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SalaryWhat We Offer:
As a family-owned retailer we take pride in offering a competitive benefit package designed to support you and your life. It is one of the reasons we have been named a Forbes Best Employer for four consecutive years!
At Blain’s Farm & Fleet we believe everyone deserves the opportunity to have a job they love, work in a great environment, grow their career, and enjoy a positive work/life balance.
As a family-owned retailer we take pride in offering a competitive benefit package designed to support you and your life. It is one of the reasons we have been named a Forbes Best Employer for four consecutive years!
- We provide development to help you grow your career
- Associate discount
- Internal recognition programs that support an engaged workplace
- Profit Sharing
- 401k with company match
As the Shared Services Manager, you will provide leadership, guidance, coaching, and process oversight for the Accounts Payable, vendor receivable, and customer receivable functions. The Shared Services Manager will be responsible for managing a team of finance associates, ensuring the efficient and accurate processing of invoices and receipts, and maintaining strong relationships with vendors and customers. This role plays a critical part in ensuring the financial health of the organization.
What it Takes:Responsibilities:
- Monitoring and Reporting
- Monitor, assess, and implement internal controls, accounting / reporting procedures, and special report preparation related to disbursements and working capital management
- Monitor and maintain accurate accounting records and reconciliations for all Shared Service’s financial transactions
- Establish relevant metrics, and implement methods and procedures for tracking and reporting on identified key performance indicators (KPI’s) Responsible for the oversight and administration of the expense management solution in compliance with company policy
- Shared Services Management
- Develop and implement management processes that:
- Ensure technical competence of all positions within Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable areas, and provide necessary training, development support, and coaching
- Establish and foster a culture of continuous improvement and customer focus that ensures prompt, accurate and responsive services, recording, and reporting leveraging available technology
- Oversees the recording and payment of all invoices in accordance with established policies and procedures
- Ensures customer and vendor records are kept up to date and accurate
- Ensure timely and accurate completion of month-end and year-end close activities; assist with external audit by preparing necessary reports, reconciliations and documentation
- Ensure all annual 1099-related forms are processed, reported to the government, and provided to suppliers in compliance with reporting deadlines
- Ensure customer accounts are invoiced and payment collected according to company and customer requirements
- Analysis of aged account receivables and prioritizing customer collections appropriately
- Develop and implement management processes that:
- Cross Functional Collaboration
- Proactively partner across business functions to facilitate:
- Effective and timely processing of transactions,
- Provide critical operating information updates,
- Keep current on Company’s business developments that may impact areas of responsibility, and
- Create effective cross-functional communications and teamwork
- Maintain effective communication and relationships with vendors and customers to resolve any payment issues or disputes. Serve as the point of contact and relationship manager for key strategic partners, vendors, and customers
- Partner with stakeholders in the review and negotiation of customer contracts and purchase agreements for appropriate language, billing, and payment processesProcess Improvement
- Proactively partner across business functions to facilitate:
- Process Improvement
- Lead and support improvements to existing technologies, implement processing efficiencies, and play an active role in the design and implementation of a new ERP system and supporting solutions
- Drive process improvements to capitalize on early pay discounts, appropriate payment terms, vendor rebates and other cost-saving opportunities
