Market cash leader
the market cash leader works in a multi-disciplinary team delivering financial analysis and reporting to support business decisions, driving trade working capital targets, and ensuring internal controls across accounts receivable, payable, inventory, and general ledger functions.
responsibilities
* responsible for report development, analysis, and preparing input to financial presentations and other projects requested.
* assists the regional controller and regional management team in driving business results and trade working capital targets.
* coordinates the planning and reporting of financial results consistent with long-term business objectives.
* provides training, counseling, and support to regional teams on a wide variety of business/financial issues to ensure adequate internal controls and satisfactory performance.
* reports to bt & s finance organization and works closely with bt & s operations and finance staff across johnson controls.
* schedules ar calls to follow up and drives activities to close out open items.
* assigns ownership as required to close out disputes.
* researches and identifies key drivers on the top negative cash flow jobs in each branch team.
* works with accounting professionals managing accounts receivable, accounts payable, inventory, and general ledger.
* researches and identifies key drivers on under-billed jobs in each branch team.
* monitors legal collections, particularly with any local outside council.
* provides status summary to the regional cash leader and finance director.
* assists in conducting trade working capital financial performance reviews (dso, under-billed metrics, aged ar, collection performance).
* identifies root causes impacting performance.
* prepares and reports on the status of disputes, including time to resolve.
* completes quarterly audit on accounts payable to ensure early payments are avoided.
* establishes collection goals to achieve trade working capital targets.
* identifies barriers impacting cash collections and proposes solutions and recommended training.
* reviews monthly financial results and business metrics for the region.
* identifies issues and proposes corrective actions to the regional controller.
* assists in monthly regional performance reviews, including backlog, balance sheet, income statement, and cash flow.
* identifies best business practices and facilitates their propagation to other regions.
qualifications
* minimum bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance (preferred).
* 6+ years in finance or accounting.
* broad knowledge of accounts payable, accounts receivable, general accounting, and inventory.
* strong understanding of accounts receivable, collections, associated metrics, cash flow, trade working capital, and poc revenue vs billings.
* ability to support, monitor, and report financial results in a multi-location field operation.
* able to prepare basic trade working capital financial statements.
* working understanding of legal collections.
* knowledge of inventory, cycle counting, and interpretation of inventory trends.
* strong interpersonal communication skills and ability to communicate with a range of audiences.
* shared services or customer contact center background preferred.
* excellent oral and written communication skills.
* excellent listening and problem-solving skills.
* strong customer service orientation.
* must be organized, prioritize tasks, and meet tight deadlines.
* experience with erps (sap, iscala, oracle) and hfm preferred.
benefits
* comprehensive benefits package.
* opportunities for professional growth and development.
* supportive and inclusive work environment.
* commitment to work‑life balance and employee well‑being.
* engagement in meaningful projects that make a difference.
eeo statement
johnson controls does not request pregnancy or hiv testing as a condition for hiring, continued employment, or promotion, in accordance with its commitment to labor equality and non‑discrimination.
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