Finance Manager (Water Safety & Control)
Zurn Elkay Water Solutions · Santa Cruz County, CA · 1 mo ago
Finance$124k–$170k/yrFull-time
About the role
The Finance Manager position is within the Finance Director's team and focuses on delivering monthly financials and forecasts for the Water Safety & Control business unit. This unit has annualized sales exceeding $500 million.
Responsibilities
- Executes month-end close and forecast, analyzing variances to prior forecast and budget.
- Communicates financial performance and forecast commitments to BU General Managers and Leadership Team.
- Helps set L2 review agenda with BU Leadership Team.
- Partners with Operations and Supply Chain to manage inventory levels, maximizing the existing footprint.
- Provides regular visibility on slow-moving, E&O inventory.
- Works with the Director of Finance and General Manager in establishing Strategic Plan initiatives and financials, including Budget.
- Pairs closely with Commercial Team to set orders and sales forecast, walking orders performance to understand changes in the market and price vs. share gain/loss from strategic initiatives.
- Prepares responses to Audit, including sample transactions and testing.
- Publishes labor productivity and other variable-spend reporting weekly.
- Helps course correct when off target.
- Ensures compliance with US GAAP, Sarbanes-Oxley, Corporate policies and procedures, and local statutory requirements, including annual full physical inventory and capital spend requirements.
Qualifications/Requirements
- Bachelor’s in Accounting or Finance.
- MBA, CMA, CPA a plus.
- 5+ Years progressive experience in financial functions within a manufacturing or supply chain company.
- Audit experience a plus.
- Demonstrated ability to educate & coach both finance and non-finance professionals.
- Thorough knowledge of MS Office Suite and ERP systems, D365 & Tableau a plus.
- Excellent organizational, planning, leadership, interpersonal, and communication skills.
- Initiative-taking with an ability to thrive in a challenging environment.
- Operates with a continuous improvement mindset, challenging status quo.
Capabilities and Success Factors
- Business Insight – Applying knowledge of business and the marketplace to advance the organization’s goals.
- Manages Complexity – Making sense of complex, high quantity, and sometimes contradictory information to effectively solve problems.
- Drives Results – Consistently achieving results, even under tough circumstances.
- Ensures Accountability – Holding self and others accountable to meet commitments.
- Instills Trust – Gaining the confidence and trust of others through honesty, integrity, and authenticity.
Pay
Competitive Salary - $124,000-170,000
Benefits
- Medical, Dental, Vision, STD, LTD, AD&D, and Life Insurance
- Matching 401(k) Contribution
- Health Savings Account
- Up to 3 weeks starting vacation (may increase with tenure)
- 12 Paid Holidays
- Annual Bonus Eligibility
- Educational Reimbursement
- Matching Gift Program
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan – purchase company stock at a discount!