Manager - Finance Shared Services

Hilmar Cheese Company Inc.•Hilmar, CA

5d•$134,149 - $201,223

About The Position

The Manager, Finance Shared Services leads customer credit management, milk payments, accounts receivable, accounts payable, travel and expense, and payroll. The role ensures consistent, accurate, and efficient financial transactions and partners with internal and external customers to deliver timely financial information, services, and insights that support business performance and safeguard company assets. The position drives operational excellence and continuous improvement across shared services, partners with Commercial, Procurement, Operations, and Human Resources, and contributes as a member of the senior finance leadership team. It oversees month-end close activities and balance sheet reconciliations for shared services, establishes objectives, policies, procedures, and reporting, and ensures appropriate team staffing, training, and development. The manager oversees vendor payments and related accounting, accounts receivable and collections, customer and vendor master data, payroll, travel and expense controls, and approximately $2.5–$3 billion in annual milk receipts and payments. The role also leads customer credit management, including credit limits, payment terms, credit policy, collections, credit exposure monitoring, and processes for identifying changes in customer risk profiles. Work is primarily performed in an office environment and is largely sedentary. Safety and food safety are company-wide responsibilities; employees must understand their role in manufacturing and distributing safe, wholesome, high-quality products and follow safe workplace practices.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field with 7 years of related experience, or a master’s degree with 3 years of related experience.
Strong leadership and interpersonal skills.
Strong verbal and written communication skills in English.
Personal initiative and a demonstrated commitment to exceptional integrity and ethical conduct.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field with 10 years of related experience, or a master’s degree with 5 years of related experience.
Experience leading comparable finance functions.
High emotional intelligence.
Lean and/or Six Sigma experience.
SAP experience.

Responsibilities

Drive operational excellence and continuous improvement across shared services.
Partner across functions, including Commercial, Procurement, Operations, and Human Resources.
Develop and implement objectives, policies, and standard operating procedures.
Ensure appropriate staffing, training, and development for the team.
Establish reporting to measure and monitor operational effectiveness.
Contribute as a member of the senior finance leadership team.
Oversee month-end close activities and balance sheet reconciliations for shared services.
Ensure accurate, timely vendor payments and related accounting, including 1099 reporting and compliance with applicable requirements.
Monitor accounts receivable and pursue customer collections as needed.
Oversee customer and vendor master data processes to ensure information is accurate, complete, and appropriately authorized.
Ensure accurate, timely payroll in compliance with applicable requirements.
Maintain an accurate travel and expense process with effective controls.
Oversee approximately $2.5–$3 billion in annual milk receipts and payments, ensuring accurate, timely payments to dairy suppliers and compliance with regulatory requirements.
Oversee the recommendation and establishment of customer credit limits and payment terms.
Maintain and refine the credit scoring model and credit policy.
Lead collection of delinquent accounts.
Monitor customer credit exposure against approved limits and coordinate appropriate action with the Commercial team.
Align payment terms and Incoterms with customer credit risk, country risk, and overall exposure, as appropriate.
Maintain a process to identify and monitor changes in customer risk profiles as economic and country conditions change.
Understand and fulfill the employee's role in manufacturing and distributing safe, wholesome, high-quality products and follow safe workplace practices.