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Director, Global Mobility

Posted on: February 15th, 2012 by jobTopia No Comments

Director, Global Mobility needed for Fortune 500 Organization – Atlanta, GA

Our client, a Fortune 20 organization, has a high-profile need within the bleeding edge of Mobile Applications. The Mobility division has partnered with jobTopia to locate a Director, Global Mobility This position will report to a division CIO. You and your team will spearhead a radical change within this world-wide organization; one that will allow them to be mobile device independent. This is a growing division and will allow you to have direct in-put in the over-all global strategy and road-map of an internationally renowned organization.

This Director will be required to work within a global matrixed organization which will provide demand from any of the corporate functions (Marketing, CCL, Finance, HR, GBS, Legal etc…) as well as the operating groups (NA, EU, LA, Pacific, EA, Eurasia etc…)

The leader must have a proficient understanding of the following technology stacks:
- Development Tools / Languages: Java, J2EE, JSP, HTML, JavaScript, PL/SQL, XML, XSLT, Faces, XUL, C#, .NET, ASP, XMLSpy, IntelliJ, TextMate, iOS, XCode, Carbon, Cocoa, Objective C, C++, Ruby, Ruby on Rails, Sinatra, PHP, Python, Django, RubyMine, HAML, Scala, Erlang, IBM RAD, IBM Rational Rose, Eclipse, AJAX, Web Services, SOA, SOAP, REST, XML, PHP
- Blackberry OS, iOS, Windows Phone & Android
- Hybrid Application development platforms

Core Competencies – The following is a list of top Core Competencies needed for the job:

• Drives Innovative Business Improvements
• Balances Immediate and Long-Term Priorities
• Delivers Results
• Imports and Exports Good Ideas
• Develops and Inspires Others

Technical Skills – The following is a list of the top Technical Skills needed for the job:

• System Design
• Application Development Methodology
• Solution Configuration
• Program Management
• Business Partner Knowledge

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE PROVIDED

 

 

Joanna T. Ferrier

Director, IT Services

jobTopia, LLC

 

o.  404-889-8976

c.  912-223-8732

f.  404-935-0616

Corporate Controller, North Atlanta

Posted on: February 1st, 2012 by jobTopia No Comments

Corporate Controller, North Atlanta

Our client, a growing manufacturing company who has recently moved its corporate headquarters to a luxury office space in the North Atlanta area, is looking for a Controller for its manufacturing operations.  A qualified individual should be detail oriented, possess strong GAAP accounting and analytical skills.  A qualified candidate should have a strong understanding of work in process accounting in a non- standard cost environment.  This position reports directly to the CFO.

Responsibilities:

  • This position will have full P/L and balance sheet responsibility for the manufacturing division.
  • Support corporate accounting activities, including monthly and annual closing and year end audit, as needed.
  • Develop and improve financial processes: finance reporting tools, management reporting tools, budgeting and estimating processes, standard production cost set ups and analyses, capital investment, etc.
  • Financial liaison for our manufacturing operations.  Provide strong business support and communicate financial impacts to senior management.
  • Develop operating plans, forecasts, reviews, estimates and cash flow forecasting, as well as the annual budget for the manufacturing division.
  • Contribute to improving efficiencies and performance as well as providing quality financial information (e.g. report dashboard and productivity).
  • Perform margin analysis including the identification and measurement of productivity savings and providing analysis of results and key reporting metrics while advising the leadership team on risks and opportunities, and recommending actions to support profitable growth.
  • Analyze results to understand trends and variances to plan to identify opportunities for cost reductions.
  • Perform product cost analysis activities such as: generate/validate unit product cost estimates, provide variances, trend and cost component analysis and make/buy analysis.
  • Perform inventory analysis to identify risk and opportunities to meet inventory forecasts.

Requirements:

  • Bachelor degree in Accounting or related field of study.
  • Masters degree is preferred, but not required.
  • Strong GAAP knowledge.
  • 5+ years of experience in the manufacturing industry.

All inquires contact Jon Jennings, Senior Recruiter 404-793-0380 OR jon@jobTopiallc.com



Manager FP&A — high end contract role

Posted on: December 5th, 2011 by jobTopia 1 Comment

jobTopia has been retained to locate a Manager of Financial Reporting (SEC) – CONTRACTOR for a $250 million software company. For over 20 years our client has served hundreds of companies by providing complete, end-to-end enterprise solutions, equip companies with the ability to deliver exceptional customer experiences, grow and manage their business profitably, and become true market leaders. They support over 10,000 customers in 50 countries with cutting edge software/technology solutions.

