Job Description:

Director of Shared Services

Overview

Who We Are

We are the leading supplier of components to the recreational vehicle and residential housing industries, as well as adjacent industries including bus, cargo and equestrian trailer, marine, and heavy truck. With over 90 facilities located throughout the United States, Canada, Ireland, Italy, and the United Kingdom. Our more than 12,000 team members work together to bring innovative product solutions to market every day.

Why We are Different:

At Lippert Components, Everyone Matters. We are striving to make lives better through meaningful relationships with our co-workers, our customers, and our communities. LCI team members feel a deeper sense of purpose at work, and we continue to build a better work environment by aligning our cultural and business strategies with the needs of our many team members. We measure success by how we touch the lives of people inside and outside our walls.

What You will Get:

A company culture where everyone matters
1. Healthcare + Dental + Vision + 401k with Employer match


2. Career development and mentoring


3. Tuition Reimbursement


4. Annual flu immunization


5. Holiday, personal and vacation days


6. Local and national discounts


7. Wellness offerings

Summary/Objective:

As a head of the shared service function of accounting, this position will be responsible for leading the team and functions of accounts payable and receivable.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Cultivate, enhance, and lead a positive work environment


• Hire, coach and develop team


• Partner with experts to develop an impact measurement plan to define value


• Develop and establish best in class processes for order-to-cash, procure-to-pay


• Develop the road map to success including continuous improvement, increasing efficiency


• Produces and analyzes weekly/monthly KPIs, dashboards and analytics to measure and improve performance


• Assists with special financial and business-related projects which impact Shared Services


• Manages and administers controls and compliance, assists with both internal and external audits to ensure complete, timely and accurate responses to information requests


• Foster a strong customer service culture across the center to ensure a quality service is delivered to all internal and external customers


• Builds and maintains relationships by collaborating across business units and departments to foster trust, commitment, accountability, and results


• Explore opportunities to implement new technologies

Working Conditions:

• Primarily working indoors, office environment.


• May sit for several hours at a time.


• Prolonged exposure to computer screens.


• Repetitive use of hands to operate computers, printers, and copiers.

Qualifications:

• B.A./ B.S. in relevant field (4 years) or equivalent experience


• Business acumen with at least 10-12 years business experience, or equivalent professional experience


• Track record of results in strategy development and/or complex implementation


• Excellent oral, written and interpersonal communication skills


• Ability to prioritize workload with multiple deadlines


• Demonstrated leadership skills, including track record of developing talent and managing performance


• Proven problem solving, critical thinking, analytical and out-side of the box thinking skills - connecting dots and translating ideas into action


• Strong ability to build and sustain collaborative relationships at multiple levels and lead cross-functional teams


• Demonstrated success in developing and executing strategies


• Exceptional analytical, organizational, planning, and project management experience and ability to work independently, including the ability to multi-task and manage demands and/or projects simultaneously


• Business strategy experience, including benchmarking and business process and analysis

Competencies:

• Business communications, proven ability to present strategy and plans to internal partners at various levels including Sr. leadership


• Oral and written communication proficiency


• Coaching, mentoring and leading others


• Basic understanding of internal policy and external accounting regulations


• Make data informed decisions


• Lead and manage team members

Supervisory Responsibility:

This is a supervisory position.

Physical Demands:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by a Team Member to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

While performing the duties of this job, the Team Member is regularly required to talk and hear. This position may be active and requires standing and sitting with occasional walking, bending, kneeling, stooping, crouching, crawling, and climbing throughout the work day. The Team Member may have to lift and/or move items over 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

Position Type/Expected Hours of Work:

This is a full-time salaried position. Typically, Monday through Friday 8-5 p.m. with occasional night and weekend hours.

Travel:

Travel will be minimal and would be primarily local during the business day.

Preferred Education and Experience:

• B.A./ B.S. in relevant field (4 years) or equivalent experience


• Business acumen with at least 10-12 years business experience, or equivalent professional experience


• Track record of results in strategy development and/or complex implementation


• Excellent oral, written and interpersonal communication skills


• Ability to prioritize workload with multiple deadlines


• Demonstrated leadership skills, including track record of developing talent and managing performance


• Proven problem solving, critical thinking, analytical and out-side of the box thinking skills - connecting dots and translating ideas into action


• Strong ability to build and sustain collaborative relationships at multiple levels and lead cross-functional teams


• Demonstrated success in developing and executing strategies


• Exceptional analytical, organizational, planning, and project management experience and ability to work independently, including the ability to multi-task and manage demands and/or projects simultaneously


• Business communications, proven ability to present strategy and plans to internal partners at various levels including Sr. leadership

Work Authorization/Security Clearance:

Must be able to pass E-Verify.

AAP/EEO Statement:
LCI provides equal employment opportunity to all Team Members and applicants, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, citizenship status, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or any other legally protected category.

Other Duties:
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the Team Member for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Pay Group : AAP/EEO Statement

LCI provides equal employment opportunity to all employees and applicants, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, citizenship status, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or any other legally protected category.