Finance Manager, AR & FP&A

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Accounts Receivable and FP&A Supervisor

The Accounts Receivable and FP&A Supervisor is a critical role responsible for managing the collections and cash application team of three associates, along with accounts receivable accounting, monthly reconciliation, financial analysis, reporting and process improvements for Leica Microsystems (LMS) businesses in the Americas.

This position reports to the Finance FP&A Manager - Americas and is part of the Finance and Accounting team located in Deerfield, IL and will be an on-site role.

In this role, you will have the opportunity to:

1) Oversee and manage the A/R, Collections, and Cash Application team by setting performance targets, monitoring productivity, and driving efforts to collect overdue collections

2) Collaborate cross-functionally with Commercial and Operations to evaluate customer creditworthiness, resolve customer billing issues, and support our sales workflow end-to-end

3) Prepare calculations related to monthly AR aging, cash receipt forecasts, and DSO

4) Assist with FP&A activities as they relate to reporting, forecasting, and budgeting by assisting with month-end close and modeling of P&L and WC

5) Participate in supporting SOX tests and Financial audits, as needed

The essential requirements of the job include

·        Required bachelor's degree with minimum 5 years of experience in finance and accounting

·        Understanding of GAAP Accounting principles (specific to accounts receivable)

·        MS Office advanced user (especially Excel and Teams)

·        Experience managing a team is a plus

·        ERP knowledge of SAP (S4 Hana) and BW is a plus

·        CPA is a plus

Leica Microsystems offers a broad array of comprehensive, competitive benefit programs that add value to our lives. Whether it’s a health care program or paid time off, our programs contribute to life beyond the job. Check out our benefits at Danaher Benefits Info.

The salary range for this role is $105K - $115K. This is the range that we in good faith believe is the range of possible compensation for this role at the time of this posting. This range may be modified in the future.

This job is also eligible for annual bonus pay.

We offer comprehensive package of benefits including flexible time off, medical/dental/vision insurance and 401(k) to eligible employees.

Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, benefits, or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company’s sole discretion, consistent with the law.

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