Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. EQI Ltd. is seeking a Finance Manager for their Specialty Products Division to lead financial reporting, controls, and compliance. This role involves partnering with leadership to provide accurate financial insights and drive process standardization in a high-accountability environment.
Responsibilities
- Own the integrity, timeliness, and governance of monthly and annual financial close, ensuring decision‑ready reporting for leadership and corporate stakeholders
- Lead regional consolidation activities to deliver accurate and aligned results to the Global Controller and Corporate Finance
- Ensure consistent application of US GAAP and corporate accounting policies, exercising judgment on complex or non‑routine transactions
- Analyze financial results and key variances to identify performance drivers, risks, and opportunities, and proactively communicate insights to leadership
- Support consolidated, statutory, and lender reporting requirements, ensuring transparency, compliance, and audit readiness
- Provide leadership over local statutory, tax, and regulatory compliance, ensuring requirements are met while supporting business agility and growth
- Own the design, effectiveness, and continuous strengthening of internal controls, aligned with corporate governance standards and risk appetite
- Partner with Global Finance to support enterprise risk management, governance frameworks, and control consistency across regions
- Ensure ongoing audit readiness and transparency, serving as the primary regional liaison for external auditors, regulators, and internal reviews
- Proactively identify, assess, and mitigate financial and operational risks, advising leadership on exposures, trade‑offs, and control enhancements
- Own the budgeting, forecasting, and long‑range planning, ensuring alignment with the FP&A group on strategic priorities and operational realities
- Provide forward‑looking insights into regional financial performance, key drivers, risks, and opportunities to inform leadership decision‑making
- Support margin expansion and cost optimization strategies through disciplined analysis of cost structures, productivity, and operational leverage
- Act as a trusted strategic finance partner to the SPD leadership team, influencing business direction through insight, judgment, and financial rigor
- Provide financial leadership on key commercial and investment decisions, including contracts, pricing strategies, capital expenditures, and resource allocation
- Assess business performance against strategic objectives, identifying gaps, risks, and opportunities, and recommending corrective actions and trade‑offs
- Translate complex financial results into clear, actionable insights that enable timely, informed leadership decisions
- Influence commercial outcomes through margin analysis, pricing discipline, cost structure optimization, and scenario evaluation
- Support growth initiatives, integrations, and scale‑up activities by providing financial perspective on risks, synergies, and execution readiness
- Provide forward‑looking cash flow and liquidity insights to inform operational priorities, capital allocation, and growth decisions
- Drive enterprise‑level working capital strategy across receivables, payables, and inventory, balancing cash optimization with customer and supplier considerations
- Partner with Corporate Finance on treasury strategy, banking relationships, and funding initiatives to support business continuity and scalability
- Build and lead a high‑performing regional accounting organization that delivers strong technical execution and sound business judgment
- Set clear performance expectations aligned to business outcomes, fostering accountability, engagement, and continuous improvement
- Develop talent and succession plans to ensure organizational resilience and readiness for future growth and complexity
- Lead finance process transformation initiatives that improve efficiency, scalability, and control while enabling timely, decision‑ready information
- Champion effective use of ERP and financial systems to enhance data integrity, reporting quality, and operational insight
- Act as the SPD finance lead for global initiatives, ensuring successful adoption while representing regional needs and risks
- Provide financial leadership over inventory and cost structures to support margin management, pricing decisions, and operational efficiency
- Establish and maintain accurate costing methodologies aligned with business realities and accounting standards
- Oversee capital asset governance, ensuring disciplined investment, accurate reporting, and alignment with long‑term business strategy
Skills
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Business Administration, or a related discipline
- Strong financial systems capability, with advanced proficiency in Excel
- Progressive accounting leadership experience, including responsibility for close, controls, and team management, ideally within manufacturing and/or distribution environments
- Experience operating in multinational or matrixed organizations, with the ability to align regional execution to global standards
- Proven ability to perform effectively in a fast‑growth, high‑accountability environment, balancing speed, accuracy, and sound judgment
- Strong analytical and organizational skills, with the ability to synthesize complex information into clear insights and recommendations
- A curious, detail‑oriented leader with a continuous‑improvement mindset and a bias toward practical solutions
- Collaborative, hands‑on leader who builds trust, leads by example, and develops strong working relationships across functions
- Advanced problem‑solving and troubleshooting capabilities, with comfort addressing ambiguity and non‑routine issues
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to present financial insights to senior leadership and external stakeholders
- Ability to manage competing priorities, meet deadlines under pressure, and maintain a high standard of professionalism and service
- Demonstrated ability to work independently, exercise judgment within established frameworks, and drive work to completion with minimal supervision
- Professional accounting designation preferred (CPA)
- Experience working within ERP environments (NetSuite preferred)
Benefits
- Comprehensive Health Coverage: Medical, dental, and vision insurance to support the health needs of employees and their families.
- 401(k) with Company Match: Competitive retirement savings plan with employer matching contributions to help employees build long‑term financial security.
- Flexible, Unlimited Paid Time Off: An unlimited PTO policy designed to promote work–life balance and allow employees the flexibility they need for rest, personal time, and family commitments.
- Positive and Collaborative Work Environment: A culture that values teamwork, integrity, continuous improvement, and open communication.
- Wellness Programs: Access to a range of wellness initiatives that promote physical and mental well‑being including an EAP program and options for maintaining a healthy lifestyle with gym reimbursement
- Global Growth Opportunities: The chance to work for and grow with an expanding international organization, with exposure to global teams, perspectives, and career development pathways.
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