Job Details
Reporting directly to the CFO, this position is responsible for the overall financial performance of the Gonzalez group of companies; including but not limited to financial reporting, accounts payable, accounts receivable, budgeting and forecasting, treasury management, and program control.
Major Responsibilities and Duties:
- Financial Reporting: develop, improve and issue timely monthly financial statements & reports for the CFO, CEO, COO & senior management team.
- Financial Close Cycle: manage the financial close cycle.
- Accounts Payable: manage the accounts payable team & transactions; assist with relationship management of the supply base.
- Accounts Receivable: working with the operations team, ensuring timely AR invoicing and collections.
- Treasury: manage and monitor cash flow, provide routine reporting on daily and monthly cashflow
- Auditing & Controls: maintain relationship with auditors, support the annual FS audit, and reconcile the company's balance sheet accounts monthly; implement financial and compliance policies.
- Relationship Management: work closely with the senior management team & 3rd party professionals (CPAs, Bank)
- Budgeting & Forecasting: provide timely and accurate analysis of budgets and financial reports.
- Supervising: oversee the accounting team; train, motivate, develop, and coach the accounting team
- Program Control: working closely with the VPs, managing the finances of the Ford, Tier & Defense programs; assist and manage the CTC process.
- Record Keeping: maintain financial and accounting records, including monthly financial records related to cash management, AR, AP and project accounting.
- Other: perform other work-related duties as assigned.
The Gonzalez group of companies is a mid-sized, 300-team member, high quality manufacturing company with three North American locations. Gonzalez is U.S. owned. We value diversity, teamwork, and tradition. Gonzalez offers medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance, HSA contribution, 401K profit sharing, and vacation time.
Required Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:
- Expert knowledge of US GAAP & manufacturing/percentage of completion accounting
- Strong decision-making skills
- Strong ethics and high discretion
- Ability to manage multiple projects and assignments with a high degree of autonomy and accountability.
- Ability to lead change and resolve conflicts.
- Effective communication and interpersonal skills required.
- Extremely IT savvy; advanced ERP & PC skills, advanced MS Excel abilities
- Advanced Excel capabilities. Power Pivot or BI experience a plus.
- MS Dynamics SL experience preferred.
- Experience with consolidation accounting helpful.
Qualified Candidates Possess:
- Prior leadership experience: 3 to 5+ years of supervising / managing employees preferred.
- 7+ years of accounting and finance experience; project accounting experience a plus
- BA or MBA in Finance, or Accounting preferred
- CFA, CPA, or CMA preferred.