Accounting Manager
Position Summary:
Skyjack requires an experienced Accounting Manager for its parts facility in West Chicago. Key responsibilities will be to provide local leadership for the Accounting function including Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Payroll and General Accounting. To ensure the facility adheres to Skyjack / Linamar Accounting Policy requirements. Under general direction, provide monthly and yearly comparative financial information to management for planning and to foster continuous improvement. Develop and maintain cost and profit estimates for new and existing product and generate regular cost reports and trends.
Competitive wages, excellent benefits, quarterly bonuses, 401K match, paid life/short-term/long-term disability.
Performance Expectations:
· Provide Accounting Leadership as part of the team on key Skyjack / Linamar Global Operating System (GOS) requirements.
· Provide leadership and direction to ensure the execution of identified Accounting actions.
· Maintain information systems to measure financial and operational results.
· Work closely with management in directing and controlling resources.
· Identify & maintain internal control processes.
· Co-ordinate and participate in the preparation of regular forecasts
· Ensure that any statutory financial obligations including audit, tax and other Government filings are completed on a timely and efficient manner.
Minimum Requirements:
· A university degree in business administration, accounting or related field with a finance designation is required.
· Minimum of three to five years supervisory experience.
Desired Characteristics:
· Ability to prepare financial summaries and interpret financial health of organization.
· Ability to develop appropriate budgets/forecasts and evaluate financial records.
· Ability to make sound financial decisions and change accounting procedures as needed.
· Ability to notify and report to senior management concerning any trends critical to organization’s performance.
· Ability to interact with co-workers and accounting team and act as a liaison between different departments.
· Ability to hire, train and motivate accounting staff members
· Intermediate to advanced working knowledge of applicable software programs.
· Continuously maintain current knowledge of all organizational accounting practices through seminars, webinars and professional conferences as needed.
What Skyjack Has To Offer
· Opportunities for career advancement
· Affordable benefits
· Quarterly Bonuses and 401k match
· Paid Life/Short-term/Long-term benefits
About Skyjack:
Skyjack supplies construction rental companies globally with quality engineered, simple, and reliable access and telehandler equipment. Initially started as a scissor lift manufacturer in 1985, and has grown to become a world leader in the general Mobile Elevating Work Platform (MEWP) industry.
As a dominant player in a consistently evolving industry, Skyjack employees thrive on absorbing new information and have a thirst for continuous improvement in their professional selves. In 2002 Skyjack became a part of the Linamar Corporation and has since been able to leverage strategic partnerships and use the guidance of their parent company to rapidly change the face of the access industry.
Every aspect of the company is deeply rooted in Skyjacks safety initiatives as this can be an extremely challenging industry. Skyjack prides itself on being simply reliable and easy to do business with. This mission extends to the relationships with customers, suppliers, and employees.
Linamar Corporation is an equal opportunity employer and encourages diversity in the workplace without regard to any basis protected by applicable federal, state or local law. Linamar Corporation encourages applications from all qualified individuals and will reasonably accommodate applicants throughout all stages of the recruitment and selection process upon request.