Finance Manager jobs in Elyria, OH

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This career opportunity is located at our CNG facility in Lexington, OH.

What we offer - Our hardworking team deserves benefits that work for them:

Total Rewards:

• Significant earning potential in year 1
• Progressive pay with skills development
• Additional earnings through employee ownership program
• Benefits day 1
• Paid parental leave
• Tuition reimbursement 
• 401k with 5% company match at 90 days of employment
• Vacation upon day of hire

People & Culture:

• Sustainability leader
• Innovative & dynamic environment
• Safety & quality driven
• Purpose-driven & Values-based
• Community partners
• Earth stewardship

Compensation:

• Year-end bonus opportunities

As a Senior Finance Manager your responsibilities will be:

• Key business partner to Operations VPs & Directors providing analysis, insights & decision support for operation teams and plants for key metrics and financial performance.  
• Lead the annual planning & forecast process and contribute to the strategic planning process including coordination with operations leaders.  Prepare schedules, provide direction, and set expectations on behalf of COO, VPs, and Directors.
• Support operations business partners by providing analysis of costs to drive productivity, quote new business, prepare for capital appropriation requests, and communicate business performance. 
• Business partner and lead for physical inventories, standard costing, inventory reconciliations, controls, and audit. 
• Support the consolidated monthly closing processes and providing month end accounting support for operations activities including balance sheet reconciliations (E&O Reserve, Freight, Utilities, Rebates, etc.).
• Prepare monthly reporting in accordance with business partner demands to drive explanations and corrective actions. 
• Perform ad-hoc analyses to support operations decision making – this can include but is not limited to; capital investments, changing of business models, margin improvement ideation, costing models, etc. 
• Leverage emerging financial tools, to proactively increase the efficiency of finance providing support to the operations teams.
• Effectively leverage cross-functional resources to solve problems, improve processes and meet objectives.
• Support the recruiting and developing top finance talent. Creates, promotes, and sustains a performance culture.  Continuously raises the performance bar for the finance organization.
• Enhance employee experience & continue building employee engagement for the department along with being a representation of CNGs values (Committed, Collaborative, Caring, Courageous, Curious, and Competitive)

A strong Senior Finance Manager will possess:

• Required, bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance. MBA preferred.
• 8 years of experience in finance/accounting; ideally with experience in cost accounting, forecasting/budgeting, and financial analysis
• Self-Starter with strong financial acumen, analytical rigor & process management skills; Demonstrated ability to thrive in a dynamic, fast paced environment. 
• Proven ability to foster strong team engagement, build highly effective teams and develop talent.  
• Excellent interpersonal skills including ability to build trust, influence and foster relationships cross functionally.
• Passion to understand a business & what drives it; Demonstrated ability to make the complex simple to drive impactful insights & influence executive leadership.
• Ability to translate ideas into clear, high impact communications & compelling presentations.
• Strong knowledge of Microsoft suite (Advanced in Excel & PP).  Experience with Tableau, Power BI, and/or Alteryx a plus. 
• Advanced knowledge of financial analytics leveraging multiple sources of data.
• Leadership Skills – proven collaborator, trust builder, & entrepreneurial

Safety at CNG: 

• Ensure that safety and health concerns are given primary consideration in all activities
• Follows company guidelines and actively participates in all safety processes
• Carry out job/area specific housekeeping duties and maintain a high standard of professionalism
• Look for, report, and correct any near misses/unsafe conditions or behaviors as soon as possible
• Identify needed changes and make recommendations - find a better way

Physical Work and Work Environment:

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Team members are also required to frequently talk and hear. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus. 

 Are our values a match for you?

• Committed – We act with integrity and respect for one another.
• Collaborative – We are better when we work together.
• Caring – We strive to be socially conscious in all we do.
• Courageous – We take risks to achieve better outcomes.
• Curious – We encourage new thinking to reimagine what’s possible.
• Competitive – We play to win.

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If so, we can offer you an exciting career opportunity. We look forward to receiving your application and resume. Become part of our CNG team today!

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