Controller

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Job Title: Controller
Job ID:
706
Location:
Melbourne, Florida
Department:
SG&A
Reports To:
Director, Finance
Job Type:
Full Time
Summary
As the Plant Controller for our Melbourne & Minneapolis facilities, you will provide financial leadership and accounting expertise to the Precision Connections division’s management team. Winchester is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Aptiv (NYSE: APTV), a global technology leader, with more than 180,000 people across 124 manufacturing facilities and 12 major technical centers worldwide. This position reports to the Director of Finance - PCG and will help to drive the team’s capabilities for quality and timeliness of decision-making by ensuring accurate financial results accompanied by sound internal controls.
Leadership & Core Responsibilities
Strategic Ownership
Financial Governance & Controls: Direct the design, implementation, and continuous monitoring of robust internal controls, enterprise risk management protocols, and finance policies to safeguard company assets and ensure full compliance with GAAP/SOX
Core Accounting & Operations Oversight: Take complete accountability for month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close processes, ensuring accuracy and efficiency across accounts payable, accounts receivable, payroll, general ledger, and revenue recognition.
Financial Reporting & Executive Insights: Own the delivery of timely, high-accuracy financial statement packages, balance sheet reconciliations, and executive variance analyses for the Leadership & executive teams.
Team Leadership & Technical Execution
Performance & Operational Excellence: Set high standards for reporting accuracy, deadline adherence, and professional growth, conducting regular performance evaluations and continuous feedback loops.
Talent Development & Coaching: Recruit, mentor, and retain high-performing accounting talent, establishing clear KPIs, individual development plans, and structured cross-training to build bench strength
ERP & Systems Architecture: Lead accounting system implementation, configuration, and technology integrations, leveraging automation to eliminate manual entries and reduce human error.
Complex Reconciliations & Audit Readiness: Maintain audit-ready financial records, directing complex balance sheet reconciliations, technical accounting memos, and detailed audit schedules for external partner reviews.
Financial Close Optimization: Own and continuously streamline the monthly, quarterly, and annual close processes to minimize cycle times while upholding reporting accuracy and data integrity.
Position Requirements
Education & Technical Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or Business Administration
Minimum of 7 years of Accounting experience with a demonstrated background of closing the books timely and accurately with minimal or no audit adjustments
Previous working knowledge of Sarbanes-Oxley is a plus
Minimum of 3 years of experience leading teams and managing people
Minimum of 5 years of professional experience in a manufacturing environment
Regulatory Compliance: Sarbanes-Oxley is a plus
Certifications & Competencies
Systems Proficiency: Google Workspace, SmartView, Infor Visual, ADP Lyric
Core Competencies: Strong communication skills for interaction with all levels of the organization, Technical capability to prepare, analyze, and interpret financial and operational data/reports, Demonstrated analytical and thinking skills; Intellectual rigor and curiosity; problem-solving capability,
EEO Statement
Aptiv is an Equal Opportunity Employer (Minorities/Women/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities). We adhere to all federal, state, and local laws governing non-discrimination and strictly prohibit workplace harassment of any kind.