**Description**:
Responsible for managing business accounting records, financial reports, forecasting, and budget management functions. Ensures that accounting procedures conform to generally accepted accounting principles and general company guidelines
**Key Responsibilities**:
- Directs financial planning and budget management functions for NLA business units.
- Maintains a system of controls over accounting transactions and reviews expenses and balance sheet reconciliations for accuracy.
- Recommends benchmarks for measuring the financial and operating performance of divisions and departments within NLA's business units.
- Monitors and analyzes monthly operating results against budget.
- Prepares financial outlooks and financial forecasts.
- Conducts financial analyses for capital expenditure and product investment decisions.
- Oversees financial audits and provides recommendations for procedural improvements.
- Interfaces with corporate finance for reporting and data management functions.
- Issues timely and complete financial statements. Ensures compliance with local, state, and federal budgetary reporting requirements.
- Participates in development and administration of programs and procedures for orientation and training of new employees as appropriate.
- Oversees credit management and ensures policies and practices are being followed correctly and unnecessary risks are not being taken.
- Provides adnoc and scheduled reporting for decision making and metric tracking for all departments across the organization.
- Calculates Sales Bonuses and oversees Independent Rep Commission payments for accuracy, timeliness and completeness.
- Work on due diligence and subsequent integrations of potential acquisitions.
- Performs other related duties as required or assigned.
- Supervises non-supervisory employee(s).
- Interviewing and training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance, rewarding, and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems.
- Working with Human Resources on employee issues.
**Skills, Knowledge and Expertise**:
- Strong communication and presentation skills. Both verbal and written at all levels of the organization.
- Utilizes common-sense understanding in order to carry out written, oral, or diagrammed instructions.
- Strong analytical and problem solving skills with attention to detail while maintaining a "big picture" business perspective.
- Plans the time, method, manner, and/or performance sequence of own work; may also occasionally assist in planning work assignments performed by others within a limited area of operation.
- Frequently makes decisions of both minor and major importance, which may affect the work operations of other employees and/or clientele to a moderate degree.
- Understands complex accounting and accounting principles.
- Understands Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX).
- Travel up to 10%
**About Franklin Electric**:
