Controller

Who is Senior plc?

Senior plc is an international, market-leading, engineering solutions provider with 30 operating businesses in 13 countries. Senior designs, manufactures and markets high-technology components and systems for the principal original equipment producers in the worldwide aerospace, defense, and land vehicle and power & energy markets. The Group is split into two divisions, Aerospace and Flexonics, servicing five key sectors.

Our global values underpin what we do, and how we do it ...

Safety - Integrity - Customer Focus - Respect & Trust - Accountability - Excellence

Who is SSP?

Senior Aerospace SSP, specializes in designing, manufacturing, and qualifying complex ducting systems for aerospace applications. Since its humble roots in 1945, the campus has now expanded to include a 59,000 sq. ft high-volume production facility, in addition to its legacy 131,000 ft2 main buildings which combined, accommodate over 500 employees. Vertically integrated with its own foundry, fabrication shop, and ISO certified engineering lab, Senior Aerospace SSP acquired by Senior PLC in 1995 and has continued its expansion into new programs and technologies.

What does the job involve?

Summary: Provides leadership across the organization in all areas of financial matters, including ensuring timely financial closes, financial reporting, budget preparation and variance analysis, all requiring a strong foundation in cost accounting concepts. Leads the preparation of and cross-functional alignment on operational and financial KPIs., while maintaining a system of strong internal controls leading to reliable and accurate financial statements, audit readiness and conformity in accounting practices with IFRS.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Under general supervision, must be able to perform a variety of job duties including, but not limited to:

• Manage and direct the Finance and Accounting team.
• Responsible for the month end closing process.
• Prepare reports which summarize and forecast business activity and financial position in the areas of income; expenses; and earnings based on past, present, and expected operations.
• Maintain a documented system of controls over accounting transactions, policies and procedures.
• Lead the preparation of department budgets, reviews budget proposals, and prepares necessary supporting documentation and justification.
• Provide management with timely reviews of organization's financial status and progress in its various programs and activities.
• Lead the Annual Physical Inventory
• Manage the Company's capital budget for PP&E.
• Ensure the proper classification, appropriate valuation and existence for all balance sheet accounts, through monthly reconciliations.
• Timely resolution of unreconciled account variances.
• Prepare reports required by regulatory agencies and the Corporate office, including sales & use tax, fixed asset impairments, environmental reporting requirements and other financial attestations.
• Follow all Senior policies and procedures.
• Other duties with the work as assigned.

In addition to the above, Controllers are to maintain an organized, clean and safe work area using safety standards and expectations while adhering to all quality practices. Senior is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education and/or Experience:

• Must possess a bachelor's degree with major studies in accounting and/or finance or related field with a minimum (8) years related experience and/or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• 8 years of progressively responsible professional accounting background.
• Strong understanding of inventory, standard costing, payroll, budgets, internal auditing, credits and collections, & cash and banking.
• Aerospace and/or manufacturing background is required.

Required Skills:

• Language: Ability to establish cooperative relationships at all levels. Must have excellent communication and inter-personal skills; must have the ability to read, comprehend, present, and write correspondence, reports, presentations, technical journals and data, policies, procedures, etc.
• Reasoning Ability: Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed, written and oral instructions. Ability to solve problems involving many variables in various situations.
• Mathematical Skills: Must have advanced knowledge of accounting and finance methodologies.

• Other Abilities: Must have the ability to plan, set up, and administer a wide variety of accounting operations, to analyze and compute essential data objectively, and to work under pressure with a high degree of accuracy. Must have extensive knowledge of GAAP/IFRS. Must be well-organized and high level of attention to detail.

Compliance with U.S Export Laws:

• Access to our facility (and, therefore, employment) is restricted under the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) and/ or Export Administration Regulations (EAR) to U.S. Citizens, lawful permanent residents, U.S. refugees, asylees or temporary residents under amnesty provisions [as defined in 8 USC 1324b(a)(3)] and properly licensed foreign persons. Applicants receiving a conditional offer of employment will be required to provide information to determine whether they are subject to these regulations and, if so, to assess their country of chargeability for export control purposes. Additionally, potential employee's names will be screened against the Consolidated Screening List (maintained by the United States government) to determine eligibility to receive technical data.