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.

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Carmeuse started out as a small family-run business in Belgium.

Today it's a leading global producer of lime, high calcium limestone and dolomitic stone. Its products are essential to energy producers, environmental services, construction and manufacturing.

With over 90 production facilities spread across almost every continent, and over 4,500 employees working at Carmeuse every day, the company's most treasured resources are its people.

Carmeuse is dedicated to maintaining a workplace that fosters equal opportunity and creates a diverse and inclusive work environment. All qualified applicants will be considered for employment regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, sexual orientation or gender identity.