Position Summary:
The Finance Manager is responsible for managing the accounting, transaction systems, financial reporting and consolidations, and policies and procedures in our SOX-compliant internal control structure. He/she will lead activities associated with process improvements, timely reporting and the development of appropriate systems to ensure that financial transactions, policies and procedures meet the Company’s long and short-term objectives.
Primary Duties and Responsibilities:
Lead the accounting and finance function and be a key member of the Closures leadership team.
Support the achievement of KPI’s for the plants (Sales, Op Inc, FCF, Working Capital)
Support the plant leadership team in critical decisions, under any prolonged absence of local finance teams.
Assess and develop the accounting and finance team members, throughout the division.
Prepare and execute the financial plan for the businesses.
Provide support through business analysis, strategic oversight, identification of areas for improvement and management of key projects, including some operational and commercial projects.
Manage the financial statement close process to timely and accurate completion while ensuring conformity with TriMas accounting policies, procedures, and control requirements.
Prepare forecasts, budgets, and support creation of strategic plans.
Develop and review metrics to determine the operational effectiveness of our manufacturing operations and business processes.
Ensure an accurate system of standard and actual costs is maintained and variance information is analyzed to understand the operations in the region.
Complete the timely preparation and filing of all property and state/local tax reports and payments.
Support the completion of internal and external audits.
Identify and lead process improvement projects to automate and streamline current accounting and reporting procedures.
Provide timely and accurate analysis of financial information, accounting systems and financial controls.
Ensure compliance with relevant laws and regulations.
Special projects as assigned.