Associate Director – Industrial, Manufacturing & Distribution, Private Equity Advisory

🕒 March 31

🇺🇸 United States – Remote

⏰ Full Time

🟠 Senior

👔 Director

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CrossCountry Consulting

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501 - 1000 employees

🤝 B2B

💸 Finance

🏢 Enterprise

💰 $1.5M Venture Round on 2021-02

B2B • Finance • Enterprise

CrossCountry Consulting is a business advisory firm that provides integrated solutions for financial and risk management. Their expertise includes technical accounting, financial reporting, operational accounting optimization, and integrated risk management. The company also specializes in technology-enabled transformation, supporting organizations with finance transformation, data transformation, and analytics. CrossCountry Consulting serves various industries such as financial services, life sciences, technology, media, telecommunications, real estate, hospitality, and government contracting. With a focus on strategic finance, the firm helps clients through transactions like IPO readiness, mergers and acquisitions, and divestitures. They aim to create present and future value for businesses by collaborating with CFOs, private equity sponsors, and corporate leaders to solve current challenges and prepare for future success.

📋 Description

• Serve clients across the "Office of the CFO" at private equity portfolio companies specializing in manufacturing and distribution by evaluating current practices and providing recommendations to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of the accounting, finance, and operations functions. • Provide expert advice and guidance to private equity-owned portfolio companies on inventory management strategies, operational efficiency, and financial performance. • Help companies develop and operationalize US-GAAP compliant inventory accounting policies including appropriate capitalization thresholds, reserve methodology, and best-in-class month-end close procedures. • Work with your project team to design, implement, and optimize standard costing systems to help management teams better understand product level profitability. • Develop and implement frameworks for budgeting, cost control, and performance evaluation by comparing actual costs to standard costs, identifying variances, and advising on corrective actions to enhance efficiency and profitability. • Develop and maintain relationships with portfolio company representatives and Private Equity sponsors, collaborating with CrossCountry team members to scope, clarify, and deliver excellent client service • Contribute to developing and implementing firm-approved, AI-enabled solutions for clients, in accordance with company policies on data protection, intellectual property, and professional standards. • Stay informed about emerging AI tools and techniques and collaborate with firm leadership to identify compliant opportunities to enhance client solutions and internal processes. • Actively participate in business development opportunities and market a full range of services to prospective clients including using existing relationships to generate new opportunities • Mentor team members by coaching colleagues, providing regular ongoing feedback and annual performance reviews, and helping project teams resolve multi-faceted issues

🎯 Requirements

• extensive experience in both inventory operations and accounting • deep understanding of plant controllership responsibilities • strong background in cost accounting, including standard costing, activity-based costing, and variance analysis • experience with enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems commonly used in manufacturing, such as SAP, Oracle, or Microsoft Dynamics is a plus • 9+ years’ experience in FP&A preferably in a Private Equity backed company • manufacturing / distribution industry experience • consistent success in building and developing strong client relationships • experience conversing with Controller group and accounting team • advanced expertise of Microsoft Excel (e.g., macros, pivot tables, etc.) and PowerPoint • knowledge of data analytics and related tools (e.g., Tableau, Alteryx, SQL) a plus • comfort with AI: Demonstrated ability to responsibly explore and adopt firm-approved AI tools to enhance productivity and innovation • continuous learning mindset: openness to learning and applying emerging technologies including AI and automation in alignment with firm policies and client standards • experience mentoring and developing junior team members

🏖️ Benefits

• comprehensive healthcare options, including medical, dental, and vision coverage • flexible spending accounts • 401(k) with company matching • generous parental and maternity leave policies • technology stipends • wellness reimbursement programs