Job Details

What you will do

You will lead the planning and control of financial results consistent with long-term business objectives. This person will provide direction, training and counseling to Management on a wide variety of business/financial issues to ensure achievement of performance targets.

How you will do it

• Proactively works with Management team to improve actual financial results consistent with operating plan commitments and objectives.
• Continually performs business evaluations to identify future opportunities for improvement and barriers to achieving strategic and financial objectives.
• Develops and reviews monthly financial results and business metrics for product lines and business.
• Proactively identifies business/financial opportunities and corrective actions and implements them or communicates them to management for implementation.
• Provides financial leadership, training and direction to the financial and operating team to improve their financial and business skills, so they can more effectively manage their business.
• Increases the financial and business performance awareness of non-financial employees through training on financial measurements and interrelationships, asset management techniques, planning, forecasting and control procedures.
• Supports monthly management reporting and analysis as well as sales tracking and reporting.
• Develops financial material for Operations Reviews as well as BT&S, global reporting requirements.
• Identifies best business practices and facilitates the propagation of these practices throughout the business.
• Supports the financial/business planning and forecasting process for the business.
• Reviews the plans and forecasts for alignment with business objectives, market opportunities and the ability to execute.
• Provides recommendations and direction to the management team. Develops, where necessary, effective control procedures to supplement Corporate and Division procedures.
• Monitors compliance with procedures.
• Monitors and reports Opex spending for all departments. Supports Sales Finance team and sales forecasting, tracking, and reporting.
• Provides support for development and enhancement of IT financial and business systems.
• Providing oversight for all accounting support across General Accounting/Record to Report, Order to Cash, and Procure to Pay functions.

What we look for

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting or Business Administration
• 12+ years progressive finance and accounting experience
• Demonstrated leadership and management experience
• Demonstrated ability to add value to commercial performance
• Financial control over at least $225M in sales annually, with complex operations
• Advanced computer skills including Microsoft Office products and financial reporting software
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written, and the ability to work effectively with all levels of the organization
• Able to work in a Matrix organization and is self-motivated
• Proficient in Oracle Reporting (HFM, Essbase, Oracle Fusion ERP and Oracle G/L)

Desired

• Public accounting and manufacturing industry experience
• MBA and/or CPA
• Management of a team with remote members

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