Finance Manager Freight, Logistics

**About Terex**:
**Position Overview**:
The Finance Manager Freight, Logistics & Distribution, Aerials has the global functional responsibility for Sourcing, Logistics & Distribution Financial Planning & Analysis and Reporting. Finance Manager Freight, Logistics & Distribution, Aerials liaises with finance teams around the world including corporate FP&A and Accounting teams and drives the alignment and improvement of accuracy of financial information as it pertains to Sourcing, Logistics and Distribution. This is a key business partner role for the Sourcing and Logistic Leadership Team. Finance Manager Freight, Logistics & Distribution, Aerials supports functional Sourcing, Logistics and Distribution leaders to deliver Strategy and Key Initiatives.

**Responsibilities**:
Financial Reporting & Analysis:

- Support the Business, Finance & Global Business Service teams during monthly, quarterly, yearly close & reporting processes.
- Design innovative analytical and management reporting tools for decision making. Ensure best practice in this area is shared across the broader finance team.
- Monitor and report Sourcing, Logistic & Distribution department spend and help business partners achieve their goals.
- Develop and report specific financial KPI´s for Sourcing, Logistics & Distribution costs and savings.

Financial Forecasting & Budgeting:

- Lead monthly forecast process for freight.
- Update forecast monthly Sourcing department cost centers and ensure that movements in project phasing are reflected in latest forecast.
- Support strategic planning process for freight.
- Lead annual budget process for Sourcing, Logistics and Distribution.

Business Partnering:

- Engage with functional partners, providing financial forecasting, reporting, analysis, and compliance support.
- Be the Finance Partner for freight, logistics, distribution managers.
- Advise on underlying business drivers and the impact on results and future forecasts. Provide input and advice to relevant Business Partner/s based on this analysis.
- Seamlessly collaborate with functional teams to maximize the overall business results in terms of customer service and financial returns.
- Seamlessly collaborate with Segment and Corporate Finance functions.
- Support development of business cases, monitor expense and project budgets and develop financial KPI´s.
- Drive and assist with change management activities, process improvement, and system efficiencies.
- Ad hoc analysis and support of functional and segment leaders.

Qualifications:

- 7 - 10 Years in a Finance & accounting environment is preferred with demonstrated ability to partner with functional and business unit leaders across several business segments.
- Excellent numerical and accuracy skills and ability to map processes and model Financial scenarios in real-time.
- Good understanding of internal controls, SOX requirements.
- Highly proficient user of OneStream, Excel, PowerPoint, and other reporting tools.
- Good knowledge of ERP systems (e.g. Oracle).
- Experience reporting within complex legal entity / multi-currency reporting structures.
- Ability to build, maintain, and leverage business relationships to ensure successful performance.
- Experience working in a multi-national manufacturing organization.
- Proven ability to take initiative and good project management capabilities.
- Clear written, verbal, and presentational communication skills.
- Self-motivated and can work with zero direction and/or as part of a small team.
- Flexible approach is mandatory, may require occasional travel.
- Excellent written and spoken English. Second language preferred but not mandatory.