Director of Finance

About the role

TekniPlex is hiring a Director of Finance located in Madison, WI. The role involves providing leadership to the Medical Barrier Solutions Product Line finance team and supporting operations. Responsibilities include ensuring timely financial systems close, recruiting and leading the finance team, providing financial analysis and recommendations, managing Healthcare Division capital expenditures, and supporting corporate initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership to Medical Barrier Solutions Product Line finance team and support operations function.
• Ensure timely close of the financial systems every month across the business unit in accordance with US GAAP/IFRS/GMP.
• Recruit and provide leadership to Product Line finance team.
• Provide analysis and recommendations to management in the areas of cost management, resource management, finance, revenue accounting, customer profitability and market segmentation, pricing, and contracts.
• Support Healthcare Division capex spending management and execution.
• Partner with business and IT to develop new processes to better manage operating expenses, working capital and overall business profitability.
• Develop and ensure compliance with policies and procedures to meet all corporate, and statutory, requirements, including sales and use tax filings and other local tax compliance requirements.
• Provide support for ad-hoc financial projects and analysis along with financial presentations as required to support corporate initiatives.
• Affirmatively promote worker safety by actively assessing activities on a constant basis to ensure no unsafe actions or results will occur, stressing safe working practices as a condition of employment to associates, assisting in audits of employee behaviors to ensure compliance with safety rules and guidelines, as well as housekeeping audits and surveys.
• Participate in the continuous improvement process (CIP) by identifying and addressing any opportunities to reduce cost, improve product/process and/or improve overall operations.
• Participate in CIP teams to eliminate problems, streamline operations or other areas as defined by management.
• Participate in CIP training and exercises designed to expand the potential for continuous improvement.
• Identify and resolve Company's technical accounting issues; provide technical accounting guidance and recommendations to senior management and various business divisions, as documented in Company accounting position papers.
• Research and evaluate transactions, legal contracts, business practices, and policies for compliance with accounting and reporting guidance.
• Assist in the development of short-, medium-, and long-term plans to achieve strategic objectives including plant consolidation, strategic partnerships, and acquisition strategy.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting/Business with more than 15 years’ experience with a broad acute business acumen; CPA and/or Master’s degree preferred with strong GAAP (and IFRS) knowledge.
• Experience working in a manufacturing environment and hands on knowledge of manufacturing systems and link to financial reporting and performance interpretation.
• Solid management skills leading teams of 5 or more people with a track record of mentoring/growing team members with ability to lead and motivate others.
• Financial planning & analysis skills in order to determine success, areas of need, and ability to communicate results.
• The ability to build and drive an efficient, user-friendly process for developing financial plans and analysis that links to the strategic objectives.
• The ability to think on your feet and rapidly adjust to changing priorities is necessary.
• The ability to inspire confidence and trust are essential.
• This position requires a strong team player that is committed to a teamwork environment, leading by example with a hands-on approach to get things done.
• Strong documentation skills, reporting skills, interpersonal skills and computer skills are required.

Benefits

• Medical Coverage
• Prescription Drug Coverage
• Telemedicine
• Dental Coverage
• Vision Coverage
• Employee Assistance Program
• Health Savings Account (HSA)
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• Basic Term Life/AD&D Insurance
• Voluntary Life/AD&D Insurance
• Short Term Disability (STD)
• Long Term Disability (LTD)
• Voluntary Buy-Up LTD
• Hospital Indemnity
• Accident Insurance
• Critical Illness
• 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan
• Daily Pay
• Business Travel Insurance
• Legal Plan
• Identity Protection