Business Unit Controller Cover Letter

I am excited to be applying for the position of business unit controller. Please accept this letter and the attached resume as my interest in this position.

Previously, I was responsible for financial oversight, cost accounting, and financial analysis for repair and manufacturing facilities in Sunnyvale, Southhaven, and North Carolina.

My experience is an excellent fit for the list of requirements in this job:

• Analyzes department budgeted run rate by key spending category (Labor, Depreciation, Raw Consumption, R & M, Operating Expenses, ), which includes comparison to actual, prior plan, and judgment of reasonableness
• Provide ad hoc analysis and project work to operations and business management
• Conduct pre-forecast/AOP investigatory meetings with key member of operations to solicit feedback and other pertinent information relevant to the financial plan
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills with attention to detail while maintaining a "big picture" business perspective
• Plans the time, method, manner, and/or performance sequence of own work and team
• Comfortable with working autonomously, taking ownership of relevant area supporting the controllership team
• Demonstrated leadership skills, experience leading a large organization with multiple teams
• Participate in annual planning/budgeting process including Business Plan, Forecast and monthly reporting of the business unit while ensuring quality and timeliness

In response to your job posting for business unit controller, I am including this letter and my resume for your review.

Previously, I was responsible for monthly manufacturing site financial statements, applying accounting theory and IDEX policy as appropriate, and insures the timely and accurate completion of all deliverables to IDEX.

Please consider my qualifications and experience:

• Providing management with monthly, quarterly and annual reviews of the organization’s financial status and progress in its various programs and activities in accordance with the Corporations reporting formats and requirements
• Part of the business unit’s global management team together with sales, marketing, operations and engineering under the leadership of the DVP / Business Unit Manager
• Directing preparation of budgets, reviewing budget proposals, and preparing necessary supporting documentation and justification in accordance with the Corporations reporting formats and requirements
• Arranges audits of business unit financials
• Establishing and monitoring Business Unit accounting policies, programs and methods applicable to cost and inventory accounting and ensure that proper standard costs and inventory systems are maintained by plant accounting personnel
• Performs due diligence on potential acquisition targets
• Coordinates internal and external audit requirements and US Sarbanes Oxley-404 (SOX) testing and compliance
• Represent the company externally, as necessary, to government agencies and auditors

In response to your job posting for business unit controller, I am including this letter and my resume for your review.

In my previous role, I was responsible for counsel and advice to business units or management in developing objectives, strategies and tactics from a financial and accounting perspective.

Please consider my qualifications and experience:

• Good teamwork skills individual working capacity
• Strong working knowledge of GAAP, financial accounting and period close activities
• Experience with multi-site financial statement consolidation and intercompany transactions, including intercompany profit eliminations, in-transit inventory and consolidation of intercompany accounts
• Past experience with cost accounting, standard cost systems, and SAP, OneStream strongly preferred
• Experience working in Financial Planning and Analysis
• Experience from working within a project organization is a prerequisite
• Experience of working in the SAP project module
• Fluent in Swedish and English, written and spoken alike

I submit this application to express my sincere interest in the business unit controller position.

Previously, I was responsible for independent review and challenge of locally created rolling forecasts to Head of PP&E / BU CFO and Corporate Controller taking into consideration Maersk accounting policies, local business knowledge and historical financial performance / results.

Please consider my qualifications and experience:

• Experience with modern econometric/statistics estimation techniques
• Proficiency in MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Access
• Proficiency with MicroStrategy
• Self-managed and customer orientated working style
• Comfortably leading executive level strategic focused financial presentations
• ERP implementation & management
• Proficiency in all programs of Microsoft Office software suite
• Experience with Oracle, Hyperion, and Agile applications preferred

In response to your job posting for business unit controller, I am including this letter and my resume for your review.

Previously, I was responsible for financial and analytical support for campus and corporate management, manages the accounting and purchasing functions for the campus.

I reviewed the requirements of the job opening and I believe my candidacy is an excellent fit for this position. Some of the key requirements that I have extensive experience with include:

• A good understanding of tax & statutory requirements
• Strong leadership experience in managing the performance of subordinate accounting staff
• Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office programs and accounting software
• Strong sense of judgment, decision making, and complex problem solving
• Partner with Business Unit Manager and his/her staff to deliver results
• Directs preparation of annual budget
• Proactively evaluates the results of operations, identifies trends/risks/opportunities and recommends actions to ensure the business unit achieves its commitments
• Evaluates results of operations, trends, and recommends courses of action and policy changes beneficial to the operation