religious belief). You will need to
provide proof of vaccination by submitting a copy of your CDC
COVID-19 Vaccination Record Card to Bruker, or obtain a religious
or medical exemption, as a condition of employment. Bruker is an
equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants
without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin,
disability, veteran status, and other protected characteristics.
Certain positions at Bruker require compliance with export control
laws and as a result, all interviewed candidates for all positions
will be screened pre-interview to determine their eligibility in
light of export control restrictions.
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