Assistant Controller - Chicago, United States - Marmon Transportation Services Llc
Description
Assistant Controller Job DescriptionPosition Summary:
Perform reporting/analysis, forecasting/budgeting, internal control testing and special projects for Marmons Transportation Group, with revenues approaching $2.5 billion. Position reports directly to the Transportation Group Director of Finance. Seeking high potential candidate with geographic mobility and desire to be a company controller in 2 3 years. Candidate will either office out of Marmons Chicago headquarters or reside at one of the business units.
Monthly Activities:
Consolidate, review, and analyze business unit financials and related sched ules to identify trends, issues, and opportunities, including month-end close, as well as monthly forecasts and the annual budgetDistribute final consolidated financial statements, forecasts, and budgets to management teamAssist in the creation of monthly commentary and schedules for month-end close, forecasts and annual budget submissionsBook any required General Ledger entries for the Group level (e.g., profit in inventory elimination entries)
Distribute and ensure adherence to reporting deadlines by the business units and work closely with Marmons Corporate Accounting team to resolve any outstanding questions or itemsQuarterly Activities:
Review quarterly analytics provided by business units and work closely with the business units to revise as neededPrepare & validate financial statement certifications for the Group and review and analyze business unit submissionsAssist in preparing group presentations for Quarterly Business Reviews with Marmon ManagementAssist with review and analysis of Benchmarking report prepared by Marmon Corporate
Annual Activities:
Coordinate, review and consolidate the Annual Budget processCoordinate, review and ensure Annual Equity Pickup Entries are booked correctly by business units during January month-end closeEnsure annual forms and quarterly/ad-hoc requests from Marmon Corporate/Legal/Risk Management are completed by all member companies
Ongoing Activities Conducted All Year:
Manage the annual budget consolidation process, including offline consolidation of first look reporting, consolidation of prelim and final submissions, budget change management, generation and distribution of reports and analysis, and identification and resolution of issues throughout the planning process (inaccurate or incomplete data entry, etc.).Assist with the preparation of budget presentation materials, including financial reports and other materials presented to Senior Executive Leadership.
Participate in annual budget meetings with Group and business unit leadership, gaining visibility to financial plans, growth efforts, and long-range strategic thinking.
Participate in annual financial budget presentation to Company CFO.Ongoing Responsibilities:
Liaise with Internal Audit to review business unit audit findings and work with business units to ensure effective and timely remediation.
Perform Group-led spot-audits of business units (GAAP, company policy, and SOX) and assist in reviewing effectiveness of remediation / closure actions as reported by company controllers; compile best practices and common findings and disseminate to business unit management.
Assist in the review of capital expenditure and restructuring requests; perform post audits of significant capital and restructuring projects.Assist in evaluation and due diligence of potential acquisitions; assist with post-acquisition integration efforts (adoption of company policy, operational changes, implementation of company programs, etc.)
Ad hoc tasks and projects:
Assist business units in performing customer and product optimization (80/20) analysis.
Lead structural changes in the financial statement consolidation system for internal reorganizations and segmentation changes.
Ad hoc financial analysisBe a power user and member company resource for OneStream (Marmons forthcoming reporting and consolidation system that is replacing Hyperion)Respond to various special analysis requests from Group management and MarmonRequirements7+ years of experience in a progression of accounting/financial analysis positionsStrong interpersonal skills with a customer-service mindset a mustAbility to operate independently and multi-taskAudit experience strongly preferredCPA preferred but not requiredPosition requires approximately 30% travel on average, and offers the opportunity for international travel#J-18808-Ljbffr