Director of Accounting

WHY NIKON METROLOGY?

You would be joining a global company and becoming part of the future, giving you the opportunity to enter a career where you can help to shape and define innovation.

JOB PURPOSE:

The Director of Accounting oversees the organization’s financial operations, ensuring accuracy, compliance, and efficiency in financial reporting, budgeting, and internal controls, while also leading and developing the accounting team.

LOCATIONS:

Corporate HQ – Brighton, MI

KEY AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY:

Will include, but not limited to the following:

• Maintain internal safeguards for revenue recognition, costs, and organizational budgets and actual expenditures.
• Ensure accurate revenue recognition of complex sales transactions
• Establish and maintain (in coordination with EVP) financial and operating benchmarks, budgets, program monitoring, and reporting standards on a monthly, quarterly, and annual basis;
• Develop and enforce internal controls to maximize protection of company assets, policies, procedures, and workflows;
• Oversee and support multi-site accounting team with dynamic leadership that creates an environment of trust and productivity;
• Oversee the preparation and analysis of accurate and timely financial statements to include balance sheets, income statements, cash flow statements and ensures compliance with GAAP and IFRS accounting standards.
• Monitor and assess the impact of changes in accounting regulations and standards;
• Develop, implement and monitor budgeting processes, budget forecasts and actual performance against budgets;
• Identify and mitigate financial risks;
• Perform complex financial data analysis to identify trends and opportunities;
• Communicate financial results and status to management and appropriate executives.
• Manage the company’s financial accounts, budget, cash receipts, and financial assets
• Prepare and oversee the company’s cash flow forecasting and planning.
• Directs the maintenance of the organization’s general ledger and oversees monthly, quarterly, and annual accounting close and financial reporting.
• Contract negotiations
  
  

ANCILLARY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Support internal and external audit requests by providing account analyses and support for selections;
• Provide support in the areas of sales tax and corporate income tax
• Partner with other leaders within the Backoffice team, Sales, and Manufacturing to meet company goals
• Preparing financial reports and verifying their accuracy;
• Analyzing financial data as part of the company’s broader decision-making process;
• Work across multiple time zones and ability to prioritize tasks
• All other duties, as needed or required;
  
  

QUALIFICATIONS:

Essential

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• 10 or more years’ experience in accounting and finance, including experience in a leadership role as a manager of people.
• Strong understanding of banking processes and financial data analysis;
• Exemplary history of financial project management;
• Knowledge of IFRS15 and IFRS16 standards
• Strong analytical, problem solving, and communication skills;
• Ability to work with large amounts of data and ensure accuracy.
• Advanced Excel skills, ability to create Pivot Tables and V-lookups for analysis and complex formulas
• Ability to manipulate large amounts of data;
• High attention to detail and accuracy;
• Extensive experience working with a fully integrated ERP system;
• Ability to lead, motivate, and develop a team;
  
  

Certificates, License, Registrations:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance;
• Must be US Citizen
  
  

DESIRABLE

• Five or more years of experience as a senior-level accounting or finance manager
• MS Navision or similar system
• Professional certification, such as CPA (certified public accountant) or CA (chartered accountant)
  
  

FUNCTIONAL COMPETENCIES

• Strong financial skills, including budgeting, forecasting, and analysis, along with internal controls and compliance knowledge, and the ability to manage transaction processes and improve efficiency
• A solid understanding of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and other relevant accounting standards
• Expertise in preparing and analyzing financial statements, including balance sheets, income statements, and cash flow statements
• Ability to develop and manage budgets, forecast financial performance, and monitor variances
• Understanding cost behavior, cost allocation, and cost management techniques
• Knowledge of tax laws and regulations, including preparing and filing tax returns
• Expertise in designing, implementing, and monitoring internal controls to ensure the accuracy and reliability of financial data
• Strong organization skills
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including ability to interact effectively with all levels throughout Company organization
• Ability to handle sensitive and confidential information
• Working knowledge of foreign currency and translation
  
  

DIRECT REPORTS

• Accounting Manager
• Financial Analyst
• Senior Cost Accountant
• General Ledger Accountant
• Staff Accountant
  
  

Working Environment/Physical Requirements

• Ability to sit for long periods of time.
• Brief periods of walking, standing, bending, carrying papers and extended periods requiring the use of computers.
• Some work may require walking and standing in conjunction with travel to and attendance at meetings and conferences away from the work site.
• Up to 25% travel
  
  

How We Take Care Of Our Team

CULTURE SPIRIT

Work as a Team, Act as a Family! We believe in bringing our team members together in a diverse and friendly company atmosphere to celebrate and socialize, to inspire each other and keep our community strong and close inside and out of the office.

PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT

We want you to grow with us and be the best version of yourself, which is why we offer competitive compensation, training/advancement opportunities and tuition reimbursement.

Amazing Medical Benefits & Perks

We will take care of you with industry leading medical, dental, vision plans and many more benefits that allow us and you to continue to be AMAZING!

As an EEO/Affirmative Action Employer, all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or national origin or because he or she is an individual with a disability or disabled veteran, Armed Forces service medal veteran, recently separated veteran, or active duty wartime or campaign badge veteran, or thereinafter referred collectively as “protected veterans”.