Director, Finance

Dairy Farmers of America•Smithfield, UT

29d•Onsite

About The Position

Function in a key leadership role within the business unit. Partner with cross-functional teams, providing management and metrics reporting and planning and analysis functions. Function as the finance partner for senior management and leaders within the business unit, working to facilitate and achieve accurate and timely financial forecasts, analysis, and management reporting. Incorporate a strong business partner role in terms of strategy, policy, controls, and risk management. Provide leadership and direction to management and/or professional level finance staff.

Requirements

Undergraduate degree in finance, accounting, or related curriculum (or equivalent combination of experience and education)
10 or more years of progressive experience in finance, accounting, or related discipline coupled with 2+ years of management experience
Certification and/or License – may be required during course of employment
Strong knowledge of the principles and practices of financial planning and analysis and general accounting
Excellent financial modeling skills
Strong knowledge of principles and practices of supervision, training, and personnel management
Solid business judgment and decision making skills
Able to provide timely, high quality and comprehensive information that allows others to take action
Able to effectively analyze and interpret data
Able to adapt to changing operational needs
Able to handle challenging or conflict situations with tact and professionalism
Able to work collaboratively with others, management levels within the company, and external stakeholders
Able to communicate clearly and effectively, both verbally and in writing
Able to demonstrate research and problem-solving skills
Able to demonstrate attention to detail and accuracy
Able to multi-task, prioritize and meet deadlines
Able to maintain confidentiality of information
Must be able to read, write and speak English

Responsibilities

Partner with the senior management team to grow the overall business profitability by providing management with financial information that helps drive results and achievement of financial goals
Ensure robust financial controls are deployed consistently across the business and financial risks are appropriately managed and mitigated
Provide clear and insightful performance measurement and drive performance management across all aspects of the business in partnership with senior management
Ensure that forecasting (revenue, margin, profit) for the business is accurate and constantly reviewed to reflect changing market dynamics. This may incorporate sales, raw material, and cost forecasting
Provide leadership and collaborate with senior management on finance strategy. Set pricing target margins and margin progression by segment, profit improvement programs, price increase, risk management, and mitigation strategies
Coordinate the preparation of various reports (monthly, yearly and strategic) for the business, to include but not limited to reporting of business wins/losses to understand changing business dynamics, reporting and challenging the business pipeline to ensure alignment with business strategy, and business intelligence reporting in the area of customers, competitors, and suppliers
Constantly strive to improve overall margin (e.g., work with procurement and supply chain to ensure we secure and retain raw material cost and process improvement benefits via the market costing approach or challenge the business to ensure we are maximizing our margins)
Challenge and work with sales leaders in all areas of customer growth and margin management
Analyze and report on target margins by product group/customer classification; approve price quotes for new and existing business; review and challenge margins versus market place and provide insight to maximize returns; actively participate on key account teams who are working on customer insights and strategies; and function as gatekeeper and score keeper for the project pipeline, providing pricing support for key customer projects
Participate in strategic investment decisions (M&A, Cap Ex, Joint Venture, etc.)
May lead accounting activities such as monthly financial closing process and preparation of monthly financial and operational results, coordinating and monitoring completeness/accuracy of monthly balance sheet reconciliations, developing accurate weekly financial forecasts, and developing financial presentations for board meetings and/or investment opportunities/decisions
Drive a continuous improvement mind-set across all finance processes to ensure elimination of unnecessary inefficiencies and unnecessary complexity is removed (e.g., business terms, customer segmentation, and SKU rationalization)
Work with direct reports as a coach and partner to effectively manage their performance. Conduct formal performance conversations and hold direct reports accountable for results; work with them to cultivate their capabilities and utilize their strengths
Ensure talent management and succession-planning strategy is executed for the finance group
Perform management duties such as work delegation and review, performance management and development, technical direction and guidance, and mentoring and training