Job Title: Director, Segment Controller
Eden Prairie, MN, US, 55344
Join AMETEK’s Advanced Medical Components (AMC) team and help shape the future of healthcare! As a Director, Segment Controller, you’ll play a critical role in powering innovation that improves patient outcomes worldwide. Every financial insight you deliver supports the development of cutting-edge medical devices products that save lives and enhance quality of care. The Director, Segment Controller is an impactful leader that manages the Accounting and Finance operations consistent with the Company's business plan. Specifically, this is the key financial partner to the segment business leaders as the business grows both top and bottom line. The role reports to the Division Vice President, Business Unit Controller, AMC.
Position Requirements
- 7+ years of proven, progressive Finance & Accounting leadership, including global experience in an engineering-centric, product development, and delivery organization
- Bachelor of Science in Accounting, Finance, or Business Administration required
- Master’s in business administration preferred
- Certified Public Accountant (CPA) or other certifications are a plus
- A minimum of 5 years’ manufacturing or operational accounting experience
- Knowledge of Microsoft Navision and/or Hyperion Financial Management is a plus
- Outstanding communication skills, both oral and written, and ability to build as well as deliver effective presentations
- Self-starter, ability to identify issues and resolve problems
- Commitment and abilities to meet critical business deadlines
- Deep understanding of financial statements including their creation
- Top notch analytical, quantitative and social skills
Duties and Responsibilities
- Be a Strategic Partner: Collaborate with engineers, product managers, and operations leaders to guide decisions that impact global health.
- Drive Financial Excellence: Lead forecasting, budgeting, and reporting for your segment, ensuring accuracy and compliance while enabling growth.
- Enable Innovation: Provide actionable insights that help launch new technologies in surgical tools, diagnostic equipment, and life-saving devices.
- Champion Efficiency: Implement cost-control strategies and margin improvement initiatives that keep our solutions competitive and accessible.
- Protect Integrity: Maintain robust internal controls and uphold AMETEK’s commitment to ethical, transparent financial practices.
- Accountable for product costing and profitability analyses by customer and product
- Responsible for all inventory management in relation to valuation (bill of materials, standard costs, and overhead rates), physical count accuracy, and provisions for excess and obsolete inventory
- Responsible for the weekly and monthly orders, sales, profit, and working capital forecasts
- Provides financial leadership that leads to improved working capital management
- Completes monthly account reconciliations of all balance sheet and P&L accounts
- Responsible for the reporting and improvement of various key performance indicators (P&L, balance sheet, and cash) and cash management activities
- Prepares capital appropriation requests, monitors capital spending, and ensures adherence to corporate policies
- Oversees all compliance with both internal and external auditors
- Implements finance and accounting changes to improve productivity and reduce cost
- Responsible for implementing and overseeing a robust internal control environment and ensures compliance with all SOX requirements
- Evaluates accounting policies and procedural control systems and continuously improves effectiveness and compliance, including the upkeep of required SOX documentation, self-testing and posting results in the corporate SOX database
Working Conditions
- Work Environment: Office and Manufacturing Plants as needed
- Atmospheric Conditions: Indoors
- Temperature Extremes: None
- Materials, Tools and Equipment Used: Computer and office equipment as needed.
Nearest Major Market: Minneapolis