Key Responsibilities:
• Execution of timely and accurate US month end closing, reporting and analysis versus
forecast
• Preparation of quarterly, monthly and weekly forecast information working in close
collaboration with the Americas leadership team
• Design, implementation and monitoring of internal control processes for both finance and
non-finance business processes and rapid communication and action to address areas of
weakness, including balance sheet verification; SOD; Sox process documentation and
execution; budgetary controls; IT system controls; and safeguarding of company assets
• Assessment and planning for the development of the finance organization to
align with business strategy and growth and in a cost effective way
• Identify/initiate/drive/police cost reduction and cash improvement projects to improve the
financial performance of the region
• Ownership of regional cash, treasury, legal and insurance related matters working with
the corresponding corporate functions.
• Play a strong role in the global business transformation and ERP [Oracle] strategic
initiative to ensure that the commercial and regulatory requirements for the Americas are
understood and embraced
• Partner with the Regional Business Leader and management team to challenge and
contribute to operating plans and decisions, and provide financial guidance to the team.
• Preparation of statutory accounts and tax returns and other statutory filing requirements
for all legal entities and operations outside of the USA
• Involvement with future acquisitions including due diligence and integration activities

Key Relationships:
The Americas controller will be the go to person for all financial matters in the region – key
network will include :
• Business Leader and Leadership team
• Finance organization – both HT and sister businesses
• Finance Dept. and Financial Leadership Team
• Any corporate functions including treasury, tax, internal audit, external reporting
• External contacts including external auditors, bankers, insurance, tax advisors

Required Capabilities (describe scope of knowledge and ability of the position):
Qualified accountant with 10 years of relevant experience including :
• Management of a team with remote members
• Demonstrated ability to constructively challenge, influence and persuade commercial and
operations management
• Demonstrated ability to add value to commercial performance
• Demonstrated responsibility financial control and reporting for a complex organisation
including non-US subsidiaries
• Advanced system and analytical skills [Excel/Hyperion]. Oracle experience would be an
advantage.
Contact Kyle T. Mosley at kmosley@kamcon.com (email) to send your resume or questions regarding the position.

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Many Americans are seeking jobs after layoffs, downsizing, new graduates, or changing careers, here are some 2008’s recession proof jobs in America.

* Education. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics has historically shown teaching to be relatively recession-proof. But demographics are important: High-growth areas like the Sun Belt offer much better prospects than the Rust Belt.

* Energy. “This is a major issue for the global economy, and jobs related to oil and gas, alternative energy and even nuclear are likely to see strong growth,” Challenger said.

* Health care. Almost half the 30 fastest growing occupations are concentrated in health services — including medical assistants, physical therapists, physician assistants, home health aides, and medical records and health information technicians — according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

* International business. “If you have a strong knowledge of other cultures, and an ability to work in another country, you’ll find plenty of opportunities,” according to John Challenger. “If you’re first generation Chinese, with business skills and Chinese language skills, you’re in good shape.

* Environmental sector. There is a huge and growing industry geared to combat global warming. “Not only will professionals with skills in sustainability issues be in demand through the end of the decade, we are likely to shortages of professionals with ‘green’ skills,” said Rona Fried, president of sustainablebusiness.com, a networking service for sustainable businesses.

* Security. “Crime doesn’t stop during a recession, and police officers, port security specialists and international security experts will continue to be in demand,” Challenger emphasized.

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Forbes had an article in July of 2008. They advised job-seekers to consider, Nursing, Sales Representatives, Networking and Systems Administration, Accounting and others. Read the Forbes story here.

n the midst of a recession, huge job losses are expected to continue for at least several more months. But what really worries economists is that the job market could be slow to recover even when the economy begins to improve.

In the recession that began in December 2007, the economy has shed more than 1.1 million jobs. Economists expect the Labor Department’s monthly employment report to show another 325,000 job losses for November when it is released Friday.

November’s job losses would represent the largest monthly drop in non-farm employment in seven years, if the report meets estimates. A larger decline could represent the biggest monthly drop in more than 26 years.

The unemployment rate is expected to reach 6.8%, which would be the highest since February 1993.

All indications suggest there’s little stopping jobs from continuing to plummet. ADP’s monthly employment report showed private sector payrolls fell in November by 250,000 jobs from the previous month. And according to a report by outsourcing agency Challenger, Gray & Christmas, planned job cut announcements by U.S. employers soared to 181,671 last month, the second-highest total on record.

A slew of large-scale job-cut announcements came Thursday, with AT&T (T, Fortune 500), DuPont (DD, Fortune 500), Viacom (VIA) and Credit Suisse announcing they would cut a total of nearly 21,000 jobs. All cited the weak economic conditions for the cuts.

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