About Us: 

CooperCompanies (Nasdaq: COO) is a leading global medical device company focused on improving lives one person at a time. The Company operates through two business units, CooperVision and CooperSurgical. CooperVision is a trusted leader in the contact lens industry, improving the vision of millions of people every day. CooperSurgical is a leading fertility and women’s health company dedicated to assisting women, babies and families at the healthcare moments that matter most. Headquartered in San Ramon, CA, CooperCompanies has a workforce of more than 15,000 with products sold in over 130 countries. For more information, please visit www.coopercos.com.

Job Summary:

Reporting to the EVP, CFO and Treasurer, the position of Sr. Director, Controller resides within the corporate headquarters of a global S&P 500 medical device company, CooperCompanies (Nasdaq: COO). Direct responsibilities include critical public company accounting requirements, including but not limited to the appropriate enterprise-wide application of accounting standards, consolidation of company financials across $bn+ divisions (CooperVision and CooperSurgical), SEC reporting, internal controls/compliance, and managing roughly 20 people. This person exhibits strong accounting and technical skills as well as mature leadership to manage a team and influence, partner and drive organizational change.  Opportunity for this role to expand over time within the global controllership and/or broader finance organization.

Managing technical accounting, consolidations and reporting of company financial statements. Establishing and maintaining accounting policies and effective internal controls over financial reporting. Engaging and partnering cross-divisional/functional stakeholders, incl. divisional CFOs/controllers. Exhibiting executive presence and mature leadership to lead and influence decision making.

 

Essential Functions & Accountabilities:

Partnering with the divisional finance leaders to provide technical and operational accounting expertise and guidance.  Ensuring application of accounting standards are established and followed consistently and correctly. Technical accounting, with heavy involvement in M&A, incl. purchase accounting.  SEC Reporting, incl. preparation and delivery of all public financial filings in a timely and accurate manner, and in accordance with U.S. GAAP.  Stays abreast of all current, relevant and pending SEC standards, legislation and requirements.  Regular benchmarking to compare our reporting against other relevant comps. Consolidations, incl. the consolidation of divisional financials, intercompany accounting and internal reporting. Internal controls, including creating and maintaining an effective and streamlined internal controls environment in compliance with U.S. SOX.  Maintain appropriate accounting policies and procedures. Ensures accounting policies and control requirements are well understood throughout the organization. Foreign exchange, incl. expertise to identify, validate and track transactional and non-functional balance sheet exposures that give rise to foreign exchange gains and losses throughout the P&L.   Foreign principal accounting, incl. responsible for the accounting and reporting of CooperVision’s UK foreign principal “OneCooper” activities, incl. defining and detailing scope and requirements for enterprise-wide, standardization of processes and procedures, and engaging with IT to develop technology solutions to drive efficiencies. Primary point person for the company to engage with the independent auditor team, including preparation for and management of our external audits, as well as other ad hoc audit activities.  Works closely with the head of Internal Audit on coordinating year-around activities and assisting or leading remediation activities. Commitment to learn/train in new areas and expand responsibilities.

 

Essential Leadership Qualities:

Executive presence and a proxy for the CFO, incl. with functional and divisional leaders, executive team and Board.  Regular discussions and presentations to align on objectives, set expectations, hold people accountable.  Mature leadership, incl. influencing decisions, aligning on priorities and driving change across Cooper.  Developing high performing teams, incl. recruiting, training, mentoring, and building a strong bench/team. “OneCooper” partnering across the organization including FP&A, tax, treasury, and divisional leaders on tangential projects and joint initiatives, including but not limited to reporting/analytics, management of non-functional currency exposure tracking and hedging, intercompany debt/equity decisions, cash flow forecasting, M&A, software/systems solutions, and legal entity transaction flows tied to global trading and other transfer pricing agreements.

 

Travel:  Requires a commitment of 15-25% travel, towards the higher end to NY and CT in the first 12-18 months. 

 

Qualifications

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

Advanced knowledge of U.S. GAAP, particularly ASC 810, 606, 842, and 830 is a requirement. Advanced proficiency in the use of Excel, Word, and PowerPoint is preferred. Preferred, working knowledge of ERPs (Oracle EBS R12, MSFT Dynamics 365), Hyperion EPM (HFM, Planning, Essbase, SmartView), Adaptive Insights, FloQast, Workiva. Advanced knowledge of Sarbanes Oxley financial control requirements and procedures. Ability to develop and leverage deep professional relationships with key leadership. Experience with public company reporting requirements and managing internal and external audits. Experience leading a team of qualified professionals.

 

Experience/ Education: 

CPA, or international equivalent, with 12+ years of relevant account experience is required. 7+ years of public company and management experience is required. Bachelor’s degree, or equivalent, in Accounting, Finance, or another related field is required. Operational accounting experience is preferred. Industry experience within manufacturing or medical device is preferred. Experience having taken on prominent roles/projects broadly in finance, outside of accounting, is preferred.

 

Work Environment:

Office-based, in San Ramon required

 

This role is eligible for relocation. 

 

Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. Minority/Female/Disability/Veteran

For U.S. locations that require disclosure of compensation, the starting base pay for this role is between $171,000 and $263,000 per year and may include cost of living adjustments.  The actual base pay includes many factors and is subject to change and modification in the future.  This position may also be eligible for other types of compensation and benefits.

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