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The Greenbrier Companies · 1 month ago

Senior Manager, North America Financial Shared Services

Lake Oswego, OR

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

10+ years exp

The Greenbrier Companies is a leading designer, manufacturer, and supplier of freight rail transportation equipment and services. The Senior Manager of North America Financial Shared Services will oversee daily financial operations, establish a financial shared services function, and implement transformational change management across the company's North American business.

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Responsibilities

Oversee the daily operations of the North America financial shared services function, including accounts payable, accounts receivable, cash application, collections, and related transactional accounting and business support, ensuring timely and accurate processing

Develop and oversee processes and internal controls over financial reporting for procure-to-pay, order-to-cash, and other relevant methods

Implement and apply new and updated policies and provide training to shared services teams, ensuring the policies and processes are consistent across all the N.A. legal entities

Develop and maintain efficient and effective internal controls over financial reporting to mitigate company risks and ensure compliance with governance and requirements, with focus on creating common controls that could be relied upon across N.A

Establish, monitor, and report key performance indicators (KPIs) for each functional area, ensuring alignment with service level agreements we may have or enter into

Prepare, update, and review reporting tailored for executive management, Board of Directors, and Committee meetings. Support various internal and external reporting, including monthly working capital management meetings

Provide and train the function to be a customer focused service delivery model across all legal entities and businesses in North America

Provide effective leadership and support to the shared services teams, fostering a culture of collaboration, innovation, and continuous improvement

Mentor and develop team members, offering guidance and support to enhance their skills and knowledge

Provide subject matter expertise on business requirement definition, process design, implementation of process and organizational change, and timing of impacted processes across all work teams

Proactively drive and implement key financial reporting and business initiatives as part of process transformation and continuous improvement

Support internal and external audits to ensure an efficient annual financial statement and SOX compliance audit

Support developing and implementing shared service groups, related systematic improvements, and process efficiencies

Partner closely and regularly with business and functional teams, collaborating with the global finance and operational teams to track and report financial performance, working capital management, and other financial reporting and business analyses

As needed, support executive leadership with various financial reporting requests, transaction work, special projects, and business analysis projects

Qualification

AccountingFinancial ReportingProcess ImprovementTeam ManagementFinancial Software ProficiencyKPI DevelopmentAnalytical SkillsCommunication SkillsInterpersonal Skills

Required

A bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, or a related field is required

10+ years of experience in accounting, finance, and similar functional roles with increasing responsibilities, including managing and developing people and teams

Experience with external customer interaction, creating benchmarks and reporting KPIs to internal groups and leaders

Experience developing and leading project teams focused on process alignment and improvement in North America shared services, finance, and business process and system transformation

Demonstrated ability to manage individuals in complex finance organizations, focusing on mentoring and professional development

Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to effectively communicate financial information to financial and non-financial stakeholders, including Executive leadership

Proficiency in financial software and systems such as CPM, EPM, and ERP (e.g., Microsoft D365, Medius, OneStream, Concur, High Radius, etc.)

Proficiency in Bank of America banking portal and solutions

Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, focusing on Excel and PowerPoint

Experience with special projects, transactions, and continuous improvement projects, with a track record of implementing business process efficiencies

Strong analytical, resource allocation, and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work under tight deadlines and multitask in a fast-paced, dynamic environment