Finance Manager - North America

IDEX•Cedar Falls, IA

5d•Onsite

About The Position

This individual will build a highly effective domestic and international Finance Team for Viking, including career development and performance management. Guide managers to improve team performance and development of individuals. Ensure the team assists in and meets the strategic and financial vision of the General Manager and Senior Finance & IT Director. Assist other functional areas in identifying and carrying out business initiatives to improve profits, reduce assets and speed-up processes. Oversee the International Business Units, Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable, General Accounting and Cost Teams and their duties.

Requirements

B.S. or B.A. in Accounting, Finance or related field.
7-10 years’ experience in a similar-sized, multi-site operation, including manufacturing.
Management experience in finance, accounting and manufacturing accounting.
Experience in a process focused organization (Six Sigma, Lean and Value Streams).
Proven track record, demonstrated by progressive level of growth in responsibility.
Ability to initiate and drive positive change in an organization.
Goal oriented self-starter.
Strong leadership skill set.
Operations and commercial literacy.
Effective communication skills, both written and verbal.
Superior knowledge of, and skills in, personal computer spreadsheet operations.
Strong business acumen and analytical skills.
Ability to gather, analyze and present data.
Ability to supervise and direct employees on financial and system projects.
Ability to provide direction and establish priorities for direct reports as well as provide proper feedback and critical evaluations of personal and departmental performance.
Proficient with Microsoft Office products including, but not limited to, Word, Excel, and Outlook.
Ability to move within office and manufacturing complex.
Perform general office functions.
Ability to communicate by speech and hearing via phone and in person.
Visual acuity needed for close detail work and computer use.
General manufacturing, warehouse and office environment.
Must have the ability to effectively communicate with customers, suppliers and all levels of corporate and company personnel.

Nice To Haves

CPA, CMA or MBA a plus.
Consolidation of international operations, preferred.
Experience in leading a multi-level team preferred.
Experience with OneStream and JDEdwards preferred.
Experience working for a publicly traded company preferred.
JDEdwards and OneStream.

Responsibilities

Provide valuable feedback to employees to ensure career enrichment for both the domestic and international teams.
Review the current teamwork balance and responsibilities.
Oversight of Viking’s Canadian business unit, including daily, weekly, and monthly guidance.
Manage credit and collection, accounts payable, general accounting and cost functions of the business.
Full financial ownership of the Viking Cedar Falls and Viking Canada financial statements, including income statement and balance sheet.
Prepare the monthly and/or quarterly orders and sales forecast, working with the Segment leaders to establish monthly targets.
Ensure financial statements for all businesses are prepared in accordance with US GAAP, including foreign business units’ adjustments.
Oversee the maintenance of strong internal controls thought the business, both domestically and internationally, including compliance with the IKCQ (IDEX Key Control Questionnaire).
Develop three-year capital plan and facilitate annual capital budget.
Support new product development and utilize discounted cash flows for project analysis and prioritization.
Assist other functional areas as needed in business analytics and process improvement.
Serve on cross-functional teams.
Partner with various members of management and leadership to drive KPI performance.
Work with the senior leadership team and managers to develop the annual operating plan (AOP).
Recruit and train finance personnel.
Provide ad-hoc financial analysis when needed.
Provide financial understanding training to Viking and IDEX employees, and the finance team.