Position Description

Assistant Controller
Location CT, Stamford
Department Accounting/Finance
Employment Type Full Time
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About Us

Crane NXT is a premier industrial technology company that provides proprietary and trusted technology solutions to secure, detect, and authenticate what matters most to its customers. The company pioneered advanced, proprietary micro-optics technology for securing physical products. It's sophisticated electronic equipment and associated software leverage proprietary core capabilities with detection and sensing technologies.

The Assistant Controller is responsible for leading Crane NXT’s Corporate Accounting team, oversight of global business unit accounting, and the consolidation of Crane NXT’s results.  The Assistant Controller directly manages a team of four individuals and has significant interaction with our Business Unit finance teams and other corporate department leaders including Legal, Tax, Treasury, FP&A, Investor Relations, and the Corporate External Reporting team.

 Responsibilities:

  • Accountable for the monthly reporting of consolidated results including flash reporting and internal metric reporting through the monthly close cycle. High level validation of results through standard monthly checks and flux analysis.
  • Preparation of consolidated cash flow statement including analysis of all supporting transactions related to stock compensation, acquisition/disposition activity, treasury matters, and business unit activity
  • Assistance with monthly forecasting and the annual planning process for corporate office departments including collaboration with department heads on expense budgeting and tracking
  • Perform regular reviews of business unit balance sheets, key financial metrics, and global finance policy compliance; collaborate on accounting for significant transactions
  • Review of all Press Release and SEC filing data including working collaboratively with corporate department leaders and business unit finance teams to support all disclosures
  • Partnering with third party pension and other benefit providers to ensure proper planning and recording of related expense and accounting entries
  • Management of significant areas of corporate accounting including acquisitions and dispositions, restructuring, stock compensation, benefit plans and insurance.
  • Oversight of Corporate GL system, Dynamics, and consolidation system, HFM, including significant interaction with system administrators
  • Leadership of the Corporate accounting team including Accounts Payable and General Accounting
  • Coordination of statutory audits related to the corporate holding companies; includes tracking of global statutory reporting filings.
  • Providing consultation to our Business Unit Finance teams related to accounting and reporting; main point of contact for the business finance teams.
  • Oversight of SOX controls related to corporate accounting, consolidation and internal reporting of company results.
  • Supervising and providing professional development to two of direct reports, and wider team.

Required Skills:

  • Strong knowledge of the monthly close process and technical accounting
  • Detailed experience consolidating results of a global corporation, including intercompany eliminations and accounting for foreign exchange
  • Highly driven and self-motivated individual who can manage projects independently
  • Detailed oriented, highly organized individual with a positive attitude and commitment to continuous improvement
  • Strong interpersonal skills and collaborative nature with the ability to influence and lead others, while showing empathy
  • Excellent oral and written communications skills
  • Ability to create and deliver presentations to senior management

Qualifications:

  • CPA with a Bachelor’s degree in accounting, business or finance
  • Ten years of prior experience working in accounting with at least 3 years working in public accounting and at least 5 years working on the Controller team of a publicly traded company
  • Experience with the Hyperion Finance Management (HFM) consolidation system a must
  • Experience with Microsoft Dynamics a plus

 

Compensation:

Pay: The salary range for this role is $178k-$228K annually. Pay is based on multiple factors including but not limited to work experience, qualifications, credentials, and location.

Benefits: In addition to pay, a competitive benefits package that includes medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance; 401(k), vacation time, sick time and paid holidays

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*Crane NXT is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, disability, military status, or national origin or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state, or local law.

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