City of Shakopee, MN
Controller – Cost Accounting/Finance Lead
City of Shakopee, MN, Houston, Texas, United States, 77246
Houston, TX, United States and 1 more (Hybrid)
Job Description Emerson has an exciting opportunity for a Controller – Cost Accounting/Finance Lead to join our team and provide financial leadership for our Brenham, TX, manufacturing facility!
This is supporting our site of less than 100 people.
This role will be based in our Houston, TX location. You will oversee the accounting close process, financial reporting, and asset/liability controls while ensuring accuracy, compliance, and strong internal controls. You will lead forecasting, budgeting, and financial analysis to provide insights, performance metrics, and decision‑making support to site management. Additionally, you will drive system improvements, handle audits, develop accounting staff, and provide financial leadership using tools such as Oracle and HFM. If you’re passionate about innovation, technical development, and leading product design efforts, this role is for you!
In This Role, Your Responsibilities Will Be:
Supervise and coordinate accounting close process and financial statement preparation, with analysis of business unit and functional area results to produce accurate & timely financial documents.
Review overall valuation and control of site assets and liabilities to ensure accurate reporting.
Define, document and maintain financial business system requirements and provide technical accounting & systems expertise to improve design and utilization of those systems.
Implement and supervise effective internal controls and procedures, and coordinate financial related audits and reviews of operational processes to support those controls.
Analyze and interpret monthly financial results, including P&L, Balance Sheet and Product Group data, to provide variance analysis, performance metrics and management support to understand results and improvement options.
Prepare and analyze monthly rolling forecast, including P&L, Asset Management, Cash Flow and Headcount.
Coordinate annual budgeting and financial planning projects with reporting, analysis and guidance to site management to develop and achieve site financial objectives.
Partner with site management for business planning and financial decision making.
Manage and develop accounting staff and provide financial leadership to site.
Use of and familiarity with Oracle and HFM (Hyperion) accounting and financial reporting systems.
Who You Are: You ask the right questions to accurately analyze situations. You understand the meaning and implications of key financial indicators. You use knowledge of business drivers and how strategies and tactics play out in the market to guide actions.
For This Role, You Will Need:
Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Finance, Business or related
Six (6) or more years related experience
Proficiency in Microsoft office suite
Legal authorization to work in the United States - Sponsorship will not be provided for this role
Preferred Qualifications That Set You Apart:
People manager skills or experience preferred
Accounting or Finance major
Experience in a manufacturing environment
CPA, CMA or MBA
Work Authorization Emerson will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States. This is not a position for which sponsorship will be provided. Individuals with temporary visas such as E, F-1 (including those with OPT or CPT), H-1, H-2, L-1, B, J or TN, or who need sponsorship for work authorization now or in the future, are not eligible for hire.
Equal Opportunity Employer Emerson is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, color, religion, national origin, age, marital status, political affiliation, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, disability or protected veteran status. We are committed to providing a workplace free of any discrimination or harassment.
Job Info
Job Identification 25027983
Job Function Finance
Posting Date 11/20/2025, 07:14 PM
Job Schedule Full time
Locations 10241 West Little York, Houston, TX, 77040, US (Hybrid)
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Job Description Emerson has an exciting opportunity for a Controller – Cost Accounting/Finance Lead to join our team and provide financial leadership for our Brenham, TX, manufacturing facility!
This is supporting our site of less than 100 people.
This role will be based in our Houston, TX location. You will oversee the accounting close process, financial reporting, and asset/liability controls while ensuring accuracy, compliance, and strong internal controls. You will lead forecasting, budgeting, and financial analysis to provide insights, performance metrics, and decision‑making support to site management. Additionally, you will drive system improvements, handle audits, develop accounting staff, and provide financial leadership using tools such as Oracle and HFM. If you’re passionate about innovation, technical development, and leading product design efforts, this role is for you!
In This Role, Your Responsibilities Will Be:
Supervise and coordinate accounting close process and financial statement preparation, with analysis of business unit and functional area results to produce accurate & timely financial documents.
Review overall valuation and control of site assets and liabilities to ensure accurate reporting.
Define, document and maintain financial business system requirements and provide technical accounting & systems expertise to improve design and utilization of those systems.
Implement and supervise effective internal controls and procedures, and coordinate financial related audits and reviews of operational processes to support those controls.
Analyze and interpret monthly financial results, including P&L, Balance Sheet and Product Group data, to provide variance analysis, performance metrics and management support to understand results and improvement options.
Prepare and analyze monthly rolling forecast, including P&L, Asset Management, Cash Flow and Headcount.
Coordinate annual budgeting and financial planning projects with reporting, analysis and guidance to site management to develop and achieve site financial objectives.
Partner with site management for business planning and financial decision making.
Manage and develop accounting staff and provide financial leadership to site.
Use of and familiarity with Oracle and HFM (Hyperion) accounting and financial reporting systems.
Who You Are: You ask the right questions to accurately analyze situations. You understand the meaning and implications of key financial indicators. You use knowledge of business drivers and how strategies and tactics play out in the market to guide actions.
For This Role, You Will Need:
Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Finance, Business or related
Six (6) or more years related experience
Proficiency in Microsoft office suite
Legal authorization to work in the United States - Sponsorship will not be provided for this role
Preferred Qualifications That Set You Apart:
People manager skills or experience preferred
Accounting or Finance major
Experience in a manufacturing environment
CPA, CMA or MBA
Work Authorization Emerson will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States. This is not a position for which sponsorship will be provided. Individuals with temporary visas such as E, F-1 (including those with OPT or CPT), H-1, H-2, L-1, B, J or TN, or who need sponsorship for work authorization now or in the future, are not eligible for hire.
Equal Opportunity Employer Emerson is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, color, religion, national origin, age, marital status, political affiliation, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, disability or protected veteran status. We are committed to providing a workplace free of any discrimination or harassment.
Job Info
Job Identification 25027983
Job Function Finance
Posting Date 11/20/2025, 07:14 PM
Job Schedule Full time
Locations 10241 West Little York, Houston, TX, 77040, US (Hybrid)
#J-18808-Ljbffr