DC Controller - Eastern & META

Job Purpose

The DC Controller is responsible for leading finance and accounting processes for the assigned distribution center sites, responsible for ensuring accurate and timely financial reporting, balance sheet integrity, and a strong control environment.

The role is strategically based on our extended Gliwice DC, and provides controllership oversight for our DCs in Dubai, and Johannesburg, as well as our Istanbul 3PL locations, while supporting compliance with US GAAP, internal controls, and company policies.

This position also acts as a key business partner to site leadership, providing financial and operational insight to improve site efficiency, productivity, and decision-making. The role supports planning, forecasting, budgeting, inventory control, and cost improvement initiatives across the distribution center environment.

Accountability /

Objectives

• Ensure accurate and timely financial reporting, forecasting, and budgeting for the assigned distribution center sites.

• Maintain balance sheet integrity and a strong controls and compliance environment in line with US GAAP and SOX requirements.

• Partner with site leadership to improve operational efficiency, productivity, and business performance.

• Support effective inventory control, including cycle count performance and excess and obsolete inventory management.

• Provide meaningful financial analysis, reporting, and insight to support decision-making and cost reduction initiatives.

• Strengthen site capabilities, control effectiveness, and continuous improvement across the DC environment.

Key responsibilities

Controllership & Compliance

• Accountable for ensuring balance sheet integrity, Sarbanes-Oxley compliance, and a strong control environment across the assigned sites.

• Manage a complete and thorough month-end close process to ensure timely and accurate financial reporting.

• Ensure compliance with US GAAP, internal controls, and Stanley Black & Decker accounting policies and procedures.

• Identify business risks and support appropriate mitigation actions.

• Proactively identify control deficiencies and support corrective actions and process improvements.

• Work directly with Internal and External Audit teams as required.

Inventory Control

• Partner with Inventory Control teams to monitor cycle count performance and identify root causes of inventory issues.

• Support development and implementation of action plans to improve inventory accuracy and control.

• Support reduction of excess and obsolete inventory.

• Support quarterly excess and obsolete inventory analysis and roll-forward activities.

Business Partnership

• Act as a business partner to the Site Manager and site leadership team to support effective management of site efficiency and productivity.

• Frame financial and operational issues in a business case format and contribute to the strategic direction of the distribution center.

• Lead and/or participate in presentations to site employees and management.

• Provide financial and operational insight to support business decisions and site performance improvement.

Financial Reporting & Analysis

• Prepare and manage actual, forecast, and budget scenarios throughout the year.

• Analyze and interpret distribution center performance, including variance analysis and assessment of impacts on site results.

• Provide management with financial tools, reports, and insights to drive business results.

• Serve as project manager or finance lead on cost reduction initiatives, working cross-functionally with operations, supply chain, and procurement.

• Support KPI reporting and operational financial analysis across the site.

Competencies, Skills, Experience

Technical Skills & Professional Aptitudes

Technical Skills

• Strong knowledge of financial accounting, reporting, and site controllership processes.

• Good understanding of US GAAP, internal controls, and SOX requirements.

• Experience with forecasting, budgeting, variance analysis, and KPI reporting.

• Understanding of inventory control, cycle counting, and excess and obsolete inventory processes.

• Strong proficiency in MS Office applications and good information technology capability.

• Experience with SAP and HFM is an advantage.

• Ability to prepare reports, presentations, and business case analysis.

Professional Competencies

• Strong controllership mindset.

• Proactive, hands-on, and continuous improvement-oriented approach.

• Strong business partnering capability with Operations and Controllership teams.

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

• Ability to interact effectively with all functions and levels of employees.

• Strong teamwork and collaboration skills.

• Clear and concise presentation capability.

• Highly motivated and able to work effectively in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment.

• Demonstrated leadership capability in diverse team environments.

Key Values & Behaviors

• Agility & Performance

• Courage & Innovation

• Inclusivity & Collaboration

• Integrity & Accountability

Experience

• Minimum 7 years of progressive Finance or Accounting experience.

• Experience in a fast-paced operations environment required.

• Experience in site finance, controllership, supply chain, or distribution center environments is preferred.

• US GAAP experience required.

• Experience with SAP, HFM, or similar enterprise systems is an advantage.

Role Segmentation

(Office Based / Hybrid / Remote / Field)

Gliwice

Hybrid (2/3 days a week onsite)

Primary Location

Travel % (Domestic / International)

Based at Gliwice DC - occasional travels could be necessary to meet some partners (max 10%)

Languages

(If applicable)

• Proficiency in English (and Polish) required; additional language(s) is an asset.

Education / Qualifications

Education

• Degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field.

• Advanced degrees or professional certifications are an advantage.

Qualifications

Key Relationships

Internal

• EMEA-ANZ DC Controller

• Site Manager

• Inventory Control teams

• Operations

• Supply Chain

• Procurement

• Controllership teams

• Other site and regional finance stakeholders

External

• Internal Auditors

• External Auditors

• 3PL partners / service providers, as applicable

• This is the lowest to highest salary range we would pay at the time of this posting. The salary offered in the range may vary depending on multiple factors including job level, geographic location, job related knowledge, skills, qualifications and experience.
• The salary range listed in this job posting reflects the range for the primary location specified. The salary range may vary for other locations.
• Please note that salary is only one component of total rewards at Stanley Black & Decker.
• The successful candidate may be eligible for annual merit increases”
• The salary range and associated pay elements are established inline with Stanley Black & Decker’s compensation structure. If collective bargaining agreements, sectoral agreements, works council arrangements, or statutory pay frameworks apply, they determine the salary range and additional pay elements.

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