Senior Manager, Finance and Accounting

Nordson Corporation • Allen, TX

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About The Position

Responsible for financial planning, reporting, and maintaining adequate internal controls to ensure compliance with financial policies. The Finance Sr. Manager provides financial leadership to business decision making, and sound, innovative planning in managing the division’s financial affairs to maximize long-term profits, cash flow and total return to Nordson shareholders. He/she leverages Nordson’s global Accounting & Control presence and infrastructure to maximize synergies. Responsible for appraising operating results in terms of costs, budgets, policies of operations, trends and driving increased profit opportunities.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance/Accounting.
• Minimum 10 years of relevant experience in finance and accounting, including exposure to manufacturing operations.
• Minimum 2 years demonstrated supervisory experience, along with a solid accounting background and excellent communication skills.
• Ability to receive assignments in form of objectives with goals and process to meet goals outlined.
• Able to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.
• Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram or schedule forms.
• Knowledge of Accounting software, Spreadsheet software and Word Processing software.
• Solid accounting background and strong demonstrated supervisory and communication skills.
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public.
• Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals.

Nice To Haves

• Master’s in Business Administration and/or CA/CPA and/or CMA preferred.
• Strong initiative, leadership, thinking and problem solving, financial analysis and communication skills.
• Ability to work in a matrixed organization while keeping a clear understanding of the objectives and financial commitments of the businesses.
• Superior technical financial skills, balanced with sound business judgment, including the ability to balance financial and operational factors, analyze complex business problems and develop appropriate solutions.
• Strong Excel skills.
• Sarbanes-Oxley experience a plus
• SAP ERP/MRP experience a plus

Responsibilities

• Overseeing all operational areas effecting the business globally, including Planning and Forecasting, Asset Management, Manufacturing /Costing, and ad hoc analysis as required.
• Proactively partnering with the business management in establishing and managing the strategic direction and financial goals to drive breakthrough results.
• Interpreting operating results as they affect the financial aspects of the corporation and making specific recommendations which will result in cost reduction and profit improvement.
• Directing the preparation of statistics for periodic and yearly financial statements, including the preparation of charts and graphs showing progress, conditions and results.
• Coordinating and driving the accuracy, completeness and timing of the Operating Plan and Strategic Plan processes, including identifying key issues, objectives, risks and opportunities.
• Providing Financial Analysis and Support to the organization, including capital expenditure justification and analysis, sales trend analysis, competitive and market analysis and product line P&L development.
• Providing guidance on achieving goals in accordance with established policies and procedures, as well as adherence to generally accepted accounting practices.
• Reviewing financial statements, explaining variances and presenting financial information to management for all entities including foreign subsidiaries.
• Providing timely and accurate analysis of budgets, financial reports and financial trends in order to assist Business Leadership in performing their responsibilities.
• Ensuring maintenance of accurate and complete financial records, in compliance with both legal requirements, local accounting and US GAAP standards.
• Leading the effort of establishing, monitoring, and enforcing an effective internal controls environment.
• Developing and taking necessary actions to support SOX compliance effort.
• Liaising with internal and external auditors.
• Administering, developing and improving accounting and control policies, procedures, work processes and reporting systems to support growth and efficiency, while reducing complexity and increasing speed.
• Meeting corporate financial reporting requirements in a timely and accurate manner.
• Providing strategic financial input and leadership on decision making issues affecting the organization.
• Identifying best practices and continuous improvement opportunities and facilitating embedment of the practices into the organization.
• Utilizing appropriate financial analysis techniques, data and prudent assumptions to evaluate investment opportunities and ensuring healthy return on investments while managing risks.
• Leading the businesses’ development of key performance metrics and tracking performance over time.
• Developing people to reach their full potential through individual coaching, training, and career development, preparing them to assume increased responsibility.
• Providing direct supervision to financial planning and reporting support employees.
• Assuming other special activities and responsibilities as required.

Benefits

• Nordson Corporation provides equal employment opportunity to all applicants and employees. No person is to be discriminated against in any aspect of the employment relationship due to race, religion, color, sex, age, national origin, ancestry, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, citizenship status, marital status, pregnancy, veteran status or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.
• All employment offers are contingent upon successful completion of our pre-employment drug screening and background/criminal check, consistent with applicable laws.
• We care for our employees and provide them with opportunities to advance their careers and make an impact, inside and outside of work.

What This Job Offers

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