Accounting, Close and Controls
• Own end-to-end GL accounting activities for assigned entities, including month-end, quarter-end and year-end close.
• Prepare, review and post journal entries such as accruals, prepayments, payroll, allocations, intercompany, cash/bank, fixed assets and ad hoc adjustments.
• Ensure financial results are accurate, complete, properly supported and compliant with Novanta policies, US GAAP, SOX and internal controls.
• Prepare high-quality balance sheet reconciliations, investigate unusual balances and identify root causes, hidden risks or control gaps.
• Support quarterly balance sheet reviews, FCCS reporting activities, internal and external audits, SOX control execution and updates of SOPs and process documentation.
Process Improvement and Project Ownership
• Actively challenge existing processes and identify opportunities for simplification, standardization, automation, stronger controls and better visibility.
• Take ownership of selected Accounting / Finance improvement projects from initial analysis through implementation and stabilization.
• Drive progress independently, prioritize actions, follow up on owners, remove blockers, communicate status and deliver practical, measurable outcomes.
• Demonstrates ability to convert ideas and improvement opportunities into implemented and sustainable solutions.
• Embraces change, actively supports transformation initiatives and remains effective as priorities, deadlines and business needs evolve.
• Use data, KPIs and process analysis to identify bottlenecks, inefficiencies and opportunities to move selected close tasks earlier in the close cycle.
Communication, Trust and Stakeholder Management
• Communicate clearly, effectively and professionally with stakeholders across all organizational levels, from junior colleagues to senior management.
• Adjust communication style, level of detail and messaging to suit the audience, urgency and business context.
• Build credibility and trust through transparency, responsiveness, reliable execution and sound professional judgment.
• Present accounting topics, risks, recommendations and project updates in a structured way, including issue, impact, required action, owner and timeline.
• Collaborate with GL, AP, AR, Tax, Payroll, Treasury, FP&A, Business Units, Corporate Accounting, IT and external auditors.
Team Support, Technology and Development
• Support colleagues through knowledge sharing, practical guidance and constructive feedback when quality, accuracy or communication does not meet expectations.
• Positively influences others without formal authority through credibility, expertise, communication and example.
• Use advanced Excel and technology to improve efficiency and insight; Power Query, Power BI, Smartsheet, AI tools, Oracle/SAP and FCCS are advantages.
• Use AI and automation responsibly as productivity enablers, while maintaining strong accounting judgment, review discipline and professional skepticism.
• Continuously develops technical, business and leadership capabilities and remains adaptable to new tools and ways of working.