VP Finance - Controller at Mohawk Industries in Calhoun, Georgia

Job Description:

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At Mohawk Industries, we're committed to more - more customer solutions, more process improvements, more sustainable manufacturing and more opportunities for our team.


As a Fortune 500, global flooring leader with some of the best-known brands in the industry, Mohawk is a great place to start or develop your career with an emphasis on more of what's important to you. Whether you want to lead more, innovate more, learn more or create more, you can find your more with Mohawk.



What we need:



The Vice President - Controller for the Flooring North America segment at Mohawk Industries will play a critical role in overseeing all accounting operations for the ~$4B segment, ensuring accurate financials, compliance with SOX controls, and building a world-class finance/accounting team. Reporting directly to the CFO, Flooring North America, the VP - Controller will lead a team of finance/accounting professionals and collaborate with business teams to continuously improve quality of accounting processes to ensure accurate financial statements.



What you'll do:

• Create a culture of end-to-end process thinking, partnering across businesses and functions to facilitate process excellence.
• Ensure accurate and timely financial reporting in accordance with GAAP and regulatory requirements. Support the preparation of financial statements, SEC filings, and other financial disclosures. Implement and maintain effective internal controls to safeguard assets and ensure compliance with company policies and procedures.
• Drive systematic process improvement and automation across the accounting function to improve reliability and accuracy of financial reporting.
• Build and develop a high-performing finance team capable of supporting the needs of the Flooring North America segment. Provide mentorship, guidance, and professional development opportunities to foster a culture of continuous learning and growth.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including Sales, Operations, and Supply Chain, to align financial objectives with business strategies. Serve as a strategic partner to senior leadership, providing insights and analysis to support decision-making processes.
• Assess financial risks and opportunities, including business model changes, market trends, and regulatory changes. Develop risk mitigation strategies to protect the financial interests of the company and ensure long-term sustainability.
• Drive initiatives to leverage technology and data analytics to optimize performance and drive informed decision-making.
• Performs other duties as required in support of the company / division goals and objectives.

What you have:

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field; MBA or CPA preferred.
• Minimum of 10 years of progressive experience in finance and accounting roles, with at least 5 years in a leadership capacity.
• Strong knowledge of GAAP, financial reporting standards, and regulatory compliance requirements.
• Experience in manufacturing, multi-business unit environment is highly desirable.
• Excellent analytical skills and the ability to interpret complex financial data to inform business decisions.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to effectively collaborate with stakeholders at all levels of the organization.
• Demonstrated leadership capabilities, including the ability to inspire and motivate teams to achieve goals and objectives.
• Demonstrated strategic thinking and leadership experience with an emphasis on relationship management with all levels within an organization of comparable size and structure.
• Demonstrated experience leading multidiscipline, high-performance work teams/groups and managing resources to meet organizational goals across multiple projects.

What you're good at:

• Excellent oral, written, presentation and interpersonal communications skills; ability to effectively exercise tact, discretion, judgment, and diplomacy when interacting and/or negotiating with internal and external customers, and senior management, and ability to communicate with others in antagonistic situations using appropriate interpersonal styles and methods to reduce tension or conflict and maintain professionalism in accordance with corporate standards.
• Strategic consulting skills which move beyond adherence to analytical tools and methodologies; the ability to "think outside the box" generate alternative solutions for consideration, provide comprehensive risk / benefit analysis on those alternatives, and ability to present this information in a way that established rapport, gains understanding and persuades others.
• Ability and willingness to accept responsibility, willingness to challenge established practices and draw relevant conclusions, including the persistence and willingness to take calculated risk, to stimulate, market and sell new ideas within the organizations.
• Excellent human resource management skills to effectively lead and direct a diverse work group; ability to motivate, persuade and direct the activities of others, to achieve results through team efforts capitalizing on the teams' diversity.
• Ability to perform in a high-pressure environment and/or crisis and render good decisions to resolve the problems, maintain safety and ensure adherence to Corporate Code of Conduct.

What else?

• We're located in a pretty great spot - check out this video to see what we mean!
• Direct reports consist of diverse teams of management / leadership employees, professional and staff employees.
• Normal Office Environment.

Mohawk Industries is a leading global flooring manufacturer that creates products to enhance residential and commercial spaces around the world. Mohawk's vertically integrated manufacturing and distribution processes provide competitive advantages in the production of carpet, rugs, ceramic tile, laminate, wood, stone and vinyl flooring. Our industry-leading innovation has yielded products and technologies that differentiate our brands in the marketplace and satisfy all remodeling and new construction requirements. Our brands are among the most recognized in the industry and include American Olean, Daltile, Durkan, IVC, Karastan, Marazzi, Mohawk, Mohawk Home, Pergo, and Quick-Step. During the past decade, Mohawk has transformed its business from an American carpet manufacturer into the world's largest flooring company with operations in Australia, Brazil, Canada, Europe, India, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Russia and the United States.


Mohawk Industries, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer including disability/veteran committed to an inclusive workplace and a proud Drugs Don't Work participant. Apply Now