Vice President of Finance
Apply NowCompany: Indiana Automotive Fasteners
Location: Greenfield, IN 46140
Description:
SUMMARY
The successful candidate will be a strategic individual with 15+ years of executive-level accounting and financial
leadership experience in a large manufacturing facility in the automotive industry. Provides technical knowledge
and expertise in the operation and support of the financial health and stability of the company.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES - include the following:
A. Directing all aspects of accounting operations, overseeing all transactions related to general ledger, receivables, payables, payroll, and financial reporting.
B. Analyzing company's financial results with respect to profits, trends, costs, and compliance with budgets. Issue regular status and ad hoc reports to senior management.
C. Providing strategic guidance around capital financing options to support company growth needs.
D. Developing and coordinating all relationships with lending/financial institutions.
E. Developing and maintaining all necessary accounting policies and systems, including general ledger and financial reporting. Ensuring that records are maintained in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.
F. Assisting senior management in financial planning and results management. Work with other team members to understand revenue and cost drivers and define appropriate reports for tracking.
G. Coordinating, preparing, and reviewing monthly, quarterly, and annual reports.
H. Coordinating and/or preparing tax schedules, returns, and information.
I. Managing relationships with insurance providers and ensuring compliance.
J. Managing all tax planning and compliance with all required federal, state, local, payroll, property, and other applicable taxes.
K. Managing cash flow.
L. Training and retaining the accounting department.
M. Creates departmental goals to support company goals.
N. Leads by example by embodying the Aoyama way of Wisdom, Creativity, and Respect for Humanity.
O. Lead and Mentor IT team and other departments.
P. Other duties as assigned.
QUALIFICATIONS
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The
requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable
accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE
Bachelor's degree and 10-15 years related experience preferred or an equivalent combination of education and
experience. CMA/CPA preferred but not required.
LANGUAGE SKILLS
Ability to read, analyzes, and interprets general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures,
or governmental regulations. Ability to write reports business correspondence, and procedure manuals. Ability to
effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the
general public. Fluent in English. Japanese as a second language is helpful.
MATHEMATICAL SKILLS
Ability to add, subtracts, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions,
and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.
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.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by a Team Member to
successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable
individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the Team Member is regularly required to talk or hear. The Team
Member is occasionally required to stand and use hands, walk, bend, lift, or twist. The Team Member frequently
is required to reach with hands and arms. The Team Member is occasionally required to stoop, kneel, crouch, or
crawl and taste or smell. The Team Member must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. The Team
Member must be able to lift a container of fasteners weighing up to 25 pounds on a regular basis. Specific vision
abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth
perception, and ability to adjust focus. While performing the duties of this job, the Team Member is frequently
required to sit; to use their hands to finger, handle, or feel; and to talk or hear.
CODE OF CONDUCT
Indiana Automotive Fasteners is a team environment. We operate with mission-driven integrity. Our mission of
"Ensuring your family's SAFETY through our team's QUALITY" is at the heart of all our decisions and actions.
We exemplify ethical practices, professionalism, and personal integrity, creating respectful and trusting
collaborative work environments where sound advice is valued. We contribute to the IAF team by living the core
values of T.E.A.M.W.O.R.K.
We are Trustworthy. We do the right things right every time. We do our jobs with honest effort every
time, every day. We follow all Safety, Quality, and Work Policies.
We are Engaged. We are eager and enthusiastic to help our team succeed. We persistently pursue
excellence every day. We work together to continuously improve.
We are Accountable. We are responsible for every product and process we touch. Our choices and actions
matter because our work matters. We produce Excellent Quality fasteners. Our work is a critical component to
critical features on vehicles. It is our responsibility to follow our Quality-controlled procedures to ensure the
Safety of our products.
We are Motivated. Our work drives us. We can achieve, and we will achieve. We care about what we do.
We are Welcoming. We encourage everyone's best. We greet everyone with a friendly smile. We care
about each other.
We are Open-minded. We ask. We listen. We consider. We are curious about new possibilities. We are
not content with the status quo, and we believe that our diverse backgrounds are what makes us stronger, so we
listen to learn from each other.
We are Respectful. We listen to understand. We help each other. We believe every team member matters
and deserves respect.
We are Knowledge-seeking. We Genchi Genbutsu: Go, Look, See. We keep learning, we keep growing.
We strive to understand, so we investigate problems to learn from our mistakes. We train and develop our team so
that we continue to grow and improve.
WORK ENVIRONMENT
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those a Team Member encounters
while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable
individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions of the job.
