Finance Manager
Romeoville, IL - USA
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Job Summary
Purpose of the Position
The Finance Manager oversees accounting financial reporting tax compliance treasury budgeting and forecasting across multiple U.S. legal entities. This role ensures accurate financial reporting effective cash flow management project profitability and compliance with Group policies and U.S. regulations.
The position works closely with U.S. leadership and European headquarters to support financial planning business performance and strategic decision-making.
Key Responsibilities
- Oversee full-cycle accounting monthly financial close account reconciliations and financial reporting for both stows sales & manufacturing entities in close collaboration with local sales & plant management;
- Manage project-based accounting including Percentage of Completion (POC) revenue recognition project costs and profitability.
- Oversee accounting and reporting across multiple legal entities including intercompany transactions and reconciliations.
- Ensure compliance with applicable U.S. tax requirements including sales and use tax.
- Manage treasury activities cash flow forecasting liquidity payments and working capital.
- Lead annual budgeting monthly forecasting variance analysis and financial planning.
- Prepare financial reports and KPIs and provide insights to support management decisions.
- Maintain internal controls and ensure compliance with Group policies and local regulations.
- Collaborate with U.S. leadership and European headquarters on financial performance and reporting.
- Identify opportunities to improve financial processes systems and operational efficiency.
Qualifications :
Required Experience & Qualifications
- Bachelors degree in Accounting Finance or a related field.
- Experience in financial management accounting and financial reporting.
- Experience with Percentage of Completion (POC) / Project-Based Accounting.
- Experience managing multiple legal entities and intercompany transactions.
- Strong knowledge of financial close multi state tax compliance treasury management and cash flow forecasting.
- Experience with budgeting forecasting and financial analysis.
- ERP experience; SAP R/3 preferred.
- Strong analytical communication and problem-solving skills.
- Experience in a (start-up) manufacturing environment is required
Key Stakeholders
The Finance Manager will report to the Group Finance Director in Global Headquarters and will have a dotted line to the Managing Director while managing direct and indirect reports/shared services.
Additional Information :
What do we offer you
- PTO sick leave & paid holidays
- Medical Dental and Vision Insurance
- Company paid Short- and Long-Term Disability Insurance
- Company Paid Life Insurance
- Company Paid Accidental Death & Dismemberment
- 401K with employer match currently 4%
- Partial Tuition Reimbursement after 12 months
- Gross Salary
Quality Safety Health Environment Compliance
Every employee at stow contributes to a safe and compliant work environment. We set the example and motivate each other to work safely efficiently and in a qualitative way. stows standards policies instructions and local legislations are there to guide our decisions.
EEO
stow provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment. stow prohibits discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race age color sex religion sexual orientation national origin disability genetic information pregnancy or any other protected characteristic as outlined by federal state or local laws.
This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment including recruiting hiring placement promotion termination layoff recall transfer leaves of absence compensation and training.
Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Full-time
About Company
The warehouse of the future is equipped with our iFollow autonomous robots instead of forklifts and our Atlas 2D pallet shuttles or eScala tote shuttles that allow for high-density storage (no wasted space!) and scalable solutions.