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A message from Jeff ...
Sailiun Tire believes in offering premium quality products, backed by industry leading tread life warranties to deliver the best value and performance. The goal is to continue making great tires that exceed expectations in quality at a surprisingly affordable price, representing a smart choice for consumers and an easy sell for retailers. This is a unique experience to work at an entrepreneurial, fast-growing global company focused on expansion. Your experience working at a distribution / manufacturing / logistics business with over $500MM in revenues and global scale will be an asset.
The team is fun and the work is rewarding. Let's chat ... give me a quick call at 1-866-222-6400
Sailiun Tire believes in offering premium quality products, backed by industry leading tread life warranties to deliver the best value and performance. The goal is to continue making great tires that exceed expectations in quality at a surprisingly affordable price, representing a smart choice for consumers and an easy sell for retailers. This is a unique experience to work at an entrepreneurial, fast-growing global company focused on expansion. Your experience working at a distribution / manufacturing / logistics business with over $500MM in revenues and global scale will be an asset.
The team is fun and the work is rewarding. Let's chat ... give me a quick call at 1-866-222-6400
Best regards,
Jeff Richmond - President NAFOR Inc. - Executive Recruiting 5700-100 King St. W. Toronto, ON M5X 1C7 ph. 416-238-6400 ph. 1-866-222-6400 [email protected] http://www.nafor.com/ www.linkedin.com/in/nafor |
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Job Description
Are you a natural leader who can lead a team of 18 accounting staff focused on accounts payable, accounts receivable, the general ledger, tax, banking, customs, tariffs and loans. You will work closely with our North American CFO, based in Brampton and with our Global Head Office team in China. You will help oversee the accounting team and act as a business partner capable of seeing the big picture implications of small decisions.
Responsibilities:
Skills and Experience Requirements:
Technical Skills:
When it comes to tires, the Sailun brand has continued to push the envelope of true value and affordable real-world performance for today’s drivers. We engineer, design, manufacture and support a full lineup of impressive winter, all-season, off-road and ultra high-performance tires in a wide range of popular sizes for countless cars, crossovers, pickup trucks and SUVs, plus a wide range of commercial vehicle applications. The amazing growth of Sailun Tire has come in large part to an in-depth understanding the demands of consumers, our vertically integrated company structure and our strong commitment to adhere to our three core values of Quality, Trust and Support. As a leading global tire manufacture and top provider of quality products in the value tire segment, the Sailun mission is to deliver the best customer experience in the tire industry
Responsibilities:
- Lead the financial team to provide financial accounting service to the business units in North America and associated companies in Hong Kong and Europe
- Guide the accounting team to keep an accurate and complete financial record and improve the work flow and efficiency of the ERP system (Pyramid and Microsoft Dynamics (Navision))
- Provide internal and external financial statements and consolidation in a timely manner to meet both the Parent company and the regulatory requirement
- Manage the bank relationships and maintain the loan facility to support the business growth (ABL and factoring with multiple banks)
- Keep internal controls to assure the financial/operational conduct and data integrity and prevent fraud
- Work with Business Unit leaders and operational team to control the business risk and safe guard the company assets and financial health (including credit limit, payment term, collection, working capital utilization, insurance policy etc)
- Work with the external auditors in completion of financial, bank, insurance, government audit and minimize the exposure of non-compliance
- Work with the Group and tax advisors on global tax planning, assure the local tax fillings are done accurate and on time to minimize the exposure of non-compliance
- Work with the Director of Financial Planning & Analysis in providing inputs into the preparation of budgets and forecasts as required, as well as the monthly business review
- Provide the information/analysis required by the finance team in the Parent company by working effectively with the team
- Provide proactive solutions to financial accounting and reporting issues
- Ad hoc special projects as required
Skills and Experience Requirements:
Technical Skills:
- Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance with CA/CPA designation
- Hands on experience and business exposure in a global industrial products distribution/manufacturing/logistics business with revenues of $500MM or more
- Brings broad financial management experience gained as a full scope financial leader or solid #2 to the CFO in larger corporation
- Proven track record of success with a minimum of 8-10 years of progressive industry-specific experience preferably in the manufacturing, logistics, wholesale business,
- Strong professional and leadership capability to lead the financial team and manage the changes
- Strong experience in working in a Global multi-entity environment.
- Solid experience with ERP system (Pyramid and Microsoft Dynamics (Navision) - desirable
- Strong experience with Microsoft Office Suite – Excel, Word, PowerPoint
- Must be fluent in Mandarin Chinese and flexible to work in different time zones
- High integrity and ethical standards
- Strong ability to problem-solve and to make day-to-day decisions
- Excellent line-management capabilities with a nurturing and engaging style
- Proven track record of partnering with internal and external clients
- Strong team building and collaborative skills
- Excellent organizational skills and ability to establish priorities with little direction in a fast paced environment
- Ability to deal with confidential and sensitive matters appropriately
- Ability to prioritize assignments/projects and multitask within restricted time constraints
- Attention to detail and commitment to a high degree of accuracy, including consistent, timely and objective output
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to successfully engage and lead individual and team discussions and meetings. Understands team dynamics and works well within a team structure. Capable of working with peers and associates from other departments in a proactive and constructive manner.
- Ability to balance multiple tasks and prioritize, ensuring timely and accurate reporting
- People oriented with the ability to establish a high degree of credibility with staff, clients and vendors
When it comes to tires, the Sailun brand has continued to push the envelope of true value and affordable real-world performance for today’s drivers. We engineer, design, manufacture and support a full lineup of impressive winter, all-season, off-road and ultra high-performance tires in a wide range of popular sizes for countless cars, crossovers, pickup trucks and SUVs, plus a wide range of commercial vehicle applications. The amazing growth of Sailun Tire has come in large part to an in-depth understanding the demands of consumers, our vertically integrated company structure and our strong commitment to adhere to our three core values of Quality, Trust and Support. As a leading global tire manufacture and top provider of quality products in the value tire segment, the Sailun mission is to deliver the best customer experience in the tire industry
- QUALITY is paramount in every function and every level. It is born in every one of our products and also lives within the passion of the people who work here.
- TRUST is earned through our strong commitment to our great products and valued customers, with comparative tire testing, automotive journalist reviews and accredited test lab results
- SUPPORT is a crucial part of our interaction with every customer, as we believe in our products and back them with industry leading warranties and customer service.
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