International Controller

General Purpose The general purpose of this position is to protect company assets by ensuring compliance with internal control procedures and regulations. This role will report to the CFO and is responsible for ensuring the quality of internal controls and key financial processes across UNEX entities in UK, Continental Europe, Australia, India Singapore, South Africa, UAE, Japan Thailand, and Indonesia. It is highly visible across all legal entities and interfaces with Sales, Operations and IT teams. This role will focus on financial reporting and maintaining internal controls over management accounts and select operational processes, with the objective of ensuring effective risk mitigation and optimization of key business processes.

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

• Responsible for monthly close for international subsidiaries
• Oversight and manage local accountants in multiple international offices
• Responsible for overseeing local GAAP and statutory compliance with local authorities
• Monitors and enforces share service agreements and intercompany recharges between related parties
• Management of external audits across international offices
• Monthly financial reporting to CFO, as well as other stakeholders
• Cash management responsibilities with control emphasis on disbursement payments
• Responsible for overseeing internal financial and operating controls, processes, and practices
• Provide various business analysis reports for management team
• Project-based assignments (e.g., standardization and automation of financial data and reports)
• Conducting cost center and cost unit accounting, as well as contribution margin calculations
• Production controlling in close collaboration with production departments
  
  

• Up to 5 direct reports
  
  

• Thorough knowledge of audit procedures, including planning techniques, testing, and sampling methods, ability to analyze and gather facts on business processes
• Strong accounting and analytical skills, able to prioritize and meet deadlines
• 5-10 years’ work experience in a similar management role, international experience is desired
• A bachelor’s degree in finance or accounting
• Professional certifications (e.g.. CPA, Chartered Accountant)
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to convey accounting and financial information to department heads and stakeholders.
• Strong organizational skills with a proven track record of accuracy and timeliness.
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment.
  
  

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office with advanced Excel skills.
• Proficiency with financial systems; experience with SAP B1 preferred
  
  

• Sitting for prolonged periods of time
  
  

• Standard office environment of moderate noise level.
• Normal work environment is in an office area.
• Travel 10% of the time, visiting local international offices or corporate headquarters in New Jersey, USA