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You will create value by providing leadership across close and consolidation, financial reporting, internal controls, complex accounting, acquisition integration, and finance transformation. This role combines technical accounting judgment, operational execution, transformation leadership, and leadership of a large, globally distributed organization, with a focus on building strong teams, supporting growth, and advancing the use of technology, automation, and AI. You will partner across Business Finance, Tax, Treasury, FP&A, Global Process Owners, financial systems teams, and external audit to build a stronger and more scalable controllership organization.\n\nThis role is based in Lisle or Chicago and reports to the Vice President - Corporate Finance.\n\nOur Team\n\nYou will lead a multi-regional record-to-report organization of more than 250 individuals supporting Molex’s global financial operations. 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This role is eligible for variable pay, issued as a monetary bonus or in another form.\nAt Koch companies, we are entrepreneurs. This means we openly challenge the status quo, find new ways to create value and get rewarded for our individual contributions. Any compensation range provided for a role is an estimate determined by available market data. The actual amount may be higher or lower than the range provided considering each candidate's knowledge, skills, abilities, and geographic location. If you have questions, please speak to your recruiter about the flexibility and detail of our compensation philosophy.\n\nHiring Philosophy\nAll Koch companies value diversity of thought, perspectives, aptitudes, experiences, and backgrounds. We are Military Ready and Second Chance employers. Learn more about our hiring philosophy here.\n\nWho We Are\nAs a Koch company, Molex is a leading supplier of connectors and interconnect components, driving innovation in electronics and supporting industries from automotive to health care and consumer to data communications. The thousands of innovators who work for Molex have made us a global electronics leader. Our experienced people, groundbreaking products and leading-edge technologies help us deliver a wider array of solutions to more markets than ever before.\nAt Koch, employees are empowered to do what they do best to make life better. Learn how our business philosophy helps employees unleash their potential while creating value for themselves and the company.\n\nOur Benefits\nOur goal is for each employee, and their families, to live fulfilling and healthy lives. We provide essential resources and support to build and maintain physical, financial, and emotional strength - focusing on overall wellbeing so you can focus on what matters most. Our benefits plan includes - medical, dental, vision, flexible spending and health savings accounts, life insurance, ADD, disability, retirement, paid vacation/time off, educational assistance, and may also include infertility assistance, paid parental leave and adoption assistance. Specific eligibility criteria is set by the applicable Summary Plan Description, policy or guideline and benefits may vary by geographic region. If you have questions on what benefits apply to you, please speak to your recruiter.\nAdditionally, everyone has individual work and personal needs. We seek to enable the best work environment that helps you and the business work together to produce superior results.\n\nEqual Opportunities\nEqual Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status. Except where prohibited by state law, some offers of employment are conditioned upon successfully passing a drug test. This employer uses E-Verify. Please click here for additional information. 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