Finance Specialist Lead

About JLG an Oshkosh company

JLG began in 1969 when our founder John L. Grove set out to resolve growing safety concerns in the construction industry. Since then we have been committed to understanding the challenges and delivering innovative solutions to the access market. We partner with customers to provide quality equipment training opportunities and trusted support within the access industry. We are a global company and our productsincluding mobile elevating work platforms telehandlers utility vehicles and accessoriescan be found all over the world.

JOB SUMMARY:

The Lead Finance Specialist will provide accounting and finance services in support of the organizations business objectives; supervise a team of specialists processing business transactions in areas such as accounts receivable accounts payable credit management expense reports fixed assets payroll or treasury; lead the team in providing superior customer service to internal and external customers; and insure timely and accurate reporting to management on transaction process activities and account balances.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

These duties are not meant to be all-inclusive and other duties may be assigned.

• Supervise team of specialists to ensure the accurate and timely processing of business transactions in support of assigned job responsibilities.
• Maintain files forms and computer-based records in compliance with company policies and procedures.
• Partner with internal and external customers to answer questions on business transaction processing requirements and respond to inquiries.
• Lead efforts to resolve complex error correction efforts and respond to changing business requirements.
• Perform defined balancing and reconciliation procedures to ensure transactions have been properly recorded and lead efforts to resolve complex reconciliation variances.
• Prepare accurate and timely transaction processing reports for internal management needs and external reporting requirements.
• Apply continuous improvement management principles and participate in process analysis and improvement projects.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• Associate degree in Finance Business Administration or a related field.
• Five (5) or more years of relevant experience in Accounting or Finance.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Experience leading others.
• Ability to balance multiple high priority activities.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite: Excel Word PowerPoint SharePoint etc.
• Understanding of basic financial and accounting concepts.

WORKING CONDITIONS:

• Physical Demands: Frequent Hearing Talking Visual Sitting Typing Manual Dexterity Upper Extremity Repetitive Motion; Seldom Standing.