Chief Financial Officer

At Collins we are committed to building a better world. As a family-owned company founded in 1855 this begins with our commitment to land and resource stewardship on our 370 thousand acres of Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) certified forest lands. With operations in California Oregon and Pennsylvania we manufacture softwood and hardwood lumber particleboard and hardboard siding.

Position Summary:

Reporting to the President and CEO the Chief Financial Officer oversees and manages the financial strategy and operations of the company. This leader of a multi-company organization provides strategic guidance consultation and support for optimizing business performance through effective finance and accounting systems development implementation and maintenance.

Duties/Responsibilities:

• Embrace and advance Collins Core Purpose and Core Values.
• Develop and implement financial strategies and plans that align with the overall goals and objectives of the company.
  • Optimize treasury functions of the company ensuring effective cash management activities.
  • Monitor financial performance by evaluating trends and establishing critical measurements of business performance.
  • Analyze and manage the organizations liabilities and investments.
  • Routinely review metrics to proactively identify and address issues affecting overall performance.
  • Design and maintain effective decision support financial models.
  • Act as a financial advisor to the CEO and other senior leaders providing expert analysis and guidance on financial and strategic matters.
• Develop and oversee planning budgeting forecasting and reporting processes.
  • Oversee financial reporting and analysis including preparation of financial statements.
  • Provide comprehensive financial updates to senior management by evaluating analyzing and reporting appropriate information.
  • Present financial performance and status of financing objectives to company board of directors.
• Manage financial risk and ensure compliance with all financial regulations.
  • Maintain financial records in compliance with generally accepted accounting principles.
  • Ensure audits are conducted and appropriate corrective actions and/or process improvements are deployed.
  • Proactively identify and address potential financial risks for the company.
  • Implement and maintain effective risk management solutions.
  • Ensure effective accounting and purchasing system controls.
• Manage company information technology department activities for effective business support.
  • Develop plan and implement an information technology strategy that meets the companys business needs delivers optimal return on investment and maintains security.
• Perform additional duties as required by supervisor.
• On-site attendance is essential to effectively perform the listed duties and responsibilities.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

• Selects retains and manages external audit partner.
• Selects and manages insurance providers and loss prevention consultants.
• Maintains banking relationships consistent with treasury and financing needs of the company.
• Recruits hires and manages finance accounting and information technology staff.
  • Responsible for performance management of direct reports in accordance with company values objectives and policies.
  • Provides mentoring coaching training and support consistent with developing and sustaining a high-performing and accountable team.

Required Skills and Abilities:

• Strong financial background; demonstrated experience managing complex finance and accounting systems.
• In-depth knowledge of financial benchmarking accounting audit and tax compliance and other regulatory matters.
• Strong leadership skills with the ability to manage and motivate team members.
• Excellent Excel skills and comfortable working with technology; experience working with integrated accounting systems or reconciling transactions between multiple systems.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Adept in fiscal management principles and processes including resource management and needs assessment.
• Excellent analytical reasoning and problem-solving skills; ability to think creatively and find innovative solutions to complex problems.
• High level of personal integrity and ethical and professional standards.
• Excellent time-management and organizational skills.

Education and Experience:

• Bachelors degree in accounting finance or a similar field required masters degree in business administration finance accounting or a similar field preferred.
• Minimum of ten years of experience directly related to the duties and responsibilities specified.
• Relevant industry related experience preferred.
• CPA certification is beneficial but not required.

Required Experience:

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