What are the responsibilities and job description for the Global Controller position at Milacron?
Milacron is looking for a Global Controller to join our team in Batavia, Ohio (Greater Cincinnati). In this position, you will be responsible for leading the global controllership function, ensuring the integrity of financial reporting, and partnering with leadership to translate financial insights into operational and strategic business decisions.
Work You’ll Do
Must have:
Milacron is a global leader in the manufacture, distribution and service of highly engineered and customized systems within the $27 billion plastic technology and processing industry. We are the only global company with a full-line product portfolio that includes hot runner systems, injection molding, extrusion equipment. We maintain strong market positions across these products, as well as leading positions in process control systems, mold bases and components, maintenance, repair and operating (“MRO”) supplies for plastic processing equipment. Our strategy is to deliver highly customized equipment, components and service to our customers throughout the lifecycle of their plastic processing technology systems.
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The policy of Milacron is to extend opportunities to qualified applicants and employees on an equal basis regardless of an individual's age, race, color, sex, religion, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression or veteran status. We are committed to being an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Employer and offer opportunities to all job seekers including individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation to assist with your job search or application for employment, email us at recruitingaccommodations@milacron.com. In your email, please include a description of the specific accommodation you are requesting as well as the job title and requisition number of the position for which you are applying.
Work You’ll Do
- Act as a strategic business partner to the CFO and Operating Leadership Team, leveraging financial data to drive performance and decision-making.
- Transform financial results into actionable insights, including margin trends, pricing realization, cost discipline, and working capital optimization.
- Lead global monthly, quarterly, and annual close processes, ensuring accurate and timely consolidated financial reporting in accordance with US GAAP.
- Oversee global consolidations across regions, including intercompany eliminations, foreign currency translation, and purchase accounting.
- Prepare executive-level reporting packages for senior leadership, sponsors, and lenders; clearly communicate performance drivers and variances.
- Serve as the company’s technical accounting expert on complex matters such as ASC 606, ASC 842, business combinations, and impairment analyses.
- Own and manage the external audit relationship, ensuring clean and timely audits and resolution of audit findings.
- Design and enhance a robust internal control environment aligned with SOX-equivalent standards.
- Lead and develop the global controllership organization, including regional and plant controllers and shared services teams.
- Drive continuous improvement initiatives across accounting processes, systems, and close cycle efficiency.
- Partner with IT and Finance Systems to improve ERP and consolidation platforms through automation and standardization.
- Collaborate cross-functionally with FP&A, Tax, Treasury, Commercial Finance, and Operations Finance to maintain a unified financial perspective.
- Support strategic initiatives including M&A, capital allocation, and sponsor reporting requirements.
Must have:
- 15 years of progressive accounting and controllership experience, including global manufacturing environments.
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
- Active CPA certification.
- Deep expertise in US GAAP with experience in multinational, multi-entity structures.
- Demonstrated success leading global close, consolidations, and external audit processes.
- Proven leadership experience managing high-performing accounting teams across multiple geographies.
- Experience designing and operating a strong internal control environment (SOX or SOX-equivalent).
- Strong ability to partner with business leaders to drive measurable performance improvements.
- Excellent communication skills with the ability to present complex financial topics to non-financial stakeholders.
- MBA or Master’s in Accounting (MAcc).
- Big Four (or equivalent) public accounting background.
- Experience in a private equity-backed or sponsor-owned environment.
- Prior Global Controller or Controller experience in a similarly complex organization.
- Experience supporting M&A activity, including diligence and integration.
- Familiarity with ERP and financial system transformation initiatives.
Milacron is a global leader in the manufacture, distribution and service of highly engineered and customized systems within the $27 billion plastic technology and processing industry. We are the only global company with a full-line product portfolio that includes hot runner systems, injection molding, extrusion equipment. We maintain strong market positions across these products, as well as leading positions in process control systems, mold bases and components, maintenance, repair and operating (“MRO”) supplies for plastic processing equipment. Our strategy is to deliver highly customized equipment, components and service to our customers throughout the lifecycle of their plastic processing technology systems.
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The policy of Milacron is to extend opportunities to qualified applicants and employees on an equal basis regardless of an individual's age, race, color, sex, religion, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression or veteran status. We are committed to being an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Employer and offer opportunities to all job seekers including individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation to assist with your job search or application for employment, email us at recruitingaccommodations@milacron.com. In your email, please include a description of the specific accommodation you are requesting as well as the job title and requisition number of the position for which you are applying.