Job Title:  Finance Manager, US Operations

The Finance Manager, US Operations will have a broad range of technical, day-to-day finance/accounting, and cost accounting responsibilities. These include involvement with revenue recognition and compliance, forecasting and budgeting, revenue and gross margin analysis, monthly close activities, cost accounting, Sarbanes-Oxley compliance, as well as involvement in annual audit and consolidation reporting.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Hands on day-to-day management and processing of financial transactions in orders, sales, accounts receivable, accounts payable, costing, payroll, expenses, cashflow management and capital expenditure / fixed assets.
• Month-end close and preparation and interpretation of financial reports to ensure accuracy.
• Prepare balance sheet and income statement information, determining variances and trends and report to management.
• Prepare the annual tax package, handle sales taxes, and liaise with the corporate tax team.
• Assist management throughout the financial planning budget and monthly forecasting cycles
• Perform Sarbanes Oxley compliance testing.
• Maintain effective internal controls, while striving to enhance controls, to ensure protection of assets and accurate reporting of financial position.
• Perform commercial reviews of customer orders and contracts.
• Ensure revenue recognition compliance.
• Assist with internal and external audit requests.
• Provide corporate payroll team with the hours and commission information for payroll runs. Process relevant reports, and accounting entries as required.
• Build strong stakeholder relationships across the sales and service functions to support, challenge and influence the team to help them succeed in their objectives.
• Proactively seek improvements in working capital.
• Support the European UPT businesses operating in the USA with closing.
• Other ad-hoc reporting and analysis as required.

QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance required with 7+ years of relevant experience.
• ERP System and Manufacturing experience a plus.
• Strong background in GAAP, SEC Reporting and Sarbanes-Oxley Act compliance.
• Microsoft Office skills, with a focus on Excel skills to automate and manipulate data (basic VBA macros, pivots, Xlookups, charts, etc.).
• Hands-on individual with the ability to understand the technical aspects of how manufacturing costs are generated.
• Excellent communication, interpersonal and influencing skills, with the ability to build effective relationships at all levels of the business.
• Self-starter with the ability to work well under pressure, multitask and meet deadlines.
• Attention to detail with strong analytical and reasoning skills.
• Continuous improvement mindset and a bias for action.
• Highly organized with sound administrative skills.