Precision Castparts Looking for Finance And Accounting Manager at Portland, OR, United States Full Time

Job Description

United States of America

State / County

Oregon

City

Portland

Division

Structurals

Company

Wax Center

Function

Finance

Position type

Full Time

Opportunity ID

5698

Company Profile

With more than 120 operations and approximately 20,000 employees worldwide, Precision Castparts Corp. is the market leader in manufacturing large, complex structural investment castings, airfoil castings, forged components, aerostructures and highly engineered, critical fasteners for aerospace applications. In addition, we are the leading producer of airfoil castings for the industrial gas turbine market. We also manufacture extruded seamless pipe, fittings, and forgings for power generation and oil & gas applications; commercial and military airframe aerostructures; and metal alloys and other materials for the casting and forging industries. With such critical applications, we insist on quality and dependability – not just in the materials and products we make, but in the people we recruit.
PCC is relentless in its dedication to being a high-quality, low-cost and on-time producer; delivering the highest value to its customers while continually pursuing strategic, profitable growth.
In 2016, Berkshire Hathaway, led by Chairman and CEO Warren E. Buffett, acquired Precision Castparts Corp.

Position Summary
As the singular site accounting and finance leader, this role reports to the Controller. Your primary focus is to develop and improve current systems to effectively measure financial and operational performance. Assists in preparing financial analyses, forecasts and special studies for management in areas such as performance against plan, capital investments, and alternative management strategies. Involvement with wide range of functional areas within the Company.
Primary Duties and Responsibilities

• Drives the monthly forecast and annual budget processes.
• Prepares the weekly and monthly performance package and provide a thorough analysis of variances to the current plan.
• Advises management on key financial drivers. Work with management team on controlling expenses.
• Analyze financial and business performance against key business metrics and document pertinent financial highlights that will enable Management to determine progress against strategic/business plan and budgets.
• Providing reports to senior management that includes variance analysis, trend analysis, and economic analysis of capital projects and investment opportunities.
• Partners with operations to ensure capital appropriations requests include solid financial plans.
• Reviews and sign off on capital appropriations requests.
• Works with senior management team to develop strategies for improving earnings.
• Supports Group Controller to manage/drive productivity savings across the plants and businesses. Identify opportunities for cost savings and assist with driving action plans.
• Maintains high-level of knowledge regarding the plant’s and division’s products and plans.
• Drives process and coordinates inputs for the strategic planning process
• Assists in the design of systems and processes to gather and report business critical information.
• Makes sure our team adheres to all company policies and procedures as established
• Maintains high-level of knowledge regarding the company’s products and plans.
• Ad Hoc analysis and special projects as assigned.

Experience & Education

• Bachelor’s Degree and/or MBA in Accounting or Finance
• Prior experience in a Finance or Accounting role with 5+ years of progressive experience

Required Skills

• Excellent problem solving skills with attention to detail; ability to step back and analyze the overall business impact
• Strong verbal and written communications skills
• Willingness to dig into details and analyze variances and trends.
• Excellent financial modelling skills.
• The successful candidate also has very good overall business skills; he/she does not limit the scope of responsibilities to accounting, but helps to develop solutions to broad business issues.
• Experience in a global manufacturing organization is desired, as is experience in installation of financial systems and development of product cost methodologies.
• Strong knowledge of Excel, PowerPoint.
• Strong organizational, problem-solving, and analytical skills, able to manage priorities and workflow.

Desired Skills

• The successful candidate is bright, personable, highly ethical, and thrives in a collaborative environment.
• He/she has excellent, open, and proactive communication capabilities, identifying and addressing issues via an open, candid dialog.
• Outstanding leadership, communication and interpersonal skills.
• Track record of developing meaningful relationships at all levels within an organization – at both the business unit and divisional level, and can operate effectively in a demanding environment.
• High level of energy; can bring a passion to excel.
• Able to energize and influence a wide spectrum of people, including senior financial and operational professionals.
• Assertive, yet collaborative in approach.
• Possess a strong set of personal and business values that coincide with those of the 4I’s (Integrity, Intensity, Innovation & Involvement).
• Believes in and demands accountability.

Relocation

Full Relocation is authorized for this position.