Position Summary

Broad financial responsibility and leadership for core finance processes. Serves as a key advisor to division staffs on administration of programs and systems and provides interface to customer, external agencies or corporate as required. Participates in determining and implementing longer-term strategic objectives with impact on profitable group growth and control initiatives. Provides leadership to leaders and professional staff. Assist in Sarbanes Oxley initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for refining group and division finance programs and systems with varied and/or multiple functions.
• Develops new approaches to resolve finance systems problems by implementing new processes and/or efficiency improvements.
• Creates guidelines and policies for group and division use. Interprets and translates needs of internal or external customers and develops strategies to satisfy these requirements.
• Develops measures to evaluate results and success of programs with both objective and subjective impact.
• Maintains group reporting, communication and monitoring systems in order to effectively communicate the results of operations each month.

Qualifications

• Preferred: ten or more years of major professional accomplishments, including increasing responsibility and overall leadership of projects and teams for five or more years. Demonstrated ability to perform the described role and responsibilities and achieve the desired results.

• Knowledge of the relevant business function that would typically be obtained through a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration Finance or a similar discipline. An MBA or a professional designation is preferred.

• Thorough understanding of business and financial systems and controls, contractual terms and regulatory requirements. Ability to control costs and effectively implement programs with impact to group-wide efforts. Highly effective and persuasive in developing and maintaining customer/internal client relationships.

• Some travel may be required, up to 15 of the time.

Closing Statement

The essential functions have been provided as example of the type of work performed by employees assigned to this job classification. The company reserves the right to modify the work assignments and/or to make reasonable accommodations so that qualified employees can perform the essential functions. The job description is not intended to be an inclusive list of duties and responsibilities. It is intended to describe the general nature of the position.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Parker is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. Parker is committed to ensuring equal employment opportunities for all job applicants and employees. Employment decisions are based upon job related reasons regardless of race, ethnicity, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, national origin, disability, gender identity, genetic information, veteran status, or any other status protected by law.  However, U.S. Citizenship, Permanent Residency or other appropriate status is required for certain positions, in accord with U.S. import & export regulations.(“Minority / Female / Disability / Veteran / VEVRAA Federal Contractor”)

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