Position Title: Division Controller
Location: Philadelphia Pennsylvania
Reports to: Global Director of Finance
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Position Summary
The Division Controller is responsible for divisionlevel financial leadership and risk management including financial operational safety legal employee and overall business performance. This role ensures the effectiveness of internal controls compliance with IFRS/GAAP government regulations and ATS governance standards while acting as a strategic partner to the Director of operations and leadership.
The Division Controller serves as a key member of the division leadership team accountable for financial integrity governance talent development and longterm business sustainability.
MAJOR DUTIES:
- Provide leadership for division financial performance ensuring achievement of approved fiscal plans (revenue EBIT cash flow on time delivery margin inventory turns).
- Own division risk management including financial legal safety employee operational and business continuity risks.
- Ensure 100% governance and compliance with:
- ATS corporate policies
- Health Safety & Environmental (HSE) policies
- ISO standards and procedures
- IFRS / GAAP and SOX / internal control requirements
- Serve as a trusted advisor and accountability partner to the Executive Leadership Team demonstrating extreme ownership in commitments and results.
- Lead and develop finance team members through documented development plans coaching and succession planning
- .Maintain full compliance with ATS workfromhome travel and corporate conduct policies.
Internal Controls Policies & Compliance
- Maintain and continuously improve theinternal controls framework including the internal controls memorandum.
- Implement proactive and predictive financial control reporting and audit systems.
- Safeguard company assets and ensure compliance with SOX/Bill 198 requirements.
- Regularly collaborate with other Divisional Controllers to align with ATS best practices.
Operational & Strategic Support
- Lead preparation ofannual budgets forecasts and longrange plans including executive summaries.
- Identify operational and financial risks within business plans and drive mitigation actions.
- Partner with the GM and operations leadership to implement performance measurement systems including ATS scorecards.
- Identify costsavings and efficiency opportunities across manufacturing supply chain and operations.
- Support Capex planning departmental rate setting and timely actual vs. plan reporting.
- Support negotiations with customers vendors and financial partners as required.
Business Continuity & Risk Management
- Develop maintain and executebusiness continuity and disaster recovery plans.
- Conduct risk assessments related to business interruption cyber security legal exposure and market disruptions.
- Collaborate with IT to ensure data protection and system recovery readiness.
- Facilitate training and practice drills for business recovery and continuity planning.
Health Safety & Environmental (HSE) Responsibilities
- Ensure compliance with all ATS HSE policies and procedures.
- Actively promote a safe work environment and a duty to act culture.
- Participate in safety audits incident investigations and corrective action planning.
- Ensure appropriate PPE usage training completion and adherence to regulatory requirements.
- Support Joint Health & Safety Committee initiatives and workplace sanitation standards.
Qualifications
Education
- Bachelors Degree in Accounting or Finance required
- CPA CMA or equivalent professional designation preferred
Experience
- Minimum 7 years of progressive experiencein manufacturing cost accounting and financial leadership
- Experience inprojectbased accounting (Percentage of Completion)
- Exposure tointernational entities FX consolidation and transfer pricing
- Experience in apublic company and/or SOXcontrolled environmentpreferred
- Strong ERP experience (Global Shop Solutions OneStream or similar preferred)
Skills & Competencies
- Strong leadership communication and relationshipbuilding skills
- Advanced analytical financial and problemsolving capabilities
- Ability to work independently while collaborating across a matrix organization
- Handson leader capable of balancing strategic and tactical responsibilities
Job Specifications
- Officebased role with periodic exposure to manufacturing environments
- Ability to meet physical requirements consistent with ATS standards
- Capable of wearing required PPE during manufacturing floor visits
Disclaimer
This job description is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities. Duties may change based on business needs
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