About Ace Retail Holdings
Ace Retail Holdings (ARH), the division of Ace Hardware Corporation that owns and operates the Great Lakes and Westlake Ace Hardware chains, is one of the largest hardware retailers in the United States. ARH has been in operation for over a century and operates over 220 neighborhood stores located throughout the United States. Great people make ARH stand out in our industry, and we are looking for individuals who strive for personal and professional growth, and who want to work with a company dedicated to serving our customers and communities.
Service, Passion, Respect, Integrity, Teamwork and Excellence
Job Title: Director of Finance
Department: Finance
Reports To: Corp Vice President, Finance & Accounting
Exemption Status: Exempt (Salaried)
About Ace Retail Holdings
Ace Retail Holdings (ARH), is a division of Ace Hardware Corporation that owns and operates several Ace brands, including Westlake Ace, Great Lakes Ace, Buikema’s Ace, Outer Banks Ace, Dennis Company, and Breed & Company. ARH is one of the largest hardware retailers in the United States and has two headquarters located in Lenexa, KS and Farmington Hills, MI. ARH’s origins date back over a century and operates over 250 neighborhood stores located throughout the United States. Great people make ARH stand out in our industry, and we are looking for individuals who strive for personal and professional growth, and who want to work with a company founded on (and still led by) our solid Core Values of:
Winning, Excellence, Love, Integrity, Gratitude, Humility and Teamwork
General Job Summary
The Director of Finance will assist in maintaining the financial health of Westlake Ace Hardware by providing accurate analysis, budgeting, pricing and financial reporting.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
Analysis
• Oversee analysis provided to all ARH departments (primarily B2B, Inventory, Marketing, Merchandising, and Store Operations).
• Analysis includes sales, margin, labor, promotion, and SKU department/class performance.
• Analysis includes new store opportunities and overseeing new store proforma.
• Ensure all financial analysis requests are completed, quality checked and distributed in a timely manner.
Budgeting
• Oversee the budget process for the entire company that results in a budgeted P&L, Balance Sheet, and Cash Flow Statement.
• Oversee the budget process that provides two scenarios: (1) Tops Down Approach; and (2) Bottoms Up Approach.
• Provide a forecast for the current year.
• Provide Board of Directors presentation.
Pricing
• Ensure that ARH’s pricing strategy is being executed.
• Oversee analysis of ARH’s margin and provide areas for possible improvement.
Financial Reporting
• Oversee Financial Statement and Monthly Report preparation and distribution to Ace Corp.
• Oversee monthly financial and analytical reports to ARH leadership team.
• Provide leadership and review of the month end close process.
• Other duties & projects as assigned.
Other Essential Requirements
Ability to exhibit and incorporate our Core Values into daily decisions and interactions with others:
o WINNING – In business, money is the score. To win, we must perform, compete, and have fun. At Ace, we win through people- our strength is being helpful.
o EXCELLENCE – Excellence honors God and inspires people. We aspire to be the best, to continuously improve and to inspire others by giving the team our very best.
o LOVE – Love the people, love the work and love the results.
o INTEGRITY – For Ace to win, we need to be able to trust each other. And trust will require us to be honest, reliable, caring, of high character and of unquestioned ethics.
o GRATITUDE – We recognize that we are blessed to be in the business of serving others.
o HUMILITY – We strive for greatness with a humble, modest and respectful attitude.
o TEAMWORK – We will fight the natural tendency for control and credit in favor of collaboration and mutual success, recognizing that…Together, we are Ace.
Minimum Skills, Requirements and Qualifications
• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting or Finance with 10+ years of financial accounting management experience.
• Demonstrated understanding of and experience in financial accounting & reporting along with business and systems operations.
• Ability to manage and lead a high performing team with focus on critical goals and delivery of high-quality results and customer service.
• Provides guidance and direction for achievement of objectives.
• Ability to organize and coordinate multiple projects and assignments and establish appropriate priorities and deadlines.
• Proficiency with MS Excel including the ability to work with and organize large amounts of data using pivot tables, vlookups and other Excel tools.
• Proficiency in MS Office: Word, PowerPoint and Outlook.
• Must have excellent organizational, analytical, written and verbal communication skills.
• Experience with business intelligence software is desired.
• Experience with Microsoft SQL is desired.
• Standing, walking, lifting (up to 25lbs.) and climbing.
Compensation Details
$95000 per year
For a full list of benefits and open positions, please visit us at: https://acehardware.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/Westlake_External
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Equal Opportunity Employer
Westlake Ace Hardware is committed to a policy of promoting equal employment opportunities. The company recognizes the importance of diversity and leveraging the skills and talents of all people to the mutual advantage of each individual and the organization. The company is committed to the prevention of employment discrimination related to race, religion, color, sex (including sexual harassment), gender identity, national origin, age, marital status, disability and military discharge, or any other action covered by federal or state laws.