Position: Controller
Company: Dentsply Implants/ HealthCare, North America
Location: Waltham, MA
Reporting To: Commercial SBU Controller
COMPANY BACKGROUND/CULTURE
DENTSPLY International Inc. is a leading manufacturer and distributor of dental and other consumable healthcare products.
Our broad global product platform helps dental professionals serve patients' oral health care for a lifetime, from preventive services to tooth replacement. DENTSPLY oral health products range from general dental consumables and laboratory products to products supporting the dental specialty markets of orthodontics, endodontics and implants. Our powerful worldwide dental sales force takes our solutions to market around the globe. Now more than 2,800 members strong, our sales team keeps us close to the dental professionals who rely on our product solutions to serve their patients' complete oral health needs.
DENTSPLY’s global consumable healthcare product team provides innovative urological and surgical solutions designed to improve the quality of life for users, caregivers, and practitioners.
With a presence in more than 120 countries, patients and practitioners virtually everywhere in the world rely on DENTSPLY to deliver dental and healthcare solutions with a strong focus on quality, innovation, and service.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
The Country Controller is the most senior finance professional in the Country organization and will be responsible for strategic planning, budgeting, forecasting, financial and business supporting. The Country Controller coordinates all finance functions for their geographic region or country, including accounting, financial reporting and analysis activities as well as ensuring management of controls and processes. The Country Controller ensures that Country financial statements are accurate, complete and in accordance with country requirements, corporate policies and industry practices. This role uses accounting and economic skills to evaluate operating data, detect business trends and prepare financial statements that comply with industry practices, regulatory requirements and US GAAP accounting principles. The Country Controller will also act as a very close business partner to the Country Leader.
- Prepares statements of monthly financial data including income statement and balance sheet. Analysis of financial results as compared to monthly objectives.
- Responsible for the financial performance measurements within the Country, while ensuring financial performance reporting is accurate and timely meeting the constant changing need of the Country operations and in compliance with CFM and GAAP and local statutory requirements.
- Accountable for proper procedures, policies and controls being in place in order to maintain strong internal controls.
- Responsible for internal and external statutory reporting and for maintaining integrity, while assuring that Generally Accepted Accounting Practices are in place.
- Respond to special financial requests and analysis and communicate potential problem areas. Conduct financial reviews/analysis as requested.
- Ensures technically qualified personnel are placed in all positions and has training and development programs available for the division accounting organization.
- Reviews and evaluates investments in all operating initiatives.
- Compliance with corporate policy relative to Country Operations - Shared with SBU Leaders/Group Controllers.
- Delivery of Country budget – Shared with Country Lead, and In Country SBU Sales Leadership.
- Delivery of country forecast – Shared with Country Leader, and In Country SBU Sales Leadership.
- Reviewing financial results with the Country Leader.
- Review of the statutory financial results with SBU Controller prior to filing statutory reports.
Accountable For Ensuring Balance Sheet Integrity, Sarbanes-Oxley , GAAP, CFM Compliance, And Fostering a Strong Control Environment In The Plant:
- Being a strong example of integrity and ‘Doing the Right Thing’
- Noting and appropriately mitigating business risks.
- Proactively seeking and improving any deficiencies.
- Managing others By Providing Ongoing Development, Mentoring, Learning opportunities.
DENTSPLY leaders are expected to successfully demonstrate behaviors aligned with the DENTSPLY People Manager Competency model.
Those competencies include:
- Talent Management
- Leading Change
- Strategic Thinking
- Drive for Results
- Customer Orientation
- Demonstrate DENTSPLY’s Core Values
- Teamwork
- Innovation/Creativity
- Communication
- Problem Solving and Decision Making
- Planning
- Job Knowledge
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE/QUALIFICATIONS
- Minimum 7 years of experience in finance related roles including financial planning and analysis, process improvement or project management.
- Expertise in business analysis & financial modeling.
- 5 or more years of leadership/management experience.
- Commercial finance experience working with senior sales and marketing teams
- Strong analytical and interpretive skills, ability to deliver financial data in a user friendly and relevant manner
- Strong project management skills
Key Required Skills, Knowledge and Capabilities:
- ERP systems software (Microsoft Dynamics AX preferred)
- Previous experience with Hyperion Suite of Tools
- Ability to logically plan, organize and complete work assignments in team settings
- Must possess excellent analytical, problem solving, critical thinking and decision-making skills
- Must be extremely detail-oriented and possess a high concern for the accuracy of information given including attention to the status and details of projects and assignments
- Must possess the highest degree of integrity and ethical standards
- Has managerial skills needed for making recommendations within a department in the areas of compensation, staff selection, disciplinary action, complaints, staff performance appraisal, and similar supervisory duties. Plans, assigns, and evaluates the work of subordinates for effective operations.
EXECUTIVE AND LEADERSHIP CHARACTERISTICS
Understanding the Business
- Knows the business and the mission-critical technical and functional skills needed to do the job; understands various types of business propositions and understands how businesses operate in general; learns new methods and technologies easily.
Acting with Honor and Character
- Is a person of high character; is consistent and acts in line with a clear and visible set of values and beliefs; deals and talks straight; walks his/her talk; is direct and truthful but at the same time can keep confidences.
Creating the New and Different
- Is able to come up with the next great breakthrough thing to do; is creative, a visionary, and can manage innovation; is an effective strategist full of ideas and possibilities; sees multiple futures; has broad interests and knowledge; can both create and bring exciting ideas to market; comfortable speculating about alternative futures without all of the data.
Keeping on Point
- Can quickly separate the mission-critical from the nice to dos and the trivials; quickly senses what's the next most useful thing to work on; focuses on the critical few tasks that really add value and puts aside or delays the rest.
Getting Work Done Through Others
- Manages people well; gets the most and best out of the people he/she has; sets and communicates guiding goals; measures accomplishments, holds people accountable, and gives useful feedback; delegates and develops; keeps people informed; provides coaching for today and for the future.
Evaluating and Deploying People Accurately
- Reads people accurately; can diagnose strengths, weaknesses, and potential; knows what skills are required to fill a job or role; hires the best.
Focusing on Action and Outcomes
- Attacks everything with drive and energy with an eye on the bottom line; not afraid to initiate action before all the facts are known; drives to finish everything he/she starts.
Communicating Effectively
- Writes and presents effectively; adjusts to fit the audience and the message; strongly gets a message across.
Inspiring Others
- Is skilled at getting individuals, teams, and an entire organization to perform at a higher level and to embrace change; negotiates skillfully to achieve a fair outcome or promote a common cause; communicates a compelling vision and is committed to what needs to be done; inspires others; builds motivated, high-performing teams; understands what motivates different people.
EDUCATION
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance or a related field
- Certifications/Licensing: CPA or CMA or equivalent international certification preferred.
COMPENSATION
The qualified candidate for this position will be paid a competitive base salary, which in part, will be influenced by the relevant experience that they bring to the position as well as their growth potential. In addition, this individual will participate in an annual incentive program, and a comprehensive benefits program.
KORN FERRY CONTACTS
Leslie Lazarus
Managing Consultant
Futurestep, a Korn/Ferry Company
Leslie.lazarus@FutureStep.com
John McAndrews
Recruiter
Futurestep, a Korn/Ferry Company
John.mcandrews@FutureStep.com
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