Senior Director of Shared Services

Job ID: 528261

Ash Grove family of companies is one of North America’s leading cement manufacturers, with a legacy of innovation and excellence dating back to 1882. The company operates 12 world-class cement plants and a vast network of 41 terminals across the United States and Canada. Renowned for its forward-thinking approach, Ash Grove combines technical expertise, robust safety standards, and empowered talent to deliver high performance and better serve our customers. At Ash Grove, we stand together to reinvent the way our world is built.

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At A sh Grove Cement, people are our first priority. We offer a complete benefits package to include:

Company Benefits: 

• Family Culture – We treat our team like family 
• Medical/Dental/Vision/Prescription 
• Generous Paid Time Off 
• 11 Paid Holidays per year 
• 401k with 5% company match
• Opportunities for Internal Mobility 
• Professional Development Opportunities 
• Training Provided 
• Tuition Reimbursement Program - We'll assist with continuing education that aligns with your career goals 
• Employee Assistance Program 
• Company Paid Life Insurance 
• Short- & Long-Term Disability 
• Company Discounts on products, goods, services, electronics, automotive, travel & more! 
• Opportunities for Community Engagement 
• Potential Relocation Packages

Summary:

The Sr. Director, Shared Services oversees the company's newly created and centralized finance shared services function, including credit and collections, accounts receivable/cash management, treasury operations, accounts payable, and, in an appropriate transition, transactional accounting. This position ensures efficient, accurate, and compliant execution of all transactional finance processes and works to standardize, automate, and continuously improve shared services delivery across the organization and in alignment with other CRH Americas shared services functions. The Sr. Director manages the treasury function, in collaboration with the VP of Accounting, including cash forecasting, banking relationships, and working capital management, and ensures the organization maintains appropriate financial controls across all shared services functions.

What you’ll be contributing: 

• Promote and follow all plant safety guidelines. 
• Lead and develop the newly created Shared Services function; set performance standards and foster a culture of accuracy, service, efficiency and continuous improvement.
• Oversee the credit and collections function; ensure optimal working capital management and timely collection of accounts receivable and drive improvements where necessary.
• Manage the treasury function including cash forecasting, banking relationships, and working capital management.
• Oversee accounts receivable cash receipts and other cash inflows and cash outflows (payroll, 401k, insurance, debt payments etc).
• Direct the installation, maintenance, and improvement of accounting, timekeeping, payroll, and payables systems, procedures, and controls.
• Oversee processing of invoices, utility billing packages, and monthly reporting to utility partners; ensure timely and accurate financial reporting to the business.
• Ensure compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley requirements.
• Develop and implement goals, policies, and procedures relating to shared services financial management, accounts payable, payroll, and accounting operations.
• Provide regular reporting and analysis of shared services performance, costs, and metrics to the CFO and executive leadership.

To succeed in this position, you will need:

• Ability to read, write, and understand warning labels, instructions, signs, etc. 
• Minimum 4 Year / Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field
• CPA preferred
• MBA a plus
• Minimum 10 years of related experience
• Minimum 7 years of experience in finance shared services, treasury, or accounting operations leadership
• Up to 30% domestic travel
• Strong understanding of U.S. GAAP and accounting principles; ability to construct and analyze financial statements.
• Experience in developing and transforming shared services functions
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to lead, manage, and develop a multi-function shared services team.
• Strong attention to detail; ability to identify and resolve problems with urgency.
• Experience in treasury operations, cash management, and banking relationships.
• Knowledge of credit and collections management and working capital optimization.
• Ability to develop, coordinate, and complete projects on time and within budget.
• Experience with accounting/ERP systems and financial controls platforms.
• Ability to maintain strict confidentiality of sensitive financial information.

CRH Level Behaviors:

• Customer Focus – Understands the customer and recognizes opportunities for designing value-adding solutions for customers, driving the delivery of customer-centric solutions.
• Manages Ambiguity – Operating effectively, even when things are not certain or the way forward is not clear.
• Plans & Aligns – Planning and prioritizing work to meet commitments aligned with organizational goals.
• Cultivates Talent – Attracting, growing and retaining people.
• Drives Engagement – Creating a climate where people are motivated to do their best to help the organization achieve its objectives.
• Fosters Inclusivity – Recognizes the value that different perspectives bring to the organization, seeking out, embracing and leveraging differences to ensure that all talent flourishes.
• Embraces the use of Technology – Guides team and allocates resources to experimenting with (new) technologies, with a focus on how these will add value for customers.
• Facilitates Innovation – Proposes new or better ideas to solve known challenges and to support the organization to be successful.
• Business partnering (Functions) – Has advised stakeholders on best practice and supported or enforced implementation of key processes and practices.
• Business planning – Has developed and proposed, or contributed to the development and proposal of annual business plans for an area ensuring alignment with strategy. Has recommended financial and headcount budgets, KPIs, and scheduled projects integrating with other parts of the business.
• Continuous improvement – Has challenged existing procedures and driven greater efficiencies within assigned area and potentially beyond.
• Financial management – Has established and monitored performance against KPIs and financial budgets to optimize business performance. Has translated business objectives into budgets/business cases to support the running of their area.
• People management and development – Has recruited, motivated and developed an operational team, promoting a culture of safety and continuous improvement.
• Setting and communicating direction – Has set and communicated action plans to team members and how it related to the broader strategy vision.
• Business exposure – Has had exposure through roles and projects across different parts of the business gaining an understanding of different functions and teams.
• Crisis management – Played a significant role in responding to, or managing an expected or unexpected crisis.
• Inherited problems and challenges – Played a significant role in taking over a struggling organizational unit (e.g., with weak financial performance), renegotiated agreements or contracts to reverse operating losses, led cost-cutting efforts, and implemented a reorganization or downsizing.

What’s next for you? 

We provide stability and advancement opportunities across North America. Use our tuition reimbursement program to help you meet your career goals.

The above duties and responsibilities are representative of the nature and level of work assigned and are not necessarily all-inclusive. The physical demands, working environment, and other conditions of employment listed in this document are representative of but are not intended to provide an exhaustive list of the requirements for positions in this classification. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions .

What CRH Offers You

• Highly competitive base pay
• Comprehensive medical, dental and disability benefits programs
• Group retirement savings program
• Health and wellness programs
• An inclusive culture that values opportunity for growth, development, and internal promotion

About CRH

CRH has a long and proud heritage. We are a collection of hundreds of family businesses, regional companies and large enterprises that together form the CRH family. CRH operates in a decentralized, diversified structure that allows you to work in a small company environment while having the career opportunities of a large international organization.

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Ash Grove Cement, a CRH Company, is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer.

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