Director of Finance

3 weeks ago


Watertown, United States Fisher Barton Full time

Position Summary:
This position is responsible for directing and analyzing the financial activities across all Divisions of Fisher Barton. As the Director of Finance, you will provide leadership towards the achievement of maximum profitability and scalability in line with the company’s three core values:

- Customer Excellence
- A Culture of Fairness
- Community Involvement

This role establishes plans and strategies for the best use of Fisher Barton human, physical and financial resources, with the ability to foresee, analyze and correct potential problems before they arise.

Essential Responsibilities:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- Coordinates and standardizes the financial processes of all Divisions of the organization.
- Develops, Implements, and Enforces the Financial Policies of the organization.
- Shows good leadership and mentoring of Division Controllers and other assigned personnel.
- Analyzes information affecting financial and accounting operations and provides recommendations for guidance of management.
- Provides financial support to business projects and processes for improving operational effectiveness and profitability.
- Establishes major financial objectives and policies for organization.
- Oversees preparation of budgets, financial forecasts and strategic plans.
- Readies reports that outline company's financial position in areas of income, expenses, and earnings, based on past, present, and future operations.
- Prepares governmental reports as needed.
- Advises management on desirable operational adjustments due to tax revisions.
- Arranges for audits of company's accounts and collaborates with external auditors.
- Advises management about insurance coverage for protection against property losses and potential liabilities.
- Prepares the monthly operations review packet.
- Presents financials in monthly operations review meetings.
- Works closely with operations managers during monthly inventories to address any variances, or issues that may come arise. Insures use of best practice inventory management practices.
- Responsible for annual analysis and updating of costing standards, as well as interim reviews as needed.
- Performs other ad hoc financials analysis as required by corporate finance.
- Provide leadership and support to direct reports
- Additional duties and tasks as assigned by CEO.
- Must have excellent communications skills to interact with all levels of the company, and the BoD.
- Other duties as assigned

Fisher Barton Competencies:
Integrity: Behaves in an honest, trustworthy and fair manner; shows consistency in words and actions; models high standards of ethics Treats others fairly and with respect. Displays the courage to report poor practices or policy violations.

Customer Focus: Builds and maintains customer satisfaction with the products and services offered by the organization; provides excellent service to internal and external customers

Communication: Practices active and attentive listening, able to hear others. Sharing of information in oral and written communication to management, direct reports, peers and customers

Accountability: Deliver on commitments to stakeholders; responsible for own actions and results

Quality: Dedicated to meeting the expectations and requirements of customers; delivers on time and to customer specifications

Leadership Competencies: Shows genuine concern for the career development of assigned personnel.

Leading with Strategy: Leads and shapes business and functional level business direction driving to a defined outcome. Actions based on an understanding of the business and how it works

Commitment to Employee Development: Works to develop oneself and others by pursuing opportunities for continuous learning and feedback

Driving for Results: The drive, energy and stamina to consistently push self and others for results while maintaining an appropriate level of concern for people.

Advocating Continuous Improvement: A practice of constantly re-examining and improving products and processes through incremental and breakthrough improvements

Change Leadership: Models, leads and supports change which drives to a desired future state

Required Qualifications:

- Master’s Degree in Accounting or Business
- Minimum of 7-10 years business / financial process experience in a manufacturing environment.
- Proficient in Microsoft Word, Outlook & Power Point
- Expert skill in Excel

Preferred Qualifications:

- External Audit Experience
- C.P.A. preferred
- IT Integration experience

Direct Reports:

- Direct line supervision of the Division Controllers and Plant Accounting function
- Direct line supervision of AP/AR/Payroll
- Significant interaction



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