Plant Financial Director

3 days ago


Chicago, Illinois, United States Piston Automotive Full time
Job Title: Plant Financial Director

A Lava & Son is seeking a highly skilled Plant Financial Director to lead our financial operations in Chicago, IL. The successful candidate will be responsible for directing financial activities, planning, and coordinating all accounting operational functions.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Preparation of quarterly reforecast incorporating historical results and future assumptions.
  • Assessing current accounting operations, offering recommendations for improvement, and implementing new processes.
  • Preparation of work papers supporting the monthly close process and month-end balances.
  • Review and post receipts and payments to appropriate ledgers, spreadsheets, records, and databases.
  • Audits invoices against purchase orders, researches discrepancies, and approves for payment.
  • Provides advance warning of variances to most recent budget/forecast in a no-surprises manner.
  • Evaluating accounting and internal control systems.
  • Directs preparation of budgets, reviews budget proposals, and prepares necessary supporting documentation and justification.
  • Provides counsel and advice to peer management in an effort to optimize operational results.
  • Coordinates activities of external auditors.
  • Prepares reports required by regulatory agencies.
  • Acts as close confidant to Plant Manager of operation.
  • Hiring, training, and retaining competent accounting staff.
Requirements:
  • Eight (8) years of experience as a Controller.
  • Bachelor's degree (B.A.) in Account, Finance, or a related field.
  • Eight (8) years of experience interpreting financial reports and legal documents.
  • A minimum of five (5) years of experience presenting information to various levels of management.
  • Eight years of experience working with mathematical concepts such as probability and statistical inference, and fundamentals of plane and solid geometry and trigonometry.
  • Must be able to regularly lift and/or move up to 15 pounds.
Preferred Skills/Qualifications:
  • CPA, CMA preferred.
  • A minimum of six (6) years of experience defining problems, collecting data, establishing facts, and drawing valid conclusions.

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