Finance Director, Americas

CooperSurgical, Inc

Trumbull, CT

Position Summary:

The primary function of the Finance Director, Americas is to support the Corporate Controller through the various accounting functions, including month end close, acquisitions, SOX and other reporting requirements, in additional to ad-hoc project support across the Americas and CSI Corporate functions.

Essential Functions:

• Responsibility for team of 5-7 various direct reports including local Controllers in Canada and Costa Rica
• Plan, direct and coordinate all accounting operational functions including approving and reviewing monthly journal entries
• Support corporate reporting functions such as leasing, non-recurring charges, tax and insurance
• Review of reconciliations prepared by accounting team as appropriate
• Complete monthly Flux and other required analysis, including review of team submissions
• Support efforts to maintain internal controls/processes including development of controls as the business needs change
• Monthly, Quarterly and Annual reporting to Corporate Reporting, Insurance and Tax Departments
• Gather and review support for submission to internal and external audits
• Manage and monitor all accounts, ledgers, and reporting systems and ensure compliance with appropriate GAAP standards and regulatory requirements as well as internal financial policies.
• Key contributor to ERP upgrades and improvements to IT software
• Assess current accounting operations and offer recommendations for the improvement and implementation of new processes
• Business acumen in a fast-paced environment; collaboration across levels
• Perform additional duties as requested by management- such as process improvement projects

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in Accounting
• 10-15 years of progressive accounting experience
• Preferred - CPA license or demonstrating progress toward achieving CPA
• Experience with ERP Systems, ie. SAP, Oracle or Microsoft Dynamics
• Working knowledge of Microsoft suite of products to include Excel, Word, Outlook
• High level of interpersonal, written, verbal communication skills
• Ability to work cross functionally in order to achieve desired results
• Maintain a high level of confidentiality and professional skepticism

About CooperSurgical:

CooperSurgical is a leader in manufacturing and marketing multiple trusted and innovative brands that assist clinicians in improving the health of women, babies and families worldwide. Through an aggressive growth and diversification strategy, CooperSurgical has evolved its portfolio of over 600 products to include products and services used primarily by obstetricians and gynecologists in surgical and medical procedures wherever they occur: in hospitals, surgical centers, medical offices and fertility clinics.

Our Benefits:

As an employee of CooperSurgical, you'll receive an outstanding total compensation plan. As we believe your compensation goes beyond your paycheck, we offer a great compensation package, medical coverage, 401(k), parental leave, fertility benefits, paid time off for vacation, personal, sick and holidays, and multiple other perks and benefits. Please visit us at www.coopersurgical.com to learn more about CooperSurgical and the benefits of becoming a member of our team.

To all agencies: Please, no phone calls or emails to any employee of CooperSurgical about this opening. All resumes submitted by search firms/employment agencies to any employee at CooperSurgical via-email, the internet or in any form and/or method will be deemed the sole property of CooperSurgical, unless such search firms/employment agencies were engaged by CooperSurgical for this position and a valid agreement with CooperSurgical is in place. In the event a candidate who was submitted outside of the CooperSurgical agency engagement process is hired, no fee or payment of any kind will be paid.

We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender, gender identity or expression, or veteran status. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace.