Lead Controller – Unison

Job Description SummaryThe Lead Controller is an integral leader within the Unison’s Controllership team and will manage all accounting aspects of one of the Unison’s manufacturing sites. This role plays a critical role in the Unison’s Day to day accounting and financial statements preparation. The Lead Accountant (Financial Controller) is responsible for driving technical accounting compliance, financial and operational internal controls, process simplification, and operational excellence to deliver accurate financial reporting. Responsibilities are focused on accounting processes and procedures to drive consistency and predictability into the monthly and quarterly closure of the general ledger and related subledgers. The Lead Controller is responsible for communicating effectively with the Unison’s Controller, as well as the Unison’s Finance leadership team, regarding accounting processes and conclusions.

Job Description

Roles and Responsibilities

• As the Lead Controller for Unison, you will:

• Prepare and/or review manual journal entries in Quick books and in Oracle.
• Prepare and/or review account reconciliations and any necessary account analysis
• Be responsible for coordinating various aspects of the accounting processes related to Accounts Receivable, Inventory, Revenue Recognition/COGS, SG&A and R&D and other related account balances
• Be responsible for US GAAP financial statements, including oversight of systematic accounting processes and related account reconciliations
• Prepare quarterly balance sheet review for the site, including review with business partners and resolution of any follow-up items
• Oversee suspense and edit clearing is completed across Unison in accordance with GE Aviation timelines
• Understand and interpret applicable GE General Accounting Procedures (GE GAPs), US GAAP, GE Enterprise Standards, GE Standard Operating Procedures and Process Maps to deliver timely, high quality financial reporting information
• Ensure integrity of financial reporting data via execution of controls
• Work to continuously improve the timeliness and quality of site financial statement close
• Communicate financial close and account reconciliation related topics across a wide group of stakeholders within Unison, including engineering, project management, IT and other operational contacts
• Support Unison Financial Reporting requests as needed
• Ensure accuracy of site’s financial results by recognizing and preventing misrepresentation, concealment, or omission of information
• Form close relationships with key stakeholders in Unison and GE Aerospace Controllership, Finance and IT teams, as well as third party contractors
• Support of other corporate accounting and auditing processes, including Deloitte, Internal Audit, Statutory, etc.

Qualifications/Requirements

• Must be a US Citizen or green card holder
• Bachelor's degree from an accredited university or college
• 3 or more years of experience in accounting (technical and/or operational)
• Ability to coordinate several projects simultaneously.
• Ability to anticipate, communicate, report and resolve challenges
• Ability to work non-standard business hours during monthly and quarterly close
• Proven analytical and organizational ability
• Effective problem identification and solution skills
• Understanding of how operational processes link to the financial statements

Desired Characteristics

• CA, CPA and/or Master of Business Administration is preferred, but not required
• Knowledge of business operations
• Strong interpersonal skills and professional style, including both oral and written communication
• Ability to anticipate, identify, and resolve complex financial issues
• Detail-oriented and strong time management skills
• Flexible approach with a strong team spirit
• Compliance & controllership mindset
• Comfortable to execute through uncertainty
• Experience with Standard Chart of Accounts, Hyperion Essbase, Oracle accounting / ERP systems, Microsoft Office products is preferred, but not required

This role requires access to U.S. export-controlled information. Therefore, employment will be contingent upon the ability to prove that you meet the status of a U.S. Person as one of the following: U.S. lawful permanent resident, U.S. Citizen, have been granted asylee or refugee status (i.e., a protected individual under the Immigration and Naturalization Act, 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3)).

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