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The Finance Shared Services Manager serves as the strategic leader of Generac’s Finance Shared Services function, shaping the long term direction, scalability, and operational excellence of Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, and Cash Application processes. In this role, the manager drives process optimization, ensuring Finance Shared Services capabilities continuously evolve to support the organization’s financial, operational, and growth objectives. Acting as a critical connector across the enterprise, the Finance Shared Services Manager partners with Accounting leadership and cross functional business stakeholders to enhance process performance, strengthen internal controls, and implement transformative improvements. This role leads high impact teams—including Cash Application, Customer Credit Memo, and Accounts Payable—by setting clear strategic priorities, developing talent, and fostering a culture of accountability, accuracy, and continuous improvement.
Major Responsibilities
Selects, coaches, and develops staff by setting clear expectations to inspire and motivate the team
Manages performance by recognizing achievement, providing feedback, and administering corrective action when necessary
Develops volume and accuracy metrics and subsequently sets goals for each team member & reports on these developed metrics
Facilitates relationships with internal departments to collaborate on new solutions.
Develops strong working relationships across the company to better understand business needs and to provide superior shared services support
Acts as back-up for duties within Shared Services
Works with the Accounting Manager to create/maintain Shared Services policies and procedures
Owns the Shared Services process at the enterprise level
Strategic planning of the team – shaping the long-term direction & scalability of processes and staffing
Ensures vendor payments are processed successfully via wire, ACH and check by working closely with Treasury and the bank
Serves as AP Automation expert, and continuously identify bottlenecks and propose resolution
Becomes proficient with SAP to contribute to the success of the role
Problems solve & execute resolution while maintaining a positive work environment
Ensures SOX compliance related to accounting and shared services
Additional analysis or ad hoc projects as needed
Minimum Job Requirements
Education
Bachelor’s degree in Business, Accounting, Finance or related field, or equivalent experience
Work Experience
Minimum 5 years’ experience in Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, or Cash Application role
Minimum of 3 years’ experience in a supervisory role
Knowledge / Skills / Abilities
Strategic focused
Strong problem-solving skills
Effective written and verbal communication skills
Project management and organizational skills
Expertise in a variety of shared service concepts (AP/AR), practices, and procedures
Proficient with MS Office, Excel specifically; and must have knowledge of basic Excel formatting and formulas
Preferred Job Requirements
Work Experience
1 year experience in a strategic leadership role
Knowledge / Skills / Abilities
Experience in a global manufacturing environment
Experience with SAP or equivalent ERP
Experience with system conversions
Knowledge of and exposure to sales and use taxes and foreign currency transactions
Experience with check run, wire and ACH payment processing
Experience with Integrated computer systems
Experienced in issue escalation related processes
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Physical Demands: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear; and use hands to manipulate objects or controls. The employee is regularly required to stand and walk. On occasion, the incumbent may be required to stoop, bend, or reach above the shoulders. The employee must occasionally lift up to 25 pounds. Specific conditions of this job are typical of frequent and continuous computer-based work requiring periods of sitting, close vision, and the ability to adjust focus. Occasional travel.
“We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.”
Generac is the total energy solutions company powering a smarter world. We help free people to use energy on their own terms by giving them access to reliable energy that is also cleaner, more efficient and better managed.
We do this by making homes a sanctuary where people have reliable power so they can safely and comfortably work, learn and entertain. Around the world, our commercial and industrial solutions are trusted to power and support businesses and critical infrastructure to protect against the challenges of an aging power grid, increasingly severe weather and escalating energy demands and rising rates.
As an industry pioneer, we are relentlessly focused on the future of energy management. We’re ushering in a new era of energy solutions where we are exploring new technologies, delivering connected solutions and protecting against increasing energy costs for consumers and commercial users.
