Director of Finance

Finance & Controlling Oversight

• Collaborate with Sales, Logistics, and Operations to drive improvements that support business and profit growth. 
• Recommend and work with the Sr. Manager, Customer Experience to implement system and process enhancements to drive efficiencies
• Prepare monthly performance and financial forecasts for the General Manager and Director, Operations Finance.
• Lead the annual, quarterly, and monthly and forecast and budget process.
• Lead the month-end close process/submission of financial information for corporate consolidation.
• Provide weekly reporting on trends to forecast noting any variances to performance expectations.

• Maintain a strong system of internal controls and audit compliance.

   

          Timely & Accurate Sales Transaction Invoicing & Reporting

• Review and analyze for reasonableness, resolve issues as they arise.
• Partner with Accounting, Sales, Logistics and Supply Chain to ensure robust and timely flow of sales data from Sales Order entry in Salesforce to customer invoicing/GL posting in Sage accounting software. 
• Review weekly transaction batches prior to posting, identify potential errors.
• Understand product margins and sales trends, communication weekly to management team. 

• Oversee invoice process for railcar demurrage and storage PIG rentals for job sites/terminal network.

   

    Inventory Management

• Review and analyze for reasonableness, resolve issues as they arise.
• Manage product costing, as required.
• Review weekly inventory batches prior to posting, understand and communicate changes in inventory costs based on sources/freight.
• Item management/set-up/product costing /FCB vs. SCB
• Assist with new terminal/rail set-up 
• Reconcile physical inventory for terminal network and ports

• Collaborate with Logistics and Transportation teams on rail delivery process

   

  Collections/Customer & Vendor Management 

• New customer review/credit decision making in collaboration with the Director, Corporate Finance & Treasury.
• Manage cash receipts & cash disbursements processes 
• A/R Collections – Manage stages of collection process with specific involvement for problem accounts in collaboration with the Director, Corporate Finance & Treasury.

• Support miscellaneous customer needs and vendor requirements.

   

  System Management/Process Management

• Sage & SAP (Accounting ERP software), preferred experience but not required
• Data flow & links from Salesforce to Sage/Sage to Salesforce 
• Work directly with system outside consultants & Carmeuse IT Team
• Hire, coach & mentor Mintek accounting / finance team members

Basic Requirements

• Post-secondary education in Finance or Accounting, with CPA or CMA accreditation.
  • Strong managerial and supervisory experience.
  • Solid knowledge of accounting standards and regulatory rules.
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite.
  • Experience with Sage & SAP accounting ERP software/systems.
  • Ability to build strong business relationships.
  • Strong oral presentation skills.
  • Strong written communication skills.

Needed Knowledge

• Management Accounting & Controlling expertise (financial planning, budgeting, and analysis).
  • Advanced skills in MS Excel® and MS PowerPoint®
  • Strategic project analysis.

Needed Skills

• Strong desire to work in a highly collaborative, fast paced, growth mindset organization.
  • Excellent communication and presentation skills – ability to tell the business story behind the numbers.
  • Excellent intellectual and analytical skills - ability to transition between the details and executive summary views.
  • Demonstrated ability to assess organizational challenges and people issues, provide coaching and mentoring, and deliver solutions that improve performance.
  • Ability to interpret and challenge critical key performance indicators and translate these into relevant management reporting.
  • Creativity - willing to bring creative and innovative solutions to both problems and reporting/benchmarking needs.
  • Motivation and drive - willing to go the extra mile, be rigorous, and be assertive. 
  • Able to train, coach and influence others.