District Finance Manager - South West

Univar Solutions•Bell, CA

10d•$120,000 - $140,000•Hybrid

About The Position

This role is a partner to the General Managers and Operation Managers district leaders to drive growth and ensure responsible use of the Company’s resources (e.g. working capital investment, operating and capital dollars and employee time). This role supports South West District in the West Region and is responsible for managing and overseeing the accounting and financial reporting within the assigned district. This role pulls commercial and operational expertise together to advise on overall business operations (Sales thru EBITDA; Working Capital), identify issues and offer/implement solutions.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Finance or Accounting from fully accredited four-year institution is required
5-7 years of experience in progressive Finance or Accounting roles required
Ability to utilize soft skills to get results in a highly matrixed environment
Problem solving and critical process review/project management skills
Interpersonal skills in coaching and influencing without direct reporting authority
Effective communication skills in both external and internal situations
Organization skills and ability to balance competing priorities
Strategic thinker with experience in a distribution / manufacturing business
Planning & forecasting
Skilled at performance reporting and investment evaluation and analysis (financial modeling)
Highly skilled with systems and information management (i.e., SAP / OneStream, Tableau, Excel)
Solid understanding of key concepts such as: Interpreting financial statements, Inventory costing, Days sales working capital, Internal controls and managing compliance and risk

Nice To Haves

an MBA degree and/or CPA is preferred

Responsibilities

Provides reporting and analysis for district level management that assists to drive performance improvement and cost efficiency
Develops rolling forecasts and budgets for district
Runs all required monthly financial reports to support month-end close
Jointly works on cost saving and capex projects, performing appropriate ROI review
Understands and supports compliance with all key business processes
Analyzes, reviews and reports on Sales performance activity
Ensures data integrity through the proper and consistent coding of all operating expenses. Provides feedback and coaching to non-finance teammates as needed. (local finance ambassador)
Supports month end close process through early identification of issues and timely review of financials. Prepares timely financial reviews to provide detailed explanations to key business stakeholders on performances of district.
Supports strong working capital management through active review of customer terms, customer aging and inventory turns processes with the Shared Service Center
Actively contributes to a high performing finance team
Proactively identifies, develops and executes tools and processes that improve the effectiveness and efficiency driving district profitability.
Assists with special projects and preparation of reports as required or requested.
Effectively drives a positive culture for cross-functional and cross-branch/district improvement