6 Month Contract: Director, Finance (CSM - Spare Parts & Service)

6 Month Contract: Director, Finance (CSM - Spare Parts & Service)

Title: 6 Month Contract: Director, Finance (CSM - Spare Parts & Service)

Id: 20938

Type: FullTime

AtHusky Technologies TM , our success is based on your success. Our ability to keep our customers in the lead is based on building the strongest team possible.

Husky Technologies TM has a strong foundation built on innovation, close customer relationships and a unique culture and values. We are dedicated to offering our customers the highest quality products and services and are looking for people with the inspiration and talent to develop with us as we pursue our ambitious growth strategy. We are a leader in developing state of the art technology and it is this technology base that uniquely positions us to serve customers who seek differentiation through solutions that provide speed, flexibility and maximum productivity. This capability is at the core of our mission and competitive strategy.

Husky Technologies TM offers a wealth of opportunity for personal growth and development. Most importantly, Husky Technologies TM offers an opportunity to work with - and be challenged by - a team of great people. Our success is possible because of the creativity, intelligence and passion of our people around the world and their desire to lead change. At the same time, we are not afraid to expect a lot and strive for leadership in all of our key markets. We are a company taking on new challenges and for the right people this means exceptional career development opportunities, the chance to be part of a team that is the best in the world at what we do and the experience that comes from working in an environment that demands constant transformation and innovation.

Husky Technologies TM is an exciting company with tremendous potential. We have a great team and great expectations. If you are attracted to bold goals, believe in uncompromising honesty, support mutual respect, care about environmental responsibility, have a passion for excellence and a desire to make a positive contribution - then we want you to join the Husky Technologies TM team!

This is a six (6) month contract opportunity.

The successful candidate is responsible for partnering with the Leadership Team to support Husky's Customer Success Management (CSM) strategy. Guide the business in achieving growth and efficiency initiatives while also transforming the finance side of CSM so that we can best ensure that our aftermarket service business is well equipped to support our customers.

Key Responsibilities / Areas of Accountability Strategic Business Partnering

Become an integral part of the organization, driving value creation as a result of identifying opportunities and risks by providing critical information and ideas that help deliver leading operating and strategic decisions.

• Work with the organization to think through challenges and roadblocks related to growth, process and investments to identify initiatives to drive change and value.
• Work with Finance and Non Finance team members in helping them understand how to think about business and financial challenges and how to piece together variables related to investment, cost, process and culture to find solutions and add value. Increasing self reliance and personal capabilities
• Participate and support Transformational projects related to enhancements in Finance and CSM
  • CSM: Some of the key objectives include the development of a best in class order fulfillment process, service coverage and utilization with the ability to evaluate financial performance of new service products, metrics to drive critical business behaviours that support growth and cost efficiency
  • Finance: improve financial processes, structures and reporting tools and implement metrics to drive critical business behaviours that support growth and cost efficiency

Team Development

• Develop a Finance Team that is capable (capacity/focus) of analytical decision making, thinking strategically and driving change. (Requires an evolution from traditional routine reporting and transactional activities)
• Leadership and mentoring of team member. This includes developing future leaders in the region by providing technical expertise, training, motivating and leading by example as well as mentoring of Financial Analysts and junior financial staff.

Deliver consistent, timely, accurate and comprehensive financial reporting to support internal/external requirements, on a stable and flexible platform. Timely, relates to real time where necessary. Significantly more reporting should be available self serve with minimal or no finance touch points.

• Work closely with and provide value added business support to the Customer Service team, ensuring consistent financial costing and budget information. Ensure that operational tactics and global strategies are founded on appropriate financial concepts and aligned with overall financial targets of the corporation.
• Complete timely budgets and forecasts for Global operations. This includes providing direction to functional team leaders on required targets and changes in strategic direction
• Provide accurate and timely consolidated financial reporting, financial statements, period end reports and all other financial data. Evaluate key performance indicators of individual groups/products in an effort to provide guidance on root cause of variances to budget and mitigation opportunities.

Technical / Professional Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Excellent communication and influencing skills. Proven ability to convey key messages in a concise and clear manner.
• Strong accounting (US GAAP and/or local GAAP, IFRS, SOX), analytical experience.
• A strong team builder and developer of people.
• Adaptable and agile. Able to work effectively in a very fast paced environment.
• Ability to handle difficult situations and conflict while maintaining composure and managing stress.
• Commercially savvy with strong business and financial acumen.
• Ability to identify financial weaknesses and implement effective internal controls.
• Strong troubleshooting skills and a strong track record of root cause problem solving.
• Detailed oriented with ability to summarize and provide concise explanations to key stakeholders.
• Demonstrated successful experience working with a cross functional team on transformational projects

Qualifications

• Completion of professional accounting designation (i.e., CA, CMA, CPA, CGA).
• University degree in Business, Finance or Accounting
• Seven to eight years progressive accounting experience in a distribution or manufacturing environment

Husky Technologies TM offers a competitive compensation and benefits package and excellent opportunities for growth and advancement. We are committed to equal employment opportunity and respect, value and welcome diversity in our workplace. Husky Technologies TM also values being a great place to work and strives to maintain a safe workplace. Accordingly, Husky Technologies TM conditions all offers of employment on satisfactory completion of background checks.

Husky Technologies TM is committed to developing inclusive, barrier free selection processes and work environments. If contacted in relation to a job opportunity or testing, you should advise the member of the Talent Acquisition team in a timely fashion of any disabilities that requires accommodation measures in order to enable you to be assessed in a fair and equitable manner.

Information received relating to accommodation measures will be addressed confidentially.