Senior Americas Controller

About FUCHS:

FUCHS is the world's largest independent supplier of innovative lubrication solutions, covering almost every industry and application. Our products and solutions keep the world moving even though they are not always visible. What matters is that each of our over 6,000 employees in over 50 countries is visible - their entrepreneurial spirit, ideas, and skills are the foundation of our global business.

MOVING YOUR WORLD by focusing on your success:

FUCHS offers a challenging and rewarding working environment where employees are encouraged to develop and grow. We stand behind our core values: trust, creating value, respect, reliability, and integrity. Ours is a culture that fosters creativity and empowerment, values work/life balance, and gives you the freedom to excel. At FUCHS, we aim to nurture your capabilities, ideas, and career.

Salary:

FUCHS offers a competitive salary commensurate with experience in a similar position. The salary range for this position is $220k - $240k per year, but actual salary will vary depending upon a new hire's experience and qualifications as well as internal equity.

Your Responsibilities:

The Senior Controller plays a key leadership role in overseeing the accounting activities of FUCHS' operating companies across North and South America. This position combines hands-on financial management with strategic oversight, ensuring accurate reporting, strong controls, operational efficiency, and a high-performance team culture. This position reports to the Vice President of Accounting and Finance.

Financial Management & Reporting

• Lead the preparation of monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements, ensuring accuracy and compliance with IFRS and GAAP.
• Provide leadership and guidance to teams managing general accounting, accounts payable, accounts receivable, payroll, taxes, and fixed assets.
• Oversee month-end close, account reconciliations, and intercompany procedures for entities in the US, Canada, Mexico, and South America.
• Ensure timely, efficient, and high-quality completion of all financial close processes with a proactive, hands-on approach.

Internal Controls & Compliance

• Maintain, strengthen, and evolve internal controls to ensure adherence to company policies and regulatory requirements.
• Coordinate and actively participate in external audits, serving as a key liaison with auditors to ensure smooth and successful audit outcomes.

Strategic & Operational Support

• Deliver clear financial analysis and actionable insights to support strategic business initiatives and decision-making.
• Identify, drive, and implement process improvements, automation, and digital solutions to enhance efficiency and accuracy.
• Play a key role in major finance-related projects, including the global ERP upgrade to SAP S/4HANA.

Leadership

• Build and sustain a collaborative, high-performance team culture aligned with FUCHS' core values: respect, trust, integrity, reliability, and value creation.
• Align departmental objectives with corporate strategy, fostering professional development, mentoring talent, and promoting continuous improvement.
• Communicate financial results effectively to stakeholders and influence decision-making across the organization.

Qualifications we are looking for:

• Education: Bachelor's degree in Accounting required; CPA, CMA, or MBA strongly preferred.
• Experience:
  
  
  
  • 10+ years of progressively responsible accounting experience in a major company or division of a large corporation.
  • At least 5 years of proven leadership experience.
  • Manufacturing industry experience strongly preferred.
  
  
  
  
• Technical Expertise:
  
  
  
  • Deep knowledge of GAAP, IFRS, and related accounting standards.
  • Proficiency with ERP systems (SAP ECC and SAP S/4HANA preferred) and advanced Excel skills.
  • Familiarity with automation trends and digital transformation in finance.
  
  
  
  
• Leadership Skills: Resilience, emotional intelligence, change leadership, and a proven ability to build trust and drive organizational improvement.

These are your benefits:

FUCHS offers a challenging and rewarding working environment where employees are encouraged to develop and grow as professionals. In this role, you will have the opportunity to work on projects that will expand your experience and challenge your abilities in the global marketplace. The position also offers an excellent compensation package and a comprehensive suite of benefits.Detailed benefit information can be found at this link: https://fuchs.com/us/en/benefits.

FUCHS Lubricants Co. is an equal employment opportunity (EEO)/AA employer and strongly supports diversity in the workplace (m/f/d/v).

Do you have any questions?Jordan Hallow (jordan.hallow@fuchs.com) will be more than happy to answer them!