Regional Controller

Our people are the heart of our business. As the world’s largest provider of thermal processing services, Bodycote employs thousands of highly skilled staff around the globe, including some of the best engineers, scientists, and technicians in the industry. Come join our team!

Due to the nature of our business and a heavy industrial market, Bodycote deems this position to be safety-sensitive.

Regional Controller will serve as the primary financial business partner for operations. This role will provide financial advice, review monthly financial and operational performance, prepare capital project requests, lead the forecast and budget processes, drive process improvement, and deliver ad‑hoc financial analyses as needed. The position reports to the Director of Finance, ADE NA.

• Lead the quarterly forecasting and annual planning cycles for the Division.
• Responsible for analysis and review of Divisional topics across all Regions, such as fixed assets, capital requests, accounts receivable, surcharges, and other central topics.
• Prepare the compilation, reporting, and analysis of KPIs, actual results, forecast and business plans, and recommend ways to identify areas of risk, improve analysis, or simplify processes.
• Partner with the Vice Presidents of Operations and General Managers to support sound strategic and tactical decision‑making at the plant, regional, and division levels.
• Provide accounting & analytical support for Office Managers, General Managers, and Vice Presidents.
• Create process maps and guidelines for the Division, utilizing a focus on lean process approach to improve speed, accuracy, and quality of activities and tasks performed by the controlling team.
• Lead best practice sharing activity and collaboration among locations, regions, finance, and accounting.
• Drive a process‑focused culture, ensuring robust internal financial controls are maintained, constantly monitored, and adequately addressed.
• Direct, engage in, and support regional as well as divisional projects.

• This position must satisfy ITAR compliance requirements; candidates must be U.S. Citizens or Permanent Resident Card Holders.
• Education:
  
  Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting or equivalent; CPA preferred.
• Minimum of 7 years’ progressive experience in finance and accounting functions in a multi‑national company, preferably with multi‑site responsibility.
• Strong personal initiative to ensure success in the role by seeking out potential problems and creative solutions.
• Ability to translate financial results to operational performance, and vice versa.
• Hands‑on approach, with an eagerness to be in the plants to learn, understand, and coach/mentor office managers and general managers as needed to achieve established performance metrics.
• Proficiency in Hyperion, SAP, or other ERP software is a plus, but not required.
• Hands‑on experience using Power BI or other data visualization platforms.
• This position is responsible for the financial function of the business and, as such, will perform duties in a fiscally responsible manner while dealing with sensitive and confidential information.
• May have access to compensation information of other employees or applicants in this role, and as such cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to other individuals.
• Must demonstrate the ability to read, write, and communicate in the English language.

The statements herein are intended to describe the general nature and levels of the work performed by employees, but are not a complete list of responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified. Furthermore, the job description does not constitute a written or implied contract for employment. Bodycote reserves the right to revise or change job duties and responsibilities as the need arises.

Bodycote is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against current and prospective employees based on race, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age for individuals over forty years of age, military and veteran status, sexual orientation, or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state and local laws.