Job Description
**Managing Director, Financial Shared Services**
**Position Summary**
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The Managing Director, Shared Services, provides leadership and operational oversight across multiple core finance functions: Accounting Services and Treasury. This leader is responsible for ensuring high\-quality service in the following areas, revenue accounting, transportation payables, credit and treasury services, servicing the needs of strategic operating partners and company owned locations.
**Key Responsibilities**
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**Accounting Services**
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Leads dedicated teams that deliver general accounting services to strategic operating partners, company owed location as well as external customers ensuring consistent quality, accuracy, and timely support.
* Monitor and manage the full lifecycle of accounts receivable (AR), transportation accounts payable (AP), credit, and collections activities, ensuring timely delivery and high\-quality execution of all services.
* Establish, cultivate, and maintain strong client relationships with strategic operating partners; serve as an escalation point for complex issues and a trusted advisor on financial matters.
* Define and enforce service\-level agreements (SLAs), performance metrics, and quality standards for strategic operating partners.
* Identify and implement process improvements and technology enhancements to increase efficiency, scalability, and service quality.
* Collaborate with corporate leadership and operating partner leadership to align accounting services with their strategic and operational objectives.
* Establish and enforce internal controls to safeguard assets and ensure the accuracy of financial reporting.
* Coordinate with internal and external auditors to support audit activities and ensure timely resolution of findings.
**Treasury**
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Manages treasury activities of the organization amongst multiple business units, (U.S., Canada, Mexico \& Asia)
* Oversee all corporate treasury operations including cash management, intercompany balances, timely draws against facility as well as repayment of banking facility.
* Manage the organization's banking users, credit limits; build and maintain productive relationships with banking partners.
* Monitor and optimize the organization's credit facility.
* Report treasury performance, risk exposure, and key metrics to executive leadership.
**Cross\-Functional Leadership**
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* Serve as a key member of the financial leadership team, contributing to enterprise\-wide planning and facilitating expansion of organization through M\&A activities.
* Represent the Finance function in cross\-departmental initiatives, M\&A due diligence, and strategic transactions as needed.
* Build, mentor, and retain a high\-performing team across all three functional areas; promote a culture of excellence, accountability, and collaboration.
* Expansion of our strategic network, ERP, and ...