Onto Innovation is currently seeking an experienced Vice President, Corporate Controller for a leading semiconductor capital equipment manufacturing company. This position oversees the global accounting function, including SEC and financial reporting, technical accounting and policy, consolidation and financial systems, and shared services functions. The successful candidate will play a key role in the CFO’s leadership team ensuring compliance in financial and regulatory reporting and contribute to the organization’s strategic vision through process improvements and collaboration across various departments.

• Oversee the annual accounting and reporting function to ensure a timely and accurate monthly and quarterly financial reporting close process according to US GAAP.
• Led the global consolidation process, ensuring the integrity and accuracy of financial systems, identifying, and implementing efficiency opportunities, and guiding enhancements, upgrades, and transformations.
• Oversee the quarterly and annual financial close process and ensure the timely preparation of financial statements/SEC filings and required reporting to regulatory agencies under federal, state, and local government regulations.
• Manage all aspects of worldwide accounting, including the monitoring internal controls, Sarbanes-Oxley, and US GAAP compliance.
• Developed and maintained the Company’s global accounting policies manual, including technical accounting interpretations, implementation of new policies, and training of international accounting teams.
• Interface with the Audit Committee and manage the company’s relationship with external auditors. Anticipate key issues that may arise and any potential informational needs. Be prepared to discuss ongoing performance, special projects, and to address any other issues/topics that may be brought up.
• Support the development and implementation of shared service groups and centers of excellence within the accounting and finance organization.
• Establish and maintain efficient internal controls over financial reporting to mitigate company risks and ensure compliance with relevant governance and compliance requirements.
• Provide oversight for all tax matters including the development of a tax strategy with an emphasis on tax planning to minimize Vertex’s tax burden while maintaining proper compliance with existing tax laws.
• Ensuring compliance with tax laws and regulations, overseeing the preparation, and filing of tax returns, and managing relationships with tax authorities.
• Ensure the accounting function grows with the company by finding ways to redesign the function to better address external reporting requirements and leverage recently implemented investments in information systems.
• Implement high impact processes to deliver effective financial reporting and improved financial results and business practices across the globe, creating a “no surprises” reporting environment.
• Collaborate with the CFO to shape and execute Onto’s capital structure strategy. Manage global cash, including streamlining and leading the cash forecasting, reporting, and planning processes. Develop and maintain relationships with banks.
• Support executive management team by providing sound financial and strategic advice to assist in the effective management of the business.
• Recruit, train, and develop high performing global accounting, tax and treasury teams to ensure current and future leadership of the functions.
• Cross functional oversight/input with supply chain and global manufacturing.

Qualifications

• Bachelors/Masters in Accounting; MBA desirable; CPA required
• 15+ years of experience in accounting, controllership, and finance roles with increasing responsibilities.
• Extensive expertise and technical acumen in technical accounting (e.g., US GAAP), external and public company financials, and SEC reporting.
• Strong working knowledge of financial statements and demonstrated analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills, including communicating financial information to financial and non-financial stakeholders.
• Proficiency in financial software and systems, with an ability to learn various applications.
• Approximately 20% travel required.

Competencies

Skills

The Corporate Controller will be an accomplished accounting and/or controllership professional with proven financial skills and solid business acumen. The successful candidate will also have a structured and practical problem-solving orientation, proven success designing, implementing, and managing accounting functions in a large and complex public company environment. Additionally, the candidate will possess:

• Impeccable ethics.
• A strong technical background, including significant knowledge of current FASB/SEC and other accounting rules.
• Exceptional leadership, particularly in a global environment. He/she will provide mentoring to professional individual contributors and/or the team(s) on development for succession planning opportunities.
• Solid business acumen.
• An execution-orientation with a strong adherence to deadlines.
• Exceptional analytical skills and a solution-orientation.
• An ability to challenge the status-quo. He/she will clearly articulate their perspective, stand firm, yet be open to feedback, and will not be afraid of confrontation.
• An ability to communicate and liaise with colleagues at all levels within the company.
• An affinity to the timely and accurate production of accounting and operational reports and other metrics.
• A track record of being a strategic, forward thinker and a change agent.
• Demonstrated project management skills and the ability to handle multiple priorities under a tight deadline.
• Experience with international accounting practices and operations including foreign currency translation.
• Strong computer literacy with a good knowledge of computer systems/financial applications.
• The ability to interact internally and externally with executive level management, requiring negotiation of extremely critical matters.
• A hands-on, meticulous, and detailed nature.