Weir Hiring for HV Senior Regional Finance Manager at Salt Lake City, West Bengal Full Time

Under the direction of the Regional Finance Director (RFD), this position plays an integral role in the Finance leadership team within the NAM Region of Weir Minerals. The role will provide Cost Accounting leadership for a team of site-based cost accounting professionals. The Cost Accounting function works with operations finance as well as the general accounting team to drive costing oversight, compliance and supports the analytics for manufacturing finance. This position will contribute to the development and execution of the budget, forecasts, standards cost roll and play an integral part in aligning operation team goals with Region leadership expectations.

Objectives & Measurement

Key Responsibilities and Specific Accountabilities:

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide technical guidance, mentoring, and ensure consistent application of cost accounting principles across the North America manufacturing sites

• Lead the strategic direction of the Cost Accounting Department

• Develop new, robust processes to drive productivity in the cost accounting function and drive continuous improvement

• Assist in monthly close process for team’s cost accounting tasks, including analysis of recoveries, manufacturing variances and the capitalization of variances

• Standardize cost accounting processes – including forecasting, annual standards setting

• Implement consistent KPI/dashboard reporting utilizing PowerBI to measure efficiencies, hours, recoveries

• Assist in the development and review of the Company’s annual budget and quarterly forecast process. 

• Compare financial performance and results with budget/forecasts and standards, and report and interpret the results of operations for all levels of management.

• Perform cost accounting lean assessments of each WMNA company/facility and provide leadership and direction for improvement.
• Prepare ad hoc reporting and analyses and assist team with research on cost accounting questions and assist with special projects as requested.
• Review work and conduct goal setting, performance evaluations and career development discussions for team

Internal Audit

• Assist in internal and external audits of the company’s accounts and records as required. 

• Facilitate the knowledge transfer of the Weir-Way across WMNA companies/facilities and share best practices between WMNA companies/facilities. 

• Stay abreast of changes in accounting standards and Group policy and evaluate and effectively communicate their effects.

• Develop and present matters requiring the attention of the RFD and/or respective Financial Director (FD) in a timely manner.

• Coordinate activities of assigned units with those of other company units.  Seek material agreement on problems involving cooperation and coordination.

• Assist in the development and implementation of efficient and useful information technology across the business.

Other

• Complete special projects as assigned.

• Comply with all Company policies, procedures, and programs.

• Promote and maintain a flexible, cooperative, team oriented, and customer focused attitude within and between departments.

• Act with and promote activities with the highest integrity.

• Responsible for Environmental Health and Safety management and policy commitments as prescribed for this role in Weir’s Duty of Care.

• Nothing in this position description restricts management’s right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.

• Responsible for Environmental Health and Safety management and policy commitments as prescribed for this role in Weir’s Duty of Care.

• Responsible for working effectively within the ISO-9001 Quality Management System. Must understand the WMNA Quality Policy and how the employee’s Personal Business Objectives support the Organization’s Quality Objectives.

Job Knowledge / Education and Qualifications

The details described here are representative of those that are encountered by or must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education and/or Experience:                   

Bachelor’s degree (Accounting/Finance) required.  MBA and/or Masters of Accountancy preferred. Minimum of 7 years finance and/or accounting/audit experience required.  Minimum of 3-5 years of Public Accounting Experience preferred.  Current CPA/CMA license highly preferred.  

Language Skills:

Ability to read, analyze, and interpret common technical journals, financial reports, and legal documents.  Ability to respond to common inquiries or complaints from customers, regulatory agencies, employees and/or members of the business community.  Ability to effectively present information to top management. 

Mathematical:

Ability to work with mathematical concepts and apply to practical situations.

Reasoning Ability: 

Ability to apply principles of logical or scientific thinking to a wide range of intellectual and practical problems.  Ability to deal with nonverbal symbolism (formulas, scientific equations, graphs, etc.) in its most difficult phases.  Ability to deal with a variety of abstract and concrete variables.

Computer Skills:

Working knowledge of Cognos or similar system is desirable.  Ability and desire to learn accounting systems.  Requires the ability to operate a job related software Microsoft Office Suite, SAP, PowerBI, etc.

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations: 

CPA/CMA certification strongly preferred.

OTHER KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS and ABILITIES

Excellent knowledge of standard cost accounting, general ledger management, and internal controls in a manufacturing environment.   Strong knowledge of Lean principles.  

Strong analytical skills.  Comprehensive organization, oral and written communication, motivation, human relations, records keeping, problem-solving and follow-through skills.  Effective presentation skills.  

Ability to promote and maintain positive relationships. Good work ethic – proactive.  Hands-on approach – personal involvement.  Work effectively as a team member, but also capable of leading.   Confidence in own abilities and capable of acting decisively.  Ability to project and maintain professionalism with a diversity of people inside and outside the Company.  Must command respect.  Willingness to accept responsibility and accountability.  Ability to work under pressure and in stressful situations and maintain attention to detail.    

Must be flexible with work schedule during the monthly financial close, budget and forecast cycles, and have ability to travel as necessary.  

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee 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 employee is regularly required to talk or hear.  The employee is frequently required to sit, use hands to finger, handle, or feel and reach with hands and arms.  The employee is occasionally required to stand and walk.  Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision. 

Work Environment: 

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.General office environment.  Moderate noise.

Core Competencies:

Analytical – Synthesizes complex or diverse information; collects and researches data; uses intuition and experience to complement data; designs work flows and procedures.

Written Communication – Writes clearly and informatively; edits work for grammar accuracy; varies writing style to meet needs; presents numerical data effectively; able to read and interpret written information.

Change Management – Develops workable implementation plans; communicates changes effectively; builds commitment and overcomes resistance; prepares and supports those affected by change; monitors transition and evaluates results.

Business Acumen – Understands business implications of decisions; displays orientation to profitability; demonstrates knowledge of market and competition; aligns work with strategic goals; knows the competition; is aware of how strategies and tactics work in the marketplace.

Planning/Organizing – Prioritizes and plans work activities; uses time efficiently; plans for additional resources; sets goals and objectives; organizes or schedules other people and their tasks; develops realistic action plans.