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Manager - Finance Business Process Improvement, Financial Controls & Policy
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Location Birmingham, Alabama
- Category Accounting & Finance
- Job ID R25_0000012976
- Date posted 04/14/2025
- Brand Motion Industries (MOT)
- Status Full time
- Job Type On-Site
SUMMARY:
The Manager of Finance Business Process Improvement (BPI), Financial Controls & Policy is responsible for:
- Developing and leading continuous improvement activities within Motion Finance,
- Maintaining and improving the internal control environment, and
- Writing, maintaining, and articulating Finance policy.
A strong candidate will have working experience with project management, business integrations, finance policy, and internal controls.
JOB DUTIES
- Continuously challenge and drive process improvement within Motion Finance.
- Serving as a liaison to Motion's IT department for Finance strategic initiatives.
- Support acquisition integration into Motion Finance processes, including system conversions.
- Provide management with periodic status updates, feedback, and reporting on key responsibilities and objectives.
- Maintaining and improving our internal SOX controls environment as part of a broader effort by Motion's parent company (GPC).
- Support internal and external audit processes, providing necessary documentation and insights.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams (e.g., Finance / IT / Operations and Internal Audit) to design and document effective internal controls.
- Provide project management support and tracking of Finance IT project initiatives.
- Represent Motion Finance in all acquisition system conversions.
- Maintain comprehensive documentation of internal control processes to accurately reflect the control environment via ownership of the Risk Control Matrix (RCM) and control narratives.
- Develop and manage remediation plans for identified control deficiencies.
- Write, maintain and develop financial policies.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE
Requires a bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, Information Technology, or a related field and at least five (5) years of experience with two (2) or more of those years in internal controls, SOX compliance, audit, or related field.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, ABILITIES
- Proven ability to work in highly complicated business and system relationship models.
- Executive presence
- Project management
- Ability to translate internal and external audit requirements to business leaders
- Problem/opportunity analysis skills
- Strong communication skills, both written and verbal
PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
LICENSES & CERTIFICATIONS:
Lean Six Sigma, CPA, or CIA highly preferred
SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITY: 0-5 Direct Reports
BUDGET RESPONSIBILITY: No
COMPANY INFORMATION:
Motion offers an excellent benefits package which includes options for healthcare coverage, 401(k), tuition reimbursement, vacation, sick, and holiday pay.
DISCLAIMER:
This job description illustrates the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this job classification. It is not intended to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and skills required. Management retains the right to add or modify duties at any time.
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GPC conducts its business without regard to sex, race, creed, color, religion, marital status, national origin, citizenship status, age, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, disability, military status, status as a veteran, or any other protected characteristic. GPC's policy is to recruit, hire, train, promote, assign, transfer and terminate employees based on their own ability, achievement, experience and conduct and other legitimate business reasons.
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