Finance Manager - North America

IDEX Corporation • Cedar Falls, IA

1d • 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.

IDEX is a place where you can apply your existing skills and learn new ones in an environment where you can make an impact. With interesting opportunities in engineering, marketing, sales, supply chain, operations, HR, finance, and more across more than 40 diverse businesses around the globe, chances are, we have something special for you.

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.

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.

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.

Benefits

• IDEX is an Equal Opportunity Employer. IDEX gives consideration for employment to qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, creed, genetic information, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, age, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other consideration or protected category made unlawful by federal, state or local laws.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level