Manager, Finance

As the leading transit bus manufacturer in the United States, GILLIG buses play a critical role in the environmental and social initiatives in communities across our nation.  GILLIG is on the forefront in the transition to zero-emission vehicles and has an unmatched reputation in the industry for quality, reliability, durability, service, and support.  From initial design through final assembly, each GILLIG bus is designed and built in Livermore, CA. 

WHY GILLIG

• Leader in environmentally friendly mobility solutions including battery electric, hybrid electric, near-zero CNG and clean diesel transit buses
• Renowned for its inclusive team/family-oriented culture
• Stable, successful, and growing organization – a Bay Area business for over 132 years!
• Flexible schedules (*depending on project needs)
• Excellent compensation including company paid medical premiums, generous retirement plan and other comprehensive benefits

ABOUT THE ROLE:

We are looking for a Manager, Finance who is responsible for all aspects of financial planning and analysis (FP&A), general accounting and providing cross-functional business partner support to commercial, operational, and manufacturing management and key team members.  You will manage a Senior Financial Analyst and have overall responsibilities including budgeting, forecasting, reporting, continuous improvement projects, financial modeling, etc.

As the Manager, Finance, you will possess a teamwork skill set and ability to build impactful working relationships with both internal and external customers and business partners. You will report directly to the Finance Director.

IN THIS ROLE YOU WILL:

• Support commercial and operational customers and manufacturing business partners strategically with quality data and analytics and continuous improvement mindset to influence effective decision making and achieving business top-line and profit growth plan. 
• Build impactful working relationships, collaborate, and conduct routine meeting and communication with sales, parts distribution, engineering, field service, manufacturing, and supply chain business partners to stay abreast of departmental goals and strategies, budgets, project plans, on-going issues and understanding operational key cost drivers. 
• Work closely with the Program Management Office (PMO) to provide program budgets, reporting of program expenses (multi-year), and tracking of hours timely
• Prepare timely and accurate periodic financial reporting, metrics and analysis of volume, margin, labor costs and operating expenses for management
• Manage all aspects of financial reporting and analysis including preparation of the financial statement, cause of change, management presentations, goal deployment, financial metric and KPI reporting, sales analysis, ad-hoc financial modeling and sensitivity analysis, labor analysis, etc.
• Support Finance Director with monthly forecasting of the Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Cash Flow statements, and actively leading the Annual Operating Plan process
• Assist Finance Director and Chief Financial Officer with the preparation of quarterly Management and Board reporting
• Assist Sales Directors & Vice President with the analysis of customer profitability, helping create and maintain an improved sales pricing model, pricing guardrails, and competitor tracking analysis

• Provide training on finance concepts to department heads as necessary
• Have a strong desire to drive issues to root cause, such as in the explanation of key variances between actuals and plans / forecasts
• Handle projects with multiple work streams, coordinate internal/external resources, and ensure completion of projects are on-time, within scope, and within budget

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:

• Minimum of 5 years of finance and/or accounting experience
• Bachelor’s Degree in Finance, Accounting, or Business required; MBA a plus
• Six Sigma Lean / continuous improvement experience a plus
• Highly proficient in Microsoft Office Excel, Word, PowerPoint and Outlook
• Experience in a financial module of an ERP such as Infor Syteline, SAP, Oracle, or similar
• Experience in a Planning/Analytics financial module such as Planful, Anaplan, Hyperion, Essbase, or similar
• Strong analytical and technical skills – must be able to model business requirements and prepare "what-if" analyses. Good understanding of business process and analysis tools
• Ability to continuously improve processes, reporting and visual management to allow management to make effective decisions
• Strong verbal, presentation and written communication skills

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

• Ability to lift 25 lbs.
• Regularly required to sit, stand, walk, and occasionally kneel or squat
• Limited travel may be required
• Start time 6:30 AM (negotiable)

EXPECTED COMPENSATION

$75,000 - $275,000 annual salary + bonus + premium benefits  

Pay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including market location, job classification, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. The total compensation package for this position may also include other elements dependent on the position offered. Details of participation in these benefit plans will be provided if a candidate receives an offer of employment.

GILLIG is an equal employment opportunity and affirmative action employer.