Marlen, headquartered in Riverside, MO is recognized as a global designer and manufacturer of highly engineered and innovative food processing equipment and systems. Our premium products have long set the standard for quality and performance in vacuum stuffing and pumping, portioning, size reduction, thermal processing, and food handling.
Marlen has been trusted by the world’s leading food brands for 70 years. Our world-class Solution Centers strategically located across the globe allow processors to lean on our highly experienced food processing technologists to develop and test unique solutions for your products. Marlen is a Duravant Company, headquartered in Downers Grove, IL. Duravant is a global engineered equipment company with manufacturing, sales and service facilities throughout North America, Europe and Asia.
POSITION SUMMARY:
The Director of Finance oversees all financial aspects of the company, ensuring proper control and efficiency. Reporting to the President, this role involves reviewing business areas for improvements in margin, efficiency, and costs. Responsibilities include managing daily accounting activities, month-end close, reporting, and analysis.
As part of the executive team, the Director of Finance leads budgeting, reforecasting, and evaluates pricing and costing to enhance profitability. This role also designs financial management processes, including discounts, credit policies, international transactions, and customer communications.
The Director of Finance maintains a customer-focused approach while ensuring strong internal controls and acts as a business partner to the President.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Directs, plans and manages the day-to-day, weekly and monthly accounting activities that are required to produce the monthly financial statements.
- Be proactive in managing the financial aspects of the Company, which include making recommendations monthly, on key financial issues
- Performs monthly close process for operating company and reports results to the management team and corporate office
- Coordinates and directs the preparation of the annual Business Plan and Financial Forecasts
- Institutes and maintains other planning and control procedures and analyzes and reports variances
- Responsible for coordinating the financial aspects of the annual strategic plans
- Analyzes and interprets operating results of the company and makes recommendations which result in the elimination of non-value-added activities and profit improvements
- Responsible for establishing and maintaining appropriate product costing
- Conducts analysis and makes recommendations to improve and drive Aftermarket Parts and Service revenues to meet company growth and profitability goals
- Recommends benchmarks for measuring the financial and operating performance of the business
- Manages the preparation of financial outlooks and financial forecasts
- Prepares financial analysis for negotiations and product investment decisions
- Researches and remains informed about all applicable accounting and fiscal management laws, rules, and requirements, and works with President and corporate office to ensure that the organization is in full compliance
- Establishes and implements short and long-range departmental goals, objectives, policies, and operating procedures
- Responsible for proactive communication and reporting on fiscal matters to executive team, internal customers and external customers
- Maintain financial procedures & controls for accounting operations. Ensure appropriate controls and security are in place
- Work with external auditors to prepare and complete annual audit in a timely manner; maintain organized records to ensure fiscal accountability
- Other duties as assigned
POSITION REQUIREMENTS:
- EDUCATION: Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, or related field
- EXPERIENCE: 5-10 years finance management or relevant experience
- Must be proficient with a variety of computer systems (ERP systems, Financial Consolidation Applications, and Microsoft Office Suite)
- Must be able to make decisions and solve complex problems
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills and effective written and verbal communication skills
- Excellent time management skills
- Fluent in project and business terminology, business organization and business practices
- Ability to influence senior management, to provide leadership, establish vision and lead change
- Strong operations background
- Occasional travel is required to support business objectives.
WHY YOU SHOULD APPLY!
- Competitive wages with growth opportunity.
- Shared company-paid premium health benefits with buy-up options.
- Company-paid telemedicine (general medicine) program.
- Company paid Long-term Disability Plan and Basic Life and AD&D.
- 401(k) employer matching plan.
- Three weeks of paid leave and 10 paid holidays.
- Educational Assistance Program that pays for job-related tuition assistance, training, course registration and exam fees (up to $5,250 per calendar year per eligibility requirements).
- Company discount program for you and your family (e.g., concerts, sporting events, health and wellness, travel, gifts and more!).
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP) that assists with guidance on childcare, financial planning, pet care and more.
- Driven Team Members: We have a cross-functional, collaborative environment, focused on delivering results.
- Customer-centric: We have long-standing valued customers and differentiate ourselves by providing them with exceptional services.
- Culture: We are driven by our number one asset, our employees, and their successes!
