Director of Finance

Carmeuse • Beavercreek, OH

38d

About The Position

The Director of Finance will oversee finance and controlling functions, collaborating with various departments to drive business and profit growth. This role involves recommending and implementing system and process enhancements, preparing financial forecasts and reports, leading budgeting processes, and managing the month-end close. The position also requires maintaining strong internal controls, ensuring accurate sales transaction invoicing and reporting, managing inventory, and overseeing collections and vendor management. Additionally, the Director of Finance will manage accounting systems, lead the finance team, and contribute to strategic financial analysis.

Requirements

• Post-secondary education in Finance or Accounting, with CPA or CMA accreditation.
• Strong managerial and supervisory experience.
• Solid knowledge of accounting standards and regulatory rules.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite.
• Experience with Sage & SAP accounting ERP software/systems.
• Ability to build strong business relationships.
• Strong oral presentation skills.
• Strong written communication skills.
• Management Accounting & Controlling expertise (financial planning, budgeting, and analysis).
• Advanced skills in MS Excel® and MS PowerPoint®.
• Strategic project analysis.
• Strong desire to work in a highly collaborative, fast paced, growth mindset organization.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills – ability to tell the business story behind the numbers.
• Excellent intellectual and analytical skills - ability to transition between the details and executive summary views.
• Demonstrated ability to assess organizational challenges and people issues, provide coaching and mentoring, and deliver solutions that improve performance.
• Ability to interpret and challenge critical key performance indicators and translate them into relevant management reporting.
• Creativity - willing to bring creative and innovative solutions to both problems and reporting/benchmarking needs.
• Motivation and drive - willing to go the extra mile, be rigorous, and be assertive.
• Able to train, coach and influence others.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with Sage & SAP accounting ERP software/systems is preferred but not required.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with Sales, Logistics, and Operations to drive improvements that support business and profit growth.
• Recommend and work with the Sr. Manager, Customer Experience to implement system and process enhancements to drive efficiencies.
• Prepare monthly performance and financial forecasts for the General Manager and Director, Operations Finance.
• Lead the annual, quarterly, and monthly forecast and budget process.
• Lead the month-end close process/submission of financial information for corporate consolidation.
• Provide weekly reporting on trends to forecast noting any variances to performance expectations.
• Maintain a strong system of internal controls and audit compliance.
• Review and analyze sales transactions for reasonableness and resolve issues.
• Partner with Accounting, Sales, Logistics and Supply Chain to ensure robust and timely flow of sales data from Sales Order entry in Salesforce to customer invoicing/GL posting in Sage accounting software.
• Review weekly transaction batches prior to posting and identify potential errors.
• Understand product margins and sales trends, communicating weekly to the management team.
• Oversee invoice process for railcar demurrage and storage PIG rentals for job sites/terminal network.
• Review and analyze inventory for reasonableness and resolve issues.
• Manage product costing.
• Review weekly inventory batches prior to posting, understand and communicate changes in inventory costs based on sources/freight.
• Perform item management/set-up/product costing /FCB vs. SCB.
• Assist with new terminal/rail set-up.
• Reconcile physical inventory for terminal network and ports.
• Collaborate with Logistics and Transportation teams on rail delivery process.
• Perform new customer review/credit decision making in collaboration with the Director, Corporate Finance & Treasury.
• Manage cash receipts & cash disbursements processes.
• Manage A/R Collections process with specific involvement for problem accounts in collaboration with the Director, Corporate Finance & Treasury.
• Support miscellaneous customer needs and vendor requirements.
• Work directly with system outside consultants & Carmeuse IT Team.
• Hire, coach & mentor Mintek accounting / finance team members.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director
• Education Level: Associate degree