Finance & Accounting Manager

LINDSAY FAMILY OF BRANDS

Job Description

Finance & Accounting Manager

Position Summary

Lindsay Precast is seeking a Finance & Accounting Manager to join the team. The individual will help drive the close, reporting, and financial analysis process, and be a key contributor to the budgeting and forecasting process. Responsibilities include serving as a finance business partner to plant and operational leadership, owning the AR and AP processes, leading variance and inventory analysis, partnering with operators on cost drivers and profitability, and coaching a small team.

Key Responsibilities

• Serve as a trusted finance business partner to plant and operational leadership, providing financial insight and recommendations to improve business performance.
• Partner with operational leaders to understand cost drivers, identify improvement opportunities, and support decisions that improve profitability and efficiency.
• Support monthly close, budgeting, forecasting, and reforecasting activities in partnership with plant and functional leadership.
• Own the AP and AR processes, partnering with plant teams to ensure accurate, timely processing.
• Review and approve journal entries and prepare account reconciliations
• Analyze financial results, KPIs, and operational performance, translating variances and trends into actionable insights and recommendations.
• Use financial reporting, dashboards, and analytical tools to give leadership clear, ongoing visibility into business performance.
• Partner with plant teams on inventory analysis, including physical count variances, inventory turns, valuation, usage, and opportunities to improve accuracy.
• Manage, coach, and develop Plant Accountants while ensuring accurate, timely, and consistent financial processes and reporting.
• Drive continuous improvement across accounting processes, systems, and reporting, including support for ERP initiatives and automation.