Finance Manager

Why Choose Suddath to "Move" your Career to the Next Level?

At Suddath, you can be part of something special and inclusive! Join a team that has a 100+ year reputation for excellence as an innovative, growing and financially stable company that is dedicated to promoting a culture that thrives on inclusion and diversity. From numerous awards to being recognized as one of the best places to work, Suddath offers a caring, family environment while providing relocation and logistics services to people and companies all around the world.

What We Offer!

• A competitive wage with a comprehensive benefits package, including a 401(k) plan with company matching
• Weekly pay for hourly-paid employees. Biweekly pay for salaried employees.
• Paid Time Off (PTO) and paid company holidays
• A tuition reimbursement plan where employees are encouraged to continue their education and development
• For more information on our benefit offerings, please visit https://suddath.com/about/careers/ and scroll down to view our employee benefits.

General position summary:

The Finance Manager directs Suddath International's billing, accounts payable, and general ledger accounting teams. Manages the design and development of measures as a means to evaluating performance results, both financial and process oriented. Oversees the monthly accounting and book-close process to assure accurate results in compliance with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP). Monitors and maintains process and internal control documentation in support of annual audits.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

• Manage accurate and timely monthly book-close process including analytical review and variance explanation, and review and approval of balance sheet reconciliations ensuring timely follow-up by the accounting team to resolve all reconciling items.
• Oversees the transactional accounting teams such as the billing and payables teams, including hiring, objective setting, performance management and training.
• Identify and create new processes to improve the workflows of direct reports and other functional groups within Suddath International.
• Develop and implement financial plans, budget, and forecasts; conduct financial analysis to identify risks and opportunities.
• Provides support, direction, and review of financial data to the VP, Move Management.
• Provides monthly financial performance results to the Executive Leadership team.
• Preparation of financial statements in compliance with GAAP as a foundation for the annual financial statement audit.
• Coordinates the completion of required support for the annual audits as required.
• Teams with other functional groups within Suddath International to analyze operational issues that affect the company's service delivery, as well as financial results (i.e., cost efficiency, revenue generation, etc...).
• Provides ad hoc financial reports and analyses as requested.

Job Skills Required:

• Strong leadership skills.
• Strong organizational and prioritizing skills to manage changing priorities.
• Excellent analytical and communication skills.
• Advanced Excel skills.
• Effective cross-functional teaming skills.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

• This position has supervisory responsibilities.

Other Duties & Responsibilities:

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Education & Experience:

• Bachelor's degree in finance or accounting; MBA and/or CPA preferred, or commensurate work experience.
• Five to seven years of experience with progressive finance and accounting responsibility.
• Experience with financial modeling.
• Experience in relocation or closely related industry (real estate, mortgage, property management, etc...) preferred, but not required.
• Experience with Great Plains accounting software preferred.
• Experience with payroll operations, preferably in relocation industry
• Ability to learn new payroll/relocation software as needed
• Ability to interpret changes in processes required to gain maximum efficiency
• Teamwork and interpersonal skills required, ability to manage in all directions
• Ability to multi-task and organize workflow to meet deadlines and prioritize work
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite
• Organizational and analytical skills

Travel:

• Less than 10% travel required.

Language Skills:

• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to write routine reports.
• Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of the organization.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Mathematical Skills:

• Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume.
• Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry.

Reasoning Ability:

• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.
• Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

Computer Operations:

• To perform this job successfully, an individual should have strong knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite

Planning/Organization:

• Ability to prioritize and re-prioritize as situations and needs change throughout the workday
• Ability to multi-task and organize workflow to manage daily responsibilities, meet deadlines and prioritize work

Certificates/Licenses/Registrations:

• None required.

Working Conditions:

• Cubicle working environment
• Noise level in the work environment is usually moderate

Physical/Environmental Demands:

Activity:

• Stand - Under 1/3 Time
• Walk - Under 1/3 Time
• Sit - Over 2/3 Time
• Use hands to finger, handle, or feel - Over 2/3 Time
• Reach with hands and arms - 1/3 to 2/3 Time
• Climb or balance - None
• Stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl - Under 1/3 Time
• Talk or hear - over 1/3 to 2/3 time
• Taste or smell - None
• Other - None

Physical Activity Level:

• The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds.
• While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel and talk or hear.
• The employee is occasionally required to reach with hands and arms.

Manual Dexterity:

• Manual dexterity sufficient to reach/handle items, works with the fingers, and perceives attributes of objects and materials.

Special Vision Requirements:

• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and ability to adjust focus.

The Suddath Companies is a multifaceted group of companies that specialize in worldwide corporate employee relocations, household moving, warehouse and logistics management and specialized transportation services.

The Suddath Companies provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.