Procurement Finance Manager

Position Specific Requirements (PSR):

• Preparation of monthly reporting records, variance analysis, monthly forecasting, annual budgeting, cost recovery analysis and scorecard files
• Assist finance department with month-end reporting activities by providing appropriate performance metrics
• Report mid-month and monthly results to management
• Participate in a variety of financial analysis and special projects
• Track commodity indices and work cross-functionally to understand variances between customer recovery / supply base cost
• Provide leadership for supplier financial risk management activities.
• Ensures compliance & continuous improvement to IAC Policies & Procedures
• Maintain and document proper internal controls
• Track and report on Key Performance Indicators (KPI's)
• Support cross-functional business unit team
• Product Costing Knowledge
• Work with plant controllers to ensure local operations follow standardize procedures and reporting of both actuals and forecasts
• Ability to adapt and learn to internal systems
• Ensure AS400 indexes are up to date
• Communication between sites and Corporate office
• Prepare presentations for weekly, monthly and quarterly business reviews, annual budgets and business planning initiatives. Partner with Purchasing to ensure understanding of business and financial targets and performance against those targets by helping to identify/realize opportunities while managing risks.
• Work with plant controllers to ensure local operations follow standardized procedures and produce standardized reporting of both actuals and forecasts. Responsible for the accuracy of setting annual product standards/targets.

Physical Requirements:

• Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer.

Qualifications

Education:

• BS/BA required

Experience:

• Requires 5-7 years of experience

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:

• Product Costing Knowledge
• ERP Software (QAD, etc)
• MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access)
• Qualitative Variance Analysis
• Demonstrate high level of interpersonal skills to work effectively with others
• Demonstrate high level of analytical ability where problems are complex
• Demonstrate high level of oral and written communication skills
• Strong self-starter with initiative and innovative attitude
• Demonstrate ability to work independently with minimal supervision
• Ability to interact effectively with a wide range of colleagues across functions