Controller

Description

Lead the accounting operations for Ventura's North America teams and accountable for corporate consolidation across all entities, bringing in all regions so we can roll up a clean, accurate financial picture. Working closely with the Finance Leader, this person turns the financial strategy into day-to-day reality and keeps the books clean, accurate, and on time. They impact the team by optimizing and cutting waste, rather than maintaining the status quo, and are still willing to get into the details on journal entries and reconciliations.

• Own the monthly, quarterly, and annual close, as well as corporate consolidation across all regions including intercompany transactions and eliminations.
• Lead day-to-day accounting operations for the North America teams (primary focus areas).
• Manage treasury across regions with attention to timing and cash strategy. Daily focus on US treasury, with weekly/monthly reviews of international treasury and cash management.
• Own tax and compliance coordination across entities.
• Standardize, document, and continuously improve accounting processes in a way that cuts waste.
• Manage annual reviews and audit activity, including bank required field exams and inventory audits, as necessary.
• Manage compliance reporting to external stakeholders (government, banks, etc)
• Implement, document and maintain adequate and effective processes to improve the close and reporting cycles to ensure timely and accurate reporting (to support a global 3 day close)
• Responsible for ensuring compliance with all applicable laws, rules, and regulations
• Train and keep consistent all accounting transactions / policies on a global basis, as needed
• Proper analytical review of the asset operations from a balance sheet, income statement and cash flow perspective as well as an overall business perspective

Ventura Manufacturing is a global manufacturer of automotive, furniture, appliance, and other products. We believe we have a unique vision that goes beyond the usual business goals. We aspire to be a growing community that loves work and cares for people. Our goal is to improve lives by producing beneficial products, providing employment, growing people, and giving generously. We encourage entrepreneurial ownership, balanced by common sense standards and systems that we follow as a baseline for improvement. Ventura has a global footprint and is growing in size and capability.

If our culture appeals to you and you meet the requirements, we would love to talk to you about joining our team. 

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance (preferred); CPA is a plus. 
• 5+ years of progressive accounting experience (multi-entity consolidation preferred) 
• Global or multi-region accounting experience (preferred – Mexico specific experience is even better) 
• Relies on data and process controls to identify concern areas and address issues 
• Comfortable across the full range, from strategic process design down to hands-on journal entries and reconciliations. 
• Hands on leadership - willing to do the ledger work to reconcile accounts and keep cash flowing, while training the team on standard best practices. 
• Spanish fluency preferred (supports collaboration with the Mexico team)