Key Duties and Responsibilities

• Prepare weekly orders & shipment report and facilitate weekly discussions
  
• Assist the Finance Director and coordinate the preparation of the business unit’s annual operating plan and quarterly forecasts.
  
• Perform monthly and quarterly consolidation of the business unit’s multiple locations.
  
• Perform monthly and quarterly variance analysis of actual performance against the latest forecast and Annual Operating Plan.
  
• Develop common analysis and reporting platforms across all reporting entities:
  
• Common templates for budget preparation
  
• Sales/orders reporting
  
• Sales-EBITA bridges
  
• End-to-End Gross Margin Analysis
  
• Understand key business drivers and provide management with accurate, timely, and relevant information for decision-making. 
  
• Assist in preparation of management presentations in Excel and PowerPoint to communicate business performance (e.g. Quarterly Business Reviews, Monthly Business
• Reviews, Annual Operating Plan, etc.).
  
• Conduct trend analysis relating to spending and revenue patterns to prepare strategic and tactical recommendations for achieving quarterly/annual performance.
  
• Perform margin analysis to account for the impact of price, mix, and volume.
  
• Work with cost accounting and functional leaders to arrive at an accurate and comprehensive understanding of gross margin by product.
  
• Review / Approve Margin analysis for Pricing discount requests.
  
• Support Financial Analysis for R&D Projects. 
  
• Perform special projects and assist the site locations on an as needed basis.

Minimum Education and Experience Requirements:
Degree in Accounting or Finance, preferably an MBA and/or CMA/CPA certification
Min. 5+ years of experience in a fast-paced manufacturing environment
Preferably with some cost accounting background

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
Active participation in the preparation of annual budgets and quarterly forecasts.
Have a thorough understanding of accounting and corporate finance, including the relationships between primary financial statements (balance sheet, income statement, and cash flow statement).
Have a working understanding of:
Revenue Recognition
Excess & Obsolete Inventory
Bad Debt Reserves
Foreign Currency calculations
Proven ability to effectively interact with multiple organizational units and understands cross-functional relationships within a manufacturing organization.
Track record of successful management of multiple tasks and meeting tight deadlines.
Strong business writing and verbal communication skills.
Self-motivated with a bias for action.
Proficiency in MS Office applications, especially Excel, PowerPoint, and Word.
Experience with MAPICS, SAP or OCO applications is a plus.
Experience with financial consolidation tools (Hyperion) is a plus.
Some travel to site locations required

SALARY:
$90K - $100K + Bonus

Package includes a comprehensive employee benefits program, performance based incentive drivers and a progressive team oriented work culture.

Interested candidates are encouraged to forward their MS-Word formatted resume to careers@boylstonsearch.com

Please reference "STA-092"

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