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Job Title Business Unit Department Reports To Business Unit Controller Brock Grain Systems Finance

VP & GM 

(dotted line to Corporate Controller)

BU Location  BU Acceptance Approved By: Date Approved  Milford, IN (USA)        Overall Purpose:   Why the Job Exists & What You Will Do:    As the Business Unit Controller, you will partner with the BU General Manager on the planning, management and execution of business initiatives and priorities, to ensure that financial and operational objectives are aligned to the business goals.  Essential Job Functions & Expected Outcomes:   Your Accountabilities in the Role 

1. Financial Analysis, Planning & Reporting:  70% of the Job 
   1. Plans, manages and executes on the business projects and priorities, ensuring operations are within business parameters based on the goals of the business. 
   2. Leads, manages, supports and collaborates with the shared services team, ensuring timely and accurate closing of various period financials while providing explanations for business performance variances relative to budget and prior periods.
   3. Approves or performs balance sheet account reconciliations regularly.
   4. Performs key financial analysis, summation and recommendations/input for new products, capital investing and other strategic projects to ensure initiatives stay within budget and business goals are achieved.
   5. Researches, develops and prepares additional analyses, using reporting tools and mechanisms to support decision-making processes and to ensure accurate and reliable monthly estimates, forecasts / budget is reported and presented to the business unit and corporate management.
   6. Helps lead the BU's annual budgeting exercise.
   7. Leads other strategic priorities as needed or directed to ensure financial, budget and operational goals are met.
2. Financial Controls, Compliance & Administration:  30% of the job
   1. Develops, leads and manages the areas of compliance related to internal controls, policies and procedures to ensure defined procedures and segregation of duties follow the business policies and financial best practices.
   2. Leads, manages, prepares and gathers the data and documentation for internal/external financial audits, providing recommendations for enhancement in audit processes and ensures information is accurate and provided on time. 
   3. Takes ownership of initiating the physical inventory and cycle count events, ensuring accurate reconciliation and valuation of inventory. 
   4. Leads, mentors, and trains financial and non-financial employees on financial concepts in relationship to the business and their area of ownership to help meet integrated goals. 
   5. Directly participates in the committee for pricing products based on movements in commodity costs.

The job criteria may include other duties, responsibilities and activities, which may change or be assigned at any item with or without notice.

Position Requirements:

1. Education: Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, or related field; or an equivalent combination of education and experience; MBA preferred but not required
2. Experience: 7-10 years of progressive financial analysis, financial reporting, and accounting experience, preference for manufacturing and cost accounting experience, multi-site and international multi-currency experience, experience handling complex situations.  Public accounting experience helpful for US GAAP knowledge.
3. Certification(s): CPA or CMA preferred but not required
4. Functional Skills: Strong analytical, problem-solving skills. Ability to teach, train and coach non-financial staff in financial concepts, provide financial accountability in reviewing trends, variances, as well as other cost analysis.
5. Technology Aptitude/Skills: Advanced Excel usage, extracting data from systems, and the ability to navigate through an ERP system. 
6. Language Skills: Able to read/write/speak English fluently
7. Leadership/Behaviors: Mature leadership and influencing skills to lead and guide team members in various areas is a critical ability.  Ability to easily speak up and put things on the table to help drive business performance is a critical ability.        This person will have a quantitative approach but will also be able to communicate and relate well with others in all forms (written, verbal, and presenting). 
8. Culture Match Behaviors:  Need conceptual thinkers who can take a vision and create better processes/solutions.  Enjoys collaboration and leading/participating in continuous improvement processes.  Team members also work in an ethical and transparent way to reach best practice solutions. 

Core Values that Apply to All Positions: 

• Integrity in all things
• Customers are why we exist
• Profitability is a must

• Excellence in all we do
• People make the difference

Equipment Used:

• This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets and fax machines.

Physical Requirements to Perform Essential Functions:

• Ability to sit at desk for 5+ hours per day
• Ability to operate keyboard and view computer screen for majority of day 6-7 hours
• Ability to write ideas/information in a logical flow for 5+ hours per day
• Ability to read and respond on an on-going basis daily due to nature of the work, throughout the day
• Ability to communicate with others via phone, in-person, and computer on-going 
• Ability to listen to internal/external customers, problem-solve, and respond accordingly
• Ability to stand for up to 4-8 hours in one session
• Ability to walk, bend, reach, climb, stoop, kneel, carry and lift up to 50 lbs. 

Supervision, Environmental Conditions & Travel:

• This is not a "remote work" position
• The employee is primarily exposed to a normal office environment with moderate noise. The employee is occasionally required to wear suitable Personal Protective Equipment while visiting manufacturing departments. 
• This position may face inclement weather conditions when traveling. 
• Approximately 15% occasional travel, mainly to company facilities 
• Direct reports: 1-3