Finance Manager - BekaertDeslee : Job Details

We are in search of an experienced Finance Manager for our US company. The Finance Manager will work cross-functionally, providing business insight and financial leadership to drive strategic and financial initiatives.

The company, located in Winston Salem, is a production and distribution center with a turnover of approximately 140 mio USD and 250 employees.

Responsibilities

• Supervise Finance team with daily operations (accounts payable, accounts receivable, treasury, accounting) and monthly closing.

• Track KPIs, perform variance analysis, and prepare management reports and presentations.

• Collaborate cross-functionally to provide business insights and financial leadership for strategic and financial initiatives, including: *Review spending proactively against budget in all departments: Labor reporting, material costs, manufacturing overhead, and logistic costs. *Analyze sales and margin performance in close collaboration with the commercial team.*Monitor inventory control and accuracy.*Conduct periodic reviews and walkthroughs of the plant with the operational team to discuss opportunities and production inefficiencies.

• Participate in financial strategic planning, yearly budget, and forecasting.

• Streamline and optimize financial processes and internal controls.

• Be a business partner of all the departments within the company: Production, HR, Commercial Team, Procurement Team in line with the strategic plan.

Qualifications

• +7 years of professional experience in Finance and Accounting, ideally in a multinational and production-oriented environment.
• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Finance, Accounting, or a related field.
• Experience working with an ERP system (preferably SAP).
• Proficiency in data skills, analytics, and data visualization.
• Advanced English is required.
• Ambition, drive, and growth potential.
• Strong communication skills, self-organized, proactive, and people-focused.
• Commercial and operational acumen.
• Result and performance-oriented.
• Deadline-driven.
• Eagerness to learn, drive for change and improvement.