Supply Chain Finance Manager - Equipment

Position Summary

The Supply Chain Finance Manager – NAM Equipment is responsible for ensuring consistency and transparency in financial reporting for North America Equipment sites as well as oversight and compliance with internal controls. This role will collaborate with Operations Directors along with Commercial Finance and other business partners.  This is a high visibility position, interacting with multiple groups in the organization to support North America Equipment sites.  

Primary Responsibilities

• Manage and guide a team of four Supply Chain Finance personnel with financial oversight for the Supply Chain activities related to Equipment sites in North America.  
• Key point of contact for Operations and Commercial Finance Directors.
• Provide accurate and timely analysis and interpretation of data to ensure accurate and actionable plant business decisions. 
• Coordinate site finance activities for manufacturing variances, costing, general ledger accounting, performance metrics, inventory valuation and analysis, forecasting and budgeting. 
• Act as financial advisor for the facilities and liaise with plant management and regional supply chain management.  
• Provide leadership and ensure proper controls environment, including 
     o Compliance with accounting policies and chart of accounts
     o Coordinate and ensure that all accounting postings are complete and accurate
     o Evaluate business controls applied to the sites impacting manufacturing and inventory. Work with local management to implement and improve controls as needed.
     o SOX compliance testing and documentation
     o Ensure the budget & forecast processes are completed within the business timetable.  Assist in driving accountability.
     o Certify that all transactions are recorded in line with Corporate Policy & Company Code of Conduct.
     o Safeguard all company assets; participate in reviewing asset inventory and utilization.
• Align with Integrated Business Planning process to produce the monthly financial forecast.
• Lead an accurate and timely month end close.
• Analyze and present monthly Supply Chain financial results to key leaders including commentary, review of actuals and variances versus budget and forecast.
• Provide finance validation and approval of Reinvent cost savings initiatives for the North America Equipment sites.
• Lead the financial review of local site capital projects, including working with company capital system to review and approval capital projects and completion of project make good analysis.
• Review manufacturing information, work with the business to understand weekly/monthly performance versus standards to enable improvement in performance.
• Analyze, understand, and explain the reasons for movement in all manufacturing costs including month and year to date comparisons to budget and prior year.
• Costing ownership which includes oversight of the annual standard cost campaign for compliance with regional directives, cross site comparisons, review and presentation of actual cost evolution and trends.
• Assist with improving the use and understanding of SAP and BIA reporting systems.  Work with supply chain finance team to establish best practices and maintain consistency.  Demonstrates proficiency in these systems.  
• Provide ad hoc strategic analysis and scenario planning.
• Responsibilities are not limited to the above requirements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required (Accounting or Finance strongly preferred).  Advanced certifications preferred.
• 5 years relevant finance experience with a background in manufacturing.
• Must have ERP experience, preferably SAP. 
• Advanced Microsoft Excel Skills
• Experience with BIA and OneStream are a plus.
• CMA preferred.  Other accounting qualifications may be considered.
• Prior team management experience
• Able to work both independently and within a team, generating results with general/minimal guidance from management.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills along with professional presentation.
• Must be flexible, innovative, and comfortable in setting own priorities.
• Strong problem solving & analytical skills.
• Experience with high volume operations.
• Strong organization and planning skills.