Finance Manager (Contract)
John Crane, Morton Grove, IL, United States
This is a temporary assignment (3 to 6 months)
Job Description
Serve as the finance business partner for the Site Leaders and their leadership teams.
Increase analytics, accuracy, standardization and ensure financial statements are in accordance with regulatory compliance. Responsible for ensuring compliance with the system of financial and internal controls.
This position provides critical linkage between sales, operations, and shared services teams ensuring that all perspectives are comprehended and acted upon in the reporting, planning and execution cycle.
Collaborate with Shared Service to ensure proper control and oversight of the balance sheet review and key accounts, and ensure proper review of AP, AR and Purchasing Aging reports.
Approve Supplier Payments and Customer Credits and Refunds in line with Smith Policies.
Prepare reconciliations and support schedules to assist with tax return preparation and other compliance reports.
Lead the forecasting process for USA with responsibility for timely and accurate annual budgeting and forecasting.
Develop and lead financial analyses relating to growth initiatives, cost savings, pricing, profitability, investments, product development, and supply chain/operations initiatives.
Work collaboratively to establish a regular, standardized set of insightful reporting and analytics that drive fact-based performance metrics. Implement key performance indicators with granular analysis of internal performance drivers and levers to employ.
Work with Site Leaders and the central engineering team to develop annual Capital Expenditure (CAPEX) plans, develop compelling business and financial business cases for each initiative, ensuring projects stay within budget, and that all associated costs are accounted for properly.
Work with Cost Accounting to ensure regular inventory (cycle counts and annual / semi-annual full physical inventories) for raw materials, work-in-progress, and finished goods ensuring process compliance and appropriate approvals are completed.
Ensure the full leverage of all financial and consolidation systems, including assisting with system upgrades and roll‑out of new system functionality with the Sites. This includes support for transactional and master data governance.
Lead and participate in cross functional teams implementing strategies for sustainable process improvements.
Ability to build rapport, glean insights from, and influence project/product management and directors to deliver results.
Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in Finance or Accounting; MBA or other applicable Masters-level degree preferred
The ideal candidate will have a minimum of 5 years of experience with progressively increasing levels of responsibility within a manufacturing industry.
Demonstrated ability to drive change across multiple functions.
Value streams, operations, & cost accounting knowledge/experience required.
The ideal candidate will be highly organized, detail-oriented, and self-motivated. Capable of monitoring and prioritizing competing tasks and projects.
Team player attitude and adept at multi-level cross-cultural communication.
Overall proficiency with software systems
Experience with Oracle, QAD MFG Pro and consolidated reporting systems a plus.
Additional information
With colleagues stretching across the globe, we are proud of our diversity. To foster inclusivity, we run employee resource groups (ERGs) to provide a safe space for employees to connect and support each other. Our cross-business ERGs include Veterans, Pride Network, Black Employee Network, Women@Work Network, and Neurodiversity.
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Job Description
Serve as the finance business partner for the Site Leaders and their leadership teams.
Increase analytics, accuracy, standardization and ensure financial statements are in accordance with regulatory compliance. Responsible for ensuring compliance with the system of financial and internal controls.
This position provides critical linkage between sales, operations, and shared services teams ensuring that all perspectives are comprehended and acted upon in the reporting, planning and execution cycle.
Collaborate with Shared Service to ensure proper control and oversight of the balance sheet review and key accounts, and ensure proper review of AP, AR and Purchasing Aging reports.
Approve Supplier Payments and Customer Credits and Refunds in line with Smith Policies.
Prepare reconciliations and support schedules to assist with tax return preparation and other compliance reports.
Lead the forecasting process for USA with responsibility for timely and accurate annual budgeting and forecasting.
Develop and lead financial analyses relating to growth initiatives, cost savings, pricing, profitability, investments, product development, and supply chain/operations initiatives.
Work collaboratively to establish a regular, standardized set of insightful reporting and analytics that drive fact-based performance metrics. Implement key performance indicators with granular analysis of internal performance drivers and levers to employ.
Work with Site Leaders and the central engineering team to develop annual Capital Expenditure (CAPEX) plans, develop compelling business and financial business cases for each initiative, ensuring projects stay within budget, and that all associated costs are accounted for properly.
Work with Cost Accounting to ensure regular inventory (cycle counts and annual / semi-annual full physical inventories) for raw materials, work-in-progress, and finished goods ensuring process compliance and appropriate approvals are completed.
Ensure the full leverage of all financial and consolidation systems, including assisting with system upgrades and roll‑out of new system functionality with the Sites. This includes support for transactional and master data governance.
Lead and participate in cross functional teams implementing strategies for sustainable process improvements.
Ability to build rapport, glean insights from, and influence project/product management and directors to deliver results.
Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in Finance or Accounting; MBA or other applicable Masters-level degree preferred
The ideal candidate will have a minimum of 5 years of experience with progressively increasing levels of responsibility within a manufacturing industry.
Demonstrated ability to drive change across multiple functions.
Value streams, operations, & cost accounting knowledge/experience required.
The ideal candidate will be highly organized, detail-oriented, and self-motivated. Capable of monitoring and prioritizing competing tasks and projects.
Team player attitude and adept at multi-level cross-cultural communication.
Overall proficiency with software systems
Experience with Oracle, QAD MFG Pro and consolidated reporting systems a plus.
Additional information
With colleagues stretching across the globe, we are proud of our diversity. To foster inclusivity, we run employee resource groups (ERGs) to provide a safe space for employees to connect and support each other. Our cross-business ERGs include Veterans, Pride Network, Black Employee Network, Women@Work Network, and Neurodiversity.
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