Controller at Tempur Sealy in Trinity, North Carolina

Job Description:

Job Summary: The Controller of Sealy U.S. will report directly to the VP, Corporate Controller of Tempur Sealy International, Inc. This person is responsible for all accounting, financial reporting and analysis, internal controls, application and administration of accounting systems, and organizational policies and procedures. The Controller will also ensure organizational compliance with all regulatory requirements, to include accounting treatment research and documentation. In addition, the Controller of Sealy U.S. will collaborate with the domestic Tempur Sealy Controllers and finance leadership to oversee the U.S. Accounting Shared Service Center for Payroll. This is a high impact role in a public company with multiple priorities, and a high level of commitment and passion are expected for this role. Successful candidates will demonstrate the ability to lead large teams, drive and organize key initiatives, communicate proactively and collaborate well with other key stakeholders across the business.

Job Summary: The Controller of Sealy U.S. will report directly to the VP, Corporate Controller of Tempur Sealy International, Inc. This person is responsible for all accounting, financial reporting and analysis, internal controls, application and administration of accounting systems, and organizational policies and procedures. The Controller will also ensure organizational compliance with all regulatory requirements, to include accounting treatment research and documentation. In addition, the Controller of Sealy U.S. will collaborate with the domestic Tempur Sealy Controllers and finance leadership to oversee the U.S. Accounting Shared Service Center for Payroll. This is a high impact role in a public company with multiple priorities, and a high level of commitment and passion are expected for this role. Successful candidates will demonstrate the ability to lead large teams, drive and organize key initiatives, communicate proactively and collaborate well with other key stakeholders across the business.

Essential Duties, Responsibilities, and Key Results Area:

Controllership

• Direct oversight for all accounting functions for all Sealy U.S. legal entities. The Controller must ensure the legal entities are in compliance with all global accounting policies and procedures. The role requires translating organizational goals into functional objectives, developing strategic business development initiatives in conjunction with cross-functional business leaders.


• Establishment and maintenance of a complete and adequate system of financial reporting which provides consistent, reliable and timely information to management for decision-making, and which is flexible and dynamic enough to evolve with changing business needs.


• The Controller will also establish and maintain formalized operating policies such that projections, budgets, cost control responsibility reports, etc., can be properly established and maintained to present the desired information.


• Maintenance of the accounting records. This includes, among other things, critically reviewing the existing records and record-keeping methods to see if they can be improved, simplified, and automated; and applying sound accounting principles and practices within the accounting records.


• Maintenance of a sound system of internal controls, as well as critical review of existing internal controls across all departments to ensure evolution with changing business needs. This includes the overall accounting systems and control of paper flow as well as specific budget control of expenses, cost accounting and cash flow. The Controller will constantly review the internal control procedures to be sure that they are functioning properly and are "keeping up" with the needs of the business.


• Direct oversight of monthly close cycle to ensure reporting deadlines are met internally and externally, including real-time analysis and review during the close and financial analysis for corporate reviews following the close, including the mid-month soft close processes as often as desired by management.


• Coordination of quarterly and annual audits in conjunction with the CAO, Internal Audit, and External Audit to ensure proper internal resourcing to provide all requested information in a timely manner; review of all audit schedules prepared; communication of internal controls and procedures to internal and external auditors.


• Establishment and maintenance of a logical and integrated plan of financial operations. This includes, among other things, forecasts of revenue, operations and cash flow; preparation of budgets.


• Prepares financial and other reports which summarize company business activities and financial position in areas of income, expenses, and earnings based on past, present, and expected operations.


• Provides management with timely review of organization's financial status and progress in its various programs and activities.


• Accounting research, recommendations and documentation of changes as regulatory requirements and business needs evolve.


• Recommends policies to management for the company.


• Recommends modifications to existing corporate programs.


• Support the cash cycle management and cash forecasting processes.


• Ad hoc projects to support Finance organization initiatives.


• Manage, mentor, develop and lead a team of analysts and accountants.


• Participation in and direction of special projects for the department and business as needed.

U.S. Accounting Shared Services

• Direct oversight for the U.S Accounting Shared Services for Payroll. The Controller must ensure the transaction processing and accounting shared services performed for all domestic Tempur Sealy legal entities remain in compliance with all global accounting policies and procedures.


• Manage the cross-company collaboration of the domestic Tempur Sealy accounting teams to ensure the thorough evaluation and documentation of the separate company internal controls, accounting and finance policies and processes and align into singular approach internal controls, policies and processes.


• Implement relevant master data management initiatives, in collaboration with finance and IT leadership, to ensure cross-functional alignment with accounting and finance information reporting objectives as domestic Tempur and Sealy legal entities are combined onto one ERP platform.

Other primary duties and responsibilities include the following; however, Management reserves the right to assign or reassign other appropriate duties to this job at any time. This document excludes the marginal functions of the position that are incidental to the performance of fundamental job duties.

Tempur Sealy is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. We provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibit discrimination and harassment of any type based upon race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.