Fire and Ambulance Group Controller

Additional Locations:  
Requisition ID: 27296

Corporate is part of Terex Corporation, a global designer and manufacturer of specialized vehicles and equipment, including fire and emergency vehicles, waste and recycling equipment, RV's, and machinery supporting construction, utilities, and infrastructure. With operations across the U.S. and globally, we are committed to safety, innovation, and quality while building products our customers depend on every day.

Job Summary:

Reporting directly to the VP Finance, the Fire and Ambulance group Controller is responsible for overseeing the financial operations, reporting, budgeting, and internal controls for assigned business units and strategic projects. This role may be dedicated to a primary business unit for a period of time based on organizational needs, project priorities, or growth initiatives. The Controller partners closely with operational and executive leadership to provide financial analysis, ensure compliance with accounting standards, and support strategic decision-making across the organization.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

This list of duties and responsibilities is not all inclusive and may be expanded to include other duties and responsibilities, as management may deem necessary from time to time.

• Serve as the finance leader for designated business units within the Fire and Ambulance group, projects, or special initiatives, with assignments evolving based on business priorities and organizational needs.
• Provide financial leadership and support for project-based initiatives, including acquisitions, integrations, system implementations, operational improvements, and business expansion efforts.
• Responsible for financial oversight of assigned Fire and Ambulance group projects to determine prioritization and appropriateness through analysis of financial return metrics and is responsible for follow up post-transaction to determine if specific projects are delivering the expected benefit
• Transition between business unit assignments as needed to support company growth, strategic objectives, and operational requirements.
• Responsible for preparing financial statements, forecasts, internal/external reporting packages. Ensure sox compliance, internal controls, facilitate audits, and other inquiries.
• Responsible for the integrity of the reporting systems, (i.e., receiving, shipping, inventories, labor efficiency, material usage, etc.) so that accurate financial statements that are bridged to budget and forecast can be submitted for each month's business activity by the established deadlines.
• Coordinate the activities the areas of accounting costs and budgets through the review of the operations and the criteria used for developing cost standards and expense budgets to establish an acceptable base for measuring product cost, expense control, and business unit performance.
• Prepares appropriation requests and the justification of it for capital expenditures to ensure that the funds are being requested in accordance with corporate guidelines.

• Partner closely with business unit leaders and cross-functional teams to identify opportunities, influence decisions, remove barriers, and drive operational and financial results, including in situations where direct reporting authority does not exist.

• Responsible for ensuring that all financial, and governmental reports are completed and submitted in a timely manner.
• Responsible for maintaining the accuracy of all balance sheet accounts by ensuring that account reconciliations are completed monthly/quarterly as scheduled.
• Coordinate all activities, related to year-end audit requirements, SOX compliance, operating plans, forecasts, and outlooks.
• Monitor and resolve any issues regarding procedures, systems, or cost centers.  Delegates accounting function to members of the accounting department and follows up to ensure that attainment of assigned goals
• Review and approve all continuous improvement initiative reporting of anticipated and actual results.
• Other duties, as assigned

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Demonstrated broad background in all aspects of accounting, finance, planning and analysis, reporting, sox compliance, and IT systems.
• Demonstrated effectiveness in a fast-paced, growth-oriented organization, requiring flexibility and adaptability to changing organizational priorities.
• Solid project management and problem-solving capabilities.
• Ability to effectively present information to top management and supervision of staff.

• Demonstrated ability to lead through influence, build credibility, and achieve results in matrixed organizations and supported business units without direct reporting relationships.

• Ability to effectively manage change and process improvement.
• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret technical accounting material, financial reports, legal documents, respond to inquiries from customers, and regulatory agencies.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office suite (Advanced Excel).
• Preferred: CPA.
• Experience in IT system knowledge MRP/ERP.
• Preferred experience in publicly traded company.

Education and/or Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree with major in accounting or equivalent
• 7+ years of progressive experience in accounting/finance at an industrial manufacturing company.

Terex Corporation is committed to a policy of equal employment opportunity. The Company conducts all employment practices without regard to race, sex, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran's status, pregnancy, genetic information, sexual orientation, or any other basis prohibited by law. Terex Corporation also undertakes affirmative action to assure equal employment opportunities for minorities and women, for persons with disabilities, and for protected veterans. 

NOTICE FOR CALIFORNIA RESIDENTS

Effective January 1, 2020, pursuant to the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (as amended, the "CCPA"), if you are a California resident, you may have certain additional rights. Please click on the link for a description of those rights and how California residents may exercise them.