Here are the details on this position (Immediate hire):
Integrally involved in the 2012 planning process, coordinating meetings, compiling business unit submissions, preparing analyses and reports to support the process. This in addition to the rest of the responsibilities including business unit review coordination, detailed P&L review and analysis, and SEC reporting with frequent additional ad hoc projects. It goes without saying that the finance organization rely heavily on this expertise, work product and unique understanding of the company’s financial structure.

Monthly / Quarterly:

  • Update financial templates for distribution to Business Unit (BU) owners
  • Detailed BU P&L variance analysis with a focus on impactful / unusual fluctuations
  • Compliance verification, analysis for credit line
  • Maintain, update financial reporting calendar

Quarterly:

  • Prepare SEC GAAP to Adjusted EBITDA reconciliation P&L
  • Prepare revenue by geography
  • Prepare DSO information
  • Prepare financial information for audit committee presentation slides
  • Review earnings press release, materials and financial statement information
  • Coordinate scheduling of BU reviews
  • Prepare BU materials for review
  • Review bonus compensation calculations for HR

Annually:

  • Assist in compiling annual financial plan

Ad Hoc:

  • Due diligence for corporate development
  • 20-F review and footnote tie-out
  • Create, update financial templates
  • Pro-forma Product P&L

Required:

  • 5+ years experience financial reporting, analysis, planning.
  • SEC reporting experience – 3+ years.
  • Superior Excel, PowerPoint and financial modeling skills.
  • Proven ability to multi task and deliver consistently accurate work product on time.

Preferred:

  • Bachelors in Accounting, CPA
  • MBA or CFA
  • Software, technology industry experience
  • M&A corporate development experience

Contact Bryan@jobTopiallc.com

Systems Engineer-long term contract-Franklin, TN

Posted on: November 29th, 2011 by jobTopia No Comments

Medical Technology Organization Seeks Systems Engineer for Long-term Contract – Franklin, TN

Our client is one of the pioneers in the medical technology field.  From delivering revolutionary technology solutions to medical offices and institutions, to developing government mandated Electronic Health Records, to making break-through medical studies more collaborative and efficient, our client is making major strides in the healthcare industry.  They have partnered with one of the nation’s largest pharmaceutical companies to develop virtual health records.  This project is a multi-million dollar initiative he requires a team of skill technology professionals to make it successful.

The Systems Engineer will be working out of Franklin, TN.  The following skills are needed for this role.  They are in order of importance.

1. 5+ years experience with Systems Engineering in a Microsoft environment

2. Windows Server System experience

3. Overall knowledge and understanding of Active Directory

4. SQL 2008; R2 knowledge

5. IIS experience

6. Trouble-shooting

This is an immediate.    There is the potential for this contract to go permanent but no guarantee.

Joanna T. Ferrier

Director, IT Services

jobTopia, LLC

o.  404-889-8976

c.  912-223-8732

f.  404-935-0616

Mobility Director

Posted on: November 22nd, 2011 by jobTopia No Comments

Mobility Lead (Director): $140-150K + bonus, stock and benefits. Located in Atlanta with Relocation assistance available.

Our client, a Fortune 20 organization, has a high-profile need within the bleeding edge of Mobile Applications. The Mobility division has partnered with jobTopia to locate a Mobility Lead (Director) who has knowledge and experience in Global, Strategic Mobile initiatives. This position will report to a Senior VP. You and your team will spearhead a radical change within this world-wide organization; one that will allow them to be mobile device independent. This is a growing division and will allow you to have direct in-put in the over-all global strategy and road-map of an internationally renowned organization.

General Scope:

- Validate business plans against strategic imperatives in order to ensure alignment.

- Review detailed research materials, vendor product plans and industry trends for new/emerging technologies in order to identify the impact on current Company technology strategies and business plans.

Required Knowledge:

- Knowledge of the key directional trends and emerging technologies in the IT industry

- Knowledge of IT research methods and procedures.

- Ability to translate technical information for a business audience and business information for a technical audience.

- Understanding of Application Development Life Cycle and methodologies

- Program Management expertise

**For more details and information, please apply to this posting or email: joanna@jobtopiallc.com for inquires***

Joanna T. Ferrier

Director, IT Services

jobTopia, LLC

o.  404-889-8976

c.  912-223-8732

f.  404-935-0616