Job Title: Manager, Accounting
Job Summary:
Skyjack requires an experienced Accounting Manager for its parts facility in West Chicago. Key responsibilities will be to provide local leadership for the accounting function including Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Payroll and General Accounting. The individual is also responsible to ensure that the facility adheres to Skyjack and its parent company, Linamar, Accounting Policies and Procedures. Under general direction, provide monthly and yearly comparative financial information to management for planning and to foster continuous improvement. Develop and maintain cost and profit estimates for new and existing products and generate regular cost reports and trends.
Responsibility:
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Provide accounting leadership as part of the team on key Skyjack / Linamar Global Operating System (GOS) requirements.
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Provide leadership and direction to ensure the execution of identified accounting actions.
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Maintain information systems to measure financial and operational results.
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Work closely with management in directing and controlling resources.
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Identify and maintain internal control processes.
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Co-ordinate and prepare regular forecasts.
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Ensure that statutory financial requirements including audit, tax and other government reporting are completed in a timely and efficient manner.
Academic/Educational Requirements:
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A Bachelor’s degree with an emphasis on Finance or work experience in commercial finance or banking preferred.
Required Skills/Experiences:
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Minimum of three to five years supervisory experience.
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Ability to prepare financial summaries and interpret financial health of organization.
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Ability to develop appropriate budgets/forecasts and evaluate financial records.
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Ability to make sound financial decisions and change accounting procedures as needed.
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Ability to notify and report to senior management concerning any trends critical to organization’s performance.
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Ability to interact with co-workers and accounting team and act as a liaison between different departments.
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Ability to hire, train and motivate accounting staff members.
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Intermediate to advanced working knowledge of applicable software programs.
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Continuously maintain current knowledge of all organizational accounting practices through seminars, webinars and professional conferences as needed.
What Linamar Has to Offer:
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Competitive Compensation
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Employee Benefits package includes but not limited to, Drug, Dental & Vision etc.
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Opportunities for career advancement.
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Sustainability Council
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Community based outreach supporting both local and global initiatives and charities.
About Us:
Skyjack supplies construction rental companies globally with quality engineered, simple, and reliable access and telehandler equipment. Initially started as a scissor lift manufacturer in 1985, and has grown to become a world leader in the general Mobile Elevating Work Platform (MEWP) industry.
As a dominant player in a consistently evolving industry, Skyjack employees thrive on absorbing new information and have a thirst for continuous improvement in their professional selves. In 2002 Skyjack became a part of the Linamar Corporation and has since been able to leverage strategic partnerships and use the guidance of their parent company to rapidly change the face of the access industry.
Every aspect of the company is deeply rooted in Skyjacks safety initiatives as this can be an extremely challenging industry. Skyjack prides itself on being simply reliable and easy to do business with. This mission extends to the relationships with customers, suppliers, and employees.
With access to state-of-the-art tools and resources, you'll have the opportunity to make a meaningful impact alongside a team of driven and passionate professionals. Join us and be part of a company where innovation, collaboration, and growth are at the heart of everything we do.
Linamar Corporation is an equal opportunity employer and encourages diversity in the workplace without regard to any basis protected by applicable federal, state, or local law. Linamar Corporation encourages applications from all qualified individuals and will reasonably accommodate applicants throughout all stages of the recruitment and selection process upon request.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Finance or related field
- 3-5 years supervisory experience
- Ability to prepare financial summaries and reports
- Ability to develop budgets and forecasts
- Intermediate to advanced knowledge of accounting software
What We Do
Linamar Corporation (TSX:LNR) is an advanced manufacturing company where the intersection of leading-edge technology and deep manufacturing expertise is creating solutions that power vehicles, motion, work and lives for the future. The Company is made up of two operating segments – the Industrial segment and the Mobility segment, both global leaders in manufacturing solutions and world-class developers of highly engineered products. The Industrial segment is comprised of Skyjack, MacDon and Salford. Skyjack manufactures scissor, boom and telehandler lifts for the aerial work platform industry. MacDon manufactures combine draper headers and self-propelled windrowers for the agricultural harvesting industry. Salford also supplies the agriculture market with farm tillage and crop fertilizer applicator equipment. The Mobility segment is focused on propulsion systems, structural and chassis systems, energy storage and power generation for both the global electrified and traditionally powered vehicle markets, and is subdivided into three regional groups and one global product group: North America, Europe, Asia Pacific and the newly formed Structures Group. The Regional Mobility groups are vertically integrated operations combining expertise in light metal casting, forging, machining and assembly. The Linamar Structures Group offers competitive lightweight innovations for safety-critical components and systems for the global mobility market. In addition, the eLIN Product Solutions Group focuses on Electrification and McLaren Engineering provides design, development, and testing services for the Mobility segment. Linamar’s medical solutions group, Linamar MedTech, focuses on manufacturing solutions for medical devices and precision medical components. Linamar has over 31,000 employees in 70 manufacturing locations, 14 R&D centres and 28 sales offices in 19 countries in North and South America, Europe and Asia, which generated sales of more than $7.9 billion in 2022.
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