Overview

Con-Air Industries is focused on making the world safer, healthier, and more productive. We are a manufacturer and distributor of replacement air filtration products that are sold directly to the consumer. We specialize in offering a wide range of standard and custom sized filters. Our products are available on our direct ecommerce websites, as well as popular marketplaces like Amazon, Walmart, and Target. Con-air provides peace of mind that your home or business’s air quality is clean and safe.

Con-Air is part of Filtration Group. Filtration Group is a global market-leading provider of filtration consumables that are designed to drive innovation and deliver solutions across a broad spectrum of applications and end-markets, with a focus on life sciences, indoor air quality and industrial technologies. With a global workforce of nearly 10,000 dedicated team members and a footprint that spans 27 countries, we are committed to partnering closely with our customers to further our mission to make the world safer, healthier and more productive. Cultivating Talent and building strong Teams are critical to our success. We know that fulfilling our mission is only possible when we foster an entrepreneurial culture built on a foundation of trust, in which our leaders exhibit a strong bias for action. Join us as we build a truly remarkable company that will long outlast us! 

The Senior Director of Accounting and Finance is the top Finance leadership role for the business, reporting to the Con-Air President and supporting the business in all matter related to accounting and finance. This role will be a team-focused accounting leader, with a strong desire to develop individuals, manage Accounting and Financial Controls and lead process improvements that enable the business to focus on what matters most. The Senior Director of Accounting and Finance will leverage their deep knowledge of accounting to lead continuous improvement of accounting controls, adhering to Sarbanes-Oxley and Generally Accepted Accounting Principles. This includes developing, implementing, and maintaining appropriate accounting policies, processes, systems, tools, and IT infrastructure to meet financial reporting requirements and to remain compliant.

Responsibilities

• Assume ownership of and lead team in preparation of monthly financial statements, quarterly and annual reporting packages.
• Ensure timely and accurate completion of all Account Reconciliations.
• Lead the focus on cost accounting and support operational excellence
• Own and improve Cash Conversion Cycle, including collections, payables and terms management. 
• Lead internal efforts in support of financial audits.
• Support the President and finance team in building and scaling an internal accounting and finance team and by proposing any necessary improvements.
• Lead annual labor and overhead studies to ensure appropriate standard costing rates.
• Assure proper completion of various month-end accounting functions including journal entries, EOZ analysis, capitalized labor and overhead analysis.
• Support annual physical inventory count and ensure appropriate control and reporting of site cycle counting program. 
• Provide oversight and manage risk related to new customer and vendor contracts.
• Various other financial analysis as assigned. 
• Assist with Business Intelligence / Analytics reporting – applications and reports

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance
• CPA, CMA, MS Accounting and/or MBA credentials preferred
• 7 years relevant Accounting experience with increasing roles of responsibility including leading a team
• Understanding of eCommerce – strong preference for hands-on experience working with Amazon in 1PL relationship as well as other eCommerce platforms such as Walmart and Target
• Experience with ERP administration and module implementation
• Strong BI experience for standard reporting
• Advanced Problem Solving and Analytical Skills
• Advanced knowledge in Microsoft Office, particularly with Excel and Power BI

More About Filtration Group

Filtration Group is on a mission to make the world safer, healthier and more productive. With a passionate workforce, global footprint and world class engineering and manufacturing capabilities, we are driving innovation and developing solutions across a broad spectrum of applications in the fast-growing and rapidly-evolving global filtration industry. We are committed to maintaining an entrepreneurial culture built on a foundation of trust and in which our leaders exhibit a strong bias for action.

The Company began in 2009 and has rapidly grown organically and through a thoughtful acquisition strategy to be a global leader in the highly attractive filtration industry. Filtration Group has the broadest portfolio of solutions in the industry and has had a particular focus on building a leading platform of solutions focused on the Life Sciences and Indoor Air Quality end markets which are rapidly growing in the current market environment. Filtration Group produces mission critical products with high replacement rates. Over 80 percent of the Company’s revenue comes from replacement / consumable products, many of which are specified into customer’s products or processes. With revenues over $2 billion, Filtration Group is consistently recognized as the fastest growing and one of the largest filtration businesses in the world and has a global footprint of 141 facilities in 28 countries. Filtration Group has over 10,000 employees who are united in their Mission to make the world safer, healthier and more productive.