Director Finance, Latin America

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Copeland LP is seeking a Director Finance, Latin America for its offices in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida.

Job Description:

Provide financial leadership and direction for the company’s Commercial and Residential business in Latin America working closely with business leaders in eight countries. Manage a Finance team of 30-40 controllers, financial planning and center managers, and accounting and tax analysts located across the U.S. and Latin America. Oversee all financial activities for the business unit and world areas, including reporting of financial statements, monitoring financial performance, budgeting, forecasting, managing risks, developing and implementing financial policies, and improving financial processes. Analyze, review, and manage all forecast processes (Profit on Return’s (POR), Budgets), including the profit and loss and asset management categories, prepared by the countries to ensure accuracy and alignment with company goals. Report consolidated actual results, and prepare commentary for profit and loss and balance sheet variances against expected. Present recommendations to improve financial and operational performance of the company to leaders and at major presentations, conferences, and events. Maintain appropriate internal controls and policies in accordance with corporate policies, US GAAP, and international and local requirements. Oversee internal and external audits to ensure compliance with company policies and best practices. Serve as a point of contact for financial and regulatory compliance issues. Lead accounting methodology definitions for large project proposals, including cost roll-ups and tax implications. Participate in country project reviews and maintain responsibility for correct project revenue recognition. Develop long term business plans and strategies that support the business unit and world area growth, profitability, and objectives. Define key performance metrics and indicators to monitor progress towards business goals. Travel domestically and internationally up to 40% of the time. Part-time telecommuting is permitted.

Job Requirements:

A Bachelor’s degree or the foreign equivalent in Accounting, Finance, or a closely related field, plus 6 years of progressively responsible experience in a financial management occupation.

The required experience must include the following:

• 6 years of experience leading the financial activities for a multinational organization;
• 6 years of experience utilizing Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) and accounting systems, including but not limited to Oracle R12, SAP, Hyperion (HFM, FDMEE), Noetix, Dataserv, and Blackline;
• 6 years of experience collaborating with financial leaders in the Latin American region.
• 4 years of experience working with internal and external auditors to review financial statements and manage audit processes; and
• 4 years of experience managing internal controls.
• Domestic and international travel required up to 40% of the time.

Work location: 7121 Fairway Dr, Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33418

If interested, please apply on the company website:  https://www.copeland.com/en-us/careers, Job ID: JR105646

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Across the globe, we are united by a singular Purpose: Sustainability is no small ambition. That’s why everything we do is geared toward a sustainable future—for our generation and all those to come. Through groundbreaking innovations, HVACR technology and cold chain solutions, we are reducing carbon emissions and improving energy efficiency