Finance Manager

DPDHL•Westerville, OH

About The Position

The Finance Manager role has a national salary range of $85,000- $150,000. DHL Supply Chain is a logistics company. This role typically leads a team of 1-5 FTEs in the pursuit of consistent and effective financial and commercial oversight to a portfolio of remote operating sites governed by unique commercial agreements and varying customers. This includes validation of month-end close, profit and loss analysis, balance sheet approvals, forecast and budget review, and identifying effective ad hoc financial analysis to control expenses and aid in the improvement of financial performance. This position collaborates with their team, including direct reports, operational sites and several functional departments to ensure the success of their portfolio in coordination with the larger Business Unit.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in business, economics, finance or accounting OR equivalent four years work experience
7+ years of work experience within the finance or accounting industry
Ability to deal with complex commercial issues
Advanced analytical skills; draw conclusions and make actionable recommendations
Advanced accounting knowledge; P&L and balance sheet
Understand, analyze and communicate key business driver to others
Advanced presentation skills
Leadership and team management
Risk management and mitigation

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree and/or CP
Logistics industry experience
Public accounting experience

Responsibilities

Review month-end close for all sites within their remits
Validate the development of monthly forecasts and annual budgets for assigned sites; approve site submissions and provide feedback
Effectively communicate significant variances in performance against budget and forecast to senior leadership.
Facilitate lessons learned discussions and document conclusions to leverage across portfolio
Oversee the training and development of site managers in sound commercial and financial processes.
Manage the process/team that reviews working capital position, develop processes to effectively monitor customer financial condition
Develop and confirm site targets in support of the business unit annual budget
Present the monthly management reporting, including the trading document, corporate consolidation reporting, new business reporting, corporate commentary, to senior leadership
Validate accounting controls and policies are applied appropriately
Certify balance sheet reconciliations
Collaborates with Business Development and Operations teams in the development of commercial proposals
Ensures competitive pricing scenarios are provided to pursuit team, considering capital investment and financial hurdles, through management of team/process
Manage the approval process for all contract renewals and new business awards
Actively influence ongoing decisions regarding site financial and commercial risks
Finalize recommendations on capital expenditures for new business including financing method (buy vs. lease)
Collaborate with Purchasing, Real Estate, Contract Administration and Operating teams to ensure that commercial and financial risks and exposures are highlighted
Drive site start-ups for billing, labor tracking, capex approval, start-up spend and operational site budgets
Monitor progress of profit improvement plans for underperforming sites and determine next steps and recommendations to senior leaders
Implement identified opportunities for improvement of site financial performance and over portfolio
Provide daily direction to team to effectively oversee a portfolio of remote sites governed by unique commercial agreements
Ability to influence and align operations and function support teams towards a goal of financial and commercial success
Build and maintain a positive relationship with your internal and external team
Serve as an interface between site operations and other functional teams to ensure effective operational and commercial support