Indiana Automotive Fasteners is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer
The successful candidate will be a strategic individual with 15+ years of executive-level accounting and financial
leadership experience in a large manufacturing facility in the automotive industry. Provides technical knowledge
and expertise in the operation and support of the financial health and stability of the company.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES - include the following:
A. Directing all aspects of accounting operations, overseeing all transactions related to general ledger, receivables, payables, payroll, and financial reporting.
B. Analyzing company's financial results with respect to profits, trends, costs, and compliance with budgets. Issue regular status and ad hoc reports to senior management.
C. Providing strategic guidance around capital financing options to support company growth needs.
D. Developing and coordinating all relationships with lending/financial institutions.
E. Developing and maintaining all necessary accounting policies and systems, including general ledger and financial reporting. Ensuring that records are maintained in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.
F. Assisting senior management in financial planning and results management. Work with other team members to understand revenue and cost drivers and define appropriate reports for tracking.
G. Coordinating, preparing, and reviewing monthly, quarterly, and annual reports.
H. Coordinating and/or preparing tax schedules, returns, and information.
I. Managing relationships with insurance providers and ensuring compliance.
J. Managing all tax planning and compliance with all required federal, state, local, payroll, property, and other applicable taxes.
K. Managing cash flow.
L. Training and retaining the accounting department.
M. Creates departmental goals to support company goals.
N. Leads by example by embodying the Aoyama way of Wisdom, Creativity, and Respect for Humanity.
O. Lead and Mentor IT team and other departments.
P. Other duties as assigned.
QUALIFICATIONS
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The
requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable
accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE
Bachelor's degree and 10-15 years related experience preferred or an equivalent combination of education and
experience. CMA/CPA preferred but not required.
LANGUAGE SKILLS
Ability to read, analyzes, and interprets general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures,
or governmental regulations. Ability to write reports business correspondence, and procedure manuals. Ability to
effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the
general public. Fluent in English. Japanese as a second language is helpful.
MATHEMATICAL SKILLS
Ability to add, subtracts, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions,
and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.
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.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by a Team Member to
successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable
individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the Team Member is regularly required to talk or hear. The Team
Member is occasionally required to stand and use hands, walk, bend, lift, or twist. The Team Member frequently
is required to reach with hands and arms. The Team Member is occasionally required to stoop, kneel, crouch, or
crawl and taste or smell. The Team Member must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. The Team
Member must be able to lift a container of fasteners weighing up to 25 pounds on a regular basis. Specific vision
abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth
perception, and ability to adjust focus. While performing the duties of this job, the Team Member is frequently
required to sit; to use their hands to finger, handle, or feel; and to talk or hear.
CODE OF CONDUCT
Indiana Automotive Fasteners is a team environment. We operate with mission-driven integrity. Our mission of
"Ensuring your family's SAFETY through our team's QUALITY" is at the heart of all our decisions and actions.
We exemplify ethical practices, professionalism, and personal integrity, creating respectful and trusting
collaborative work environments where sound advice is valued. We contribute to the IAF team by living the core
values of T.E.A.M.W.O.R.K.
We are Trustworthy. We do the right things right every time. We do our jobs with honest effort every
time, every day. We follow all Safety, Quality, and Work Policies.
We are Engaged. We are eager and enthusiastic to help our team succeed. We persistently pursue
excellence every day. We work together to continuously improve.
We are Accountable. We are responsible for every product and process we touch. Our choices and actions
matter because our work matters. We produce Excellent Quality fasteners. Our work is a critical component to
critical features on vehicles. It is our responsibility to follow our Quality-controlled procedures to ensure the
Safety of our products.
We are Motivated. Our work drives us. We can achieve, and we will achieve. We care about what we do.
We are Welcoming. We encourage everyone's best. We greet everyone with a friendly smile. We care
about each other.
We are Open-minded. We ask. We listen. We consider. We are curious about new possibilities. We are
not content with the status quo, and we believe that our diverse backgrounds are what makes us stronger, so we
listen to learn from each other.
We are Respectful. We listen to understand. We help each other. We believe every team member matters
and deserves respect.
We are Knowledge-seeking. We Genchi Genbutsu: Go, Look, See. We keep learning, we keep growing.
We strive to understand, so we investigate problems to learn from our mistakes. We train and develop our team so
that we continue to grow and improve.
WORK ENVIRONMENT
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those a Team Member encounters
while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable
individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions of the job.
Indiana Automotive Fasteners is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer