Jadex
Shakespeare - Finance Manager
Jadex, Columbia, SC
SHAKESPEARE COMPANY LLC, a Jadex Inc. company, is a US-based manufacturer of both industrial and consumer products for a wide variety of industries and applications.
Shakespeare® industrial products are tailored to the customer's unique needs and include custom engineered nylon resins, performance monofilaments, and conductive fibers used as raw materials in finished goods ranging from automotive components to medical applications. The company operates under the Shakespeare®, Rino-Tuff®, and Weed Warrior® brands in the lawn & garden category and is a major player in the mass merchant channel as the primary universal fit solution for trimmer line, heads, and accessories. The brand is known worldwide within the marine electronics industry for marine radio antennas with a portfolio of connectivity solutions and accessories to help keep boaters connected and safe. Maintaining communications is of utmost importance to military forces across the world and Shakespeare®'s line of military antenna products plays a critical role in achieving mission success.
Finance Manager - Columbia, SC
Job Scope
The Finance Manager role will support multiple strategies across a diverse group of product lines. These strategies will drive increased profitability, process efficiency, reduced costs, and overall business improvement reporting directly to the General Manager. The role will be the primary liaison for the Commercial and Operations teams. This role will also lead Financial Planning and Analysis. Primary responsibility will include commercial and operational analysis and tracking, presentation of commercial and operational metrics, sales and margin forecasting, and full budget cycle. The team member will be proactive in sales and manufacturing data analysis, process improvement and being a strategic business partner to multiple business functions.
Primary Responsibilities:
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Jadex Inc and its Businesses do not discriminate in employment based on race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, retaliation, parental status, military service, or other non-merit factor.
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Shakespeare® industrial products are tailored to the customer's unique needs and include custom engineered nylon resins, performance monofilaments, and conductive fibers used as raw materials in finished goods ranging from automotive components to medical applications. The company operates under the Shakespeare®, Rino-Tuff®, and Weed Warrior® brands in the lawn & garden category and is a major player in the mass merchant channel as the primary universal fit solution for trimmer line, heads, and accessories. The brand is known worldwide within the marine electronics industry for marine radio antennas with a portfolio of connectivity solutions and accessories to help keep boaters connected and safe. Maintaining communications is of utmost importance to military forces across the world and Shakespeare®'s line of military antenna products plays a critical role in achieving mission success.
Finance Manager - Columbia, SC
Job Scope
The Finance Manager role will support multiple strategies across a diverse group of product lines. These strategies will drive increased profitability, process efficiency, reduced costs, and overall business improvement reporting directly to the General Manager. The role will be the primary liaison for the Commercial and Operations teams. This role will also lead Financial Planning and Analysis. Primary responsibility will include commercial and operational analysis and tracking, presentation of commercial and operational metrics, sales and margin forecasting, and full budget cycle. The team member will be proactive in sales and manufacturing data analysis, process improvement and being a strategic business partner to multiple business functions.
Primary Responsibilities:
- Drive financial performance by measuring and analyzing commercial and manufacturing results
- Control, coordinate, and develop forecast execution and proactively follow up on deviations with the management team.
- Joint P&L responsibility with the Commercial and Operations management
- Support Commercial & Operations management with ad hoc information for decisions
- Develop tracking tools and key performance indicators to drive business decisions
- Track customer profitability trends and provide concise reporting for decision-making
- Track and present pricing trends to drive customer profitability
- Lead periodic forecast activities - Weekly and Monthly
- Develop automated forecasting process - Commercial (Sales and Profit) and Operations (Manufacturing Absorption and Spend)
- Coordinate and consolidate annual budget(s)
- Participate in the annual re-cost process
- Assist with the analysis and preparation of capital expenditures
- Partner with Supply Chain to drive cash flow through cross-functional working capital initiatives
- Prepare periodic management presentations
Experience:
- Bachelor's degree in Finance or Accounting required, MBA/CMA/CFA preferred
- Minimum of 5-7 years of relevant experience
- Manufacturing experience in extrusion, polymerization, or product assemble is a plus
- Experience leading/managing multiple diverse P&Ls highly desired
- Strong proficiency with MS Office applications particularly Microsoft Excel required
- EPICOR, PowerBI, and Peoplesoft experience is a plus
Knowledge:
- Strong finance background, with manufacturing understanding, P&L management, annual budget, forecasting, strategic planning, consolidated reporting
- Flexible, self-starter with the ability to work independently
- Detail-oriented with a strong commitment to quality, accuracy, and continuous improvement
- Team-oriented with the ability to interact with all levels of employees in a professional manner
- Results-driven individual with a track record to support
- Excellent communication (verbal and written) and interpersonal skills
- Project management skills, organized, with careful attention to detail
- Detail-oriented with strong analytical skills
Specifics:
- Competitive salary and bonus structure
- Full benefits package
- 401K with match
- Strong vacation and corporate holiday policy
Jadex Inc and its Businesses do not discriminate in employment based on race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, retaliation, parental status, military service, or other non-merit factor.
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