Director Finance

About Us

Matson Logistics is a leading provider of multimodal transportation, warehousing, and distribution services throughout North America. Known for our innovative solutions and financial strength and stability, Matson Logistics' people, processes and systems work together to deliver superior performance and value to our customers every day. Click here to learn more about us!

About the Role

The Director of Finance is a Senior leadership position at Matson Logistics representing finance and accounting. This position directs all Revenue accounting, Accounts Payable, and Credit & Collections, for Matson Logistics and all subsidiaries, by performing the following duties personally or through subordinate managers. The position will apply understanding of core finance and accounting business processes, enabling support and maintenance of the systems delivering these processes. It is a subject-matter expert and point-of-contact for the finance and accounting functions; ensuring data integrity, controls compliance, testing of system changes and the analysis of data and workflows to further process improvement opportunities. This role is instrumental in the success of key transformation initiatives and will act as a consultative partner for cross-functional business teams. Needs to act proactively to ensure smooth team operations and effective collaboration.

Carries out managerial responsibilities in accordance with the organization's policies, practices and all applicable federal and state rules, regulations, and laws. Responsibilities include recruiting, interviewing, hiring, and training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving department issues.

What you'll do:

• Strives to create an inspiring team environment with an open communication culture.
• Develops, maintains, and/or improves accounting processes related to invoicing, cash applications, accounts payable, adjustments, and margin monitoring.
• Develops and maintains the Company's expenditure processes to ensure the timely and accurate payment of vendor invoices.
• Oversee the credit and collection processes to ensure minimal bad debt exposure and timely payment.
• Oversee the cash application function to ensure timely and accurate application of cash.
• Oversee the invoicing processes to ensure timely and accurate invoicing, including working with the operations teams to timely release invoice holds.
• Ensures the quarterly allowance for doubtful accounts analysis and bad debt write-offs are prepared quarterly.
• Oversees the reconciliation and settlement of all intercompany transactions.
• Develops and maintains productivity metrics for the staff and department goals. Implements process improvements and technical solutions to improve productivity.
• Assesses, develops and implements a consistently high standard of internal controls for the accounting group and any acquired accounting groups to ensure compliance with Company policy and external requests such as the Sarbanes Oxley Act.
• Assist with the preparation of all required documentation and support to ensure SOX compliance for MLI and all subsidiaries, including newly acquired entities.
• Develop and maintain documentation for accounting systems administration, including training material, procedures, policies and controls.
• Assists in the financial due diligence and coordination of the integration of accounting functions issues for any acquisitions.
• Review customer contracts.
• Trains, motivates, and evaluates subordinates. Provide the department with positive management leadership. Effectively communicate with each employee their goals and provide them with feedback. Reinforce positive behavior.
• Manages accounting and financial staff to ensure effective and efficient recruitment, retention, promotion, and development of the most qualified individuals for each position.
• Serve as finance and accounting technology liaison with HR, IT and Operations stakeholders regarding business process design, data integrity and security requirements.
• Establishes or recommends major corporate economic strategies, objectives, and policies for company to senior management, including recommending modifications to existing corporate programs.
• Coordinates accounting information systems activities and ensures adherence to all applicable Company personnel policies, practices, and procedures, as well as the consistent application of all financial processes of the parent organization, Matson Navigation Company (MNC), in compliance with corporate requirements

Other Accountabilities

• Complies with all company rules, policies, and procedures. Works and behaves safely by following all safety rules and regulations.
• Performs any task required to support customer requirements and company goals

And these qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree from four-year college or university in Accounting required
• Seven or more years related experience and/or training
• Previous accounting and supervisory work experience required.
• Proficiency in MS Office software programs, including Word, Excel and PowerPoint, and should be familiar with accounting software programs and order processing systems.
• Ability to type and effectively perform 10-key commands.
• Analytical - Synthesizes complex or diverse information; Collects and researches data; Uses intuition and experience to complement data; Designs work flows and procedures.
• Problem Solving - Identifies and resolves problems in a timely manner; Gathers and analyzes information skillfully; Develops alternative solutions; Works well in group problem solving situations; Uses reason even when dealing with emotional topics.
• Project Management - Develops project plans; Coordinates projects; Communicates changes and progress; Completes projects on time and budget; Manages project team activities.
• Delegation - Delegates work assignments; Matches the responsibility to the person; Gives authority to work independently; Sets expectations and monitors delegated activities.
• Leadership - Exhibits confidence in self and others; Effectively influences actions and opinions of others; Accepts feedback from others.
• Managing People - Includes staff in planning, decision-making, facilitating and process improvement; Takes responsibility for subordinates' activities; Makes self available to staff; Provides regular performance feedback; Develops subordinates' skills and encourages growth; Solicits and applies customer feedback (internal and external); Fosters quality focus in others; Improves processes, products and services.; Continually works to improve supervisory skills.
• Business Acumen - Understands business implications of decisions; Displays orientation to profitability; Demonstrates knowledge of market and competition; Aligns work with strategic goals.
• Cost Consciousness - Works within approved budget; Contributes to profits and revenue ; Develops and implements cost saving measures; Conserves organizational resources.
• Planning/Organizing - Prioritizes and plans work activities; Uses time efficiently; Plans for additional resources; Sets goals and objectives; Organizes or schedules other people and their tasks; Develops realistic action plans.
• Professionalism - Approaches others in a tactful manner; Reacts well under pressure; Treats others with respect and consideration regardless of their status or position; Accepts responsibility for own actions; Follows through on commitments.
• Quality - Demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness; Looks for ways to improve and promote quality; Applies feedback to improve performance; Monitors own work to ensure quality.
• Other skills and experience that are preferred but not required
• WorkDay experience

Other requirements such as travel

• Periodic travel to ensure compliance with processes and procedures, and to evaluate & support staff and processes at other locations.

Extra credit if you have:

• Master's degree (M. A.) or equivalent preferred.
• CPA preferred.
• Spanish speaking, preferred.
• Transportation industry work experience preferred.

At Matson Logistics, we're looking for people to build a unified team to maintain our values of trust, integrity, and reliability. We welcome people who think rigorously and thoughtfully challenge assumptions.

The annual salary range is posted for this position in Illinois. The salary offered will depend upon qualifications and other operational considerations.

Matson offers medical, dental, and vision insurance benefits as well as a wide variety of other benefits to employees and their families. These benefits options include life insurance, supplemental life insurance, paid leaves of absence, and long-term disability insurance, as well as more specialized benefits such as emergency childcare, death and dismemberment insurance, prepaid legal services, and adoption assistance. Matson offers a 401k with employer matching and profit sharing, along with 9 paid holidays, 5 sick days and a tiered PTO plan. More information on our benefits can be found here.

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Matson is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), age, sexual orientation, national origin, marital status, parental status, ancestry, disability, AIDS/HIV status, gender identity, gender expression, veteran status, genetic information, or any other protected status. Qualified applicants with arrest and/or conviction records will be considered for employment in a manner consistent with federal and state laws, as well as applicable local ordinances, including, but not limited to, the San Francisco and Los Angeles Fair Chance Ordinances.
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