Finance Manager

Description

ABOUT THE COMPANY: For more than 70 years, JOST has been shaping the future of transportation with innovation, safety, and customer focus at its core. Founded in 1952 in Germany with the development of the first cast-steel fifth wheel, JOST has grown into a global leader supplying the commercial vehicle and agricultural industries with trusted, high-quality solutions.

With its portfolio of leading brands — JOST, ROCKINGER, TRIDEC, Quicke, and Hyva — the company today is a Tier 1 supplier recognized worldwide for excellence in fifth wheels, landing gear, towing hitches, steering systems, front loaders, and hydraulic solutions. The 2025 acquisition of Hyva marked a significant milestone, expanding JOST’s reach into hydraulic cylinders, tippers, components for transport and waste handling, and strengthening its position across both On-Highway and Off-Highway applications.

Headquartered in Germany with operations on five continents, JOST continues to drive industry standards through engineering expertise, a commitment to quality, and strong partnerships with OEMs and fleets around the world.

POSITION OVERVIEW: The Finance Manager oversees various accounting functions, ensuring accuracy and compliance with financial regulations for JOST Agriculture Inc. (US) and JOST Agriculture Canada Inc. (collectively referred to as JOST Agriculture NA). The Finance Manager oversees and develops the accounting team, provides timely and accurate reporting to management, while ensuring adherence to internal and external guidelines and controls, and implements an effective system of controls to ensure data integrity and security of company information and assets. Additionally, the Finance Manager collaborates with internal teams, provides financial insights, and contributes to strategic decision-making processes.

This position reports to the Regional CFO-Americas and is solely accountable for the fulfillment of all assigned duties and has authority delegated commensurate with assigned responsibilities.

Requirements

AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY: Include, but are not limited to:

Team Leadership

· Oversee, manage and develop the accounting team, including the design of the team structure to meet the needs of the company

· Foster a culture of accountability, accuracy, and continuous improvement

Financial Shared Services Center (FSSC)

· Coordinate with the FSSC to ensure completeness and accuracy of AP, AR, and other transactional processes feeding into the general ledger

· Monitor FSSC service levels and resolve operational issues

Process Optimization & Operational Efficiency

· Continuously evaluate accounting workflows to identify automation and efficiency opportunities

· Improve processes between accounting team and the FSSC

· Promote lean accounting practices while maintaining compliance

General Ledger & Financial Close

· Own and oversee the integrity of the general ledger and accounting records

· Ensure timely and accurate monthly, quarterly, and annual close processes

· Review journal entries, reconciliations, and adjustments prepared by accounting team

· Ensure all financial transactions are recorded in accordance with accounting standards and company policies

Coordination with Business Controller

· Collaborate with the Business Controller to explain accruals, timing differences, exceptional transactions, and accounting impacts on financial reporting

· Ensure alignment between reported financials and management performance analysis

· Assist with preparation of the rolling forecasts led by the Business Controller

Financial Governance & Compliance

· Act as primary contact for external auditors, tax advisors, insurance providers, regulatory authorities, treasury partners

· Coordinate with external auditors and within the organization to complete the annual audit

· Manage all treasury activity, including monitoring and forecasting cash flows

· Enforce a documented system of accounting policies and procedures

· Maintain compliance with a system of internal controls over all accounting transactions

· Ensure compliance with state and federal regulatory requirements

· Ensure compliance with IFRS/GAAP and Group accounting policies

· Assess existing or missing processes and implement process improvements to be based on industry best practices, ensuring compliance with corporate guidelines and directives

Any additional duties that have not been specifically stated, but which may be assigned and those that are logically and properly inherent to this position.

QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE:

• Bachelor’s degree in business, accounting, finance or related field
• Professional certification such as CMA or CPA a plus
• Minimum of 7-10 years of relevant accounting experience within the field, preferably in a manufacturing environment

REQUIRED SKILLS:

• Expert proficiency in financial data analysis, including using Microsoft Excel
• Shows initiative and independence in decision-making related to responsibilities assigned
• Problem-solving mentality, looking for root causes and implementing corrective actions
• Detail-oriented, while being able to draw conclusions and make recommendations
• Interpersonal skills, including collaboration and communication
• Experience with ERP systems (e.g. SAP, Oracle, Dynamics); experience with Movex a plus
• Strong knowledge of IFRS/GAAP
• Self-accountable
• Conceptual thinker

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Work is generally performed in a production plant 20% of time and 80 % in an office setting.
• While performing duties of this job, the employee will regularly sit, stand, walk, reach, bend, twist and occasionally will be required to stoop, kneel, lift or move objects of 25 pounds or less with or without assistance.  

JOST Agriculture NA participates in E-Verify and is an Equal Opportunity Employer