Position Summary
Reporting to the VP, Finance Retail North America, The Director of Finance serves as a strategic and operational finance leader within Sonova's Retail US organization, overseeing financial activities for a designated legal entity. This role combines strong functional leadership, business partnership, and financial governance to drive performance, ensure compliance, and support business growth. The position acts as a trusted advisor to senior leadership, providing actionable insights and guiding financial decision-making.
Travel Requirements & Location: Dallas, TX
Salary: $200,000-$210,000
Your role at Sonova:
You will be responsible for overseeing financial planning, reporting, and compliance, while ensuring strong governance, effective controls, and alignment with global standards. In addition, you will play a key role in building and developing a high-performing finance team and fostering cross-functional collaboration to support sustainable growth and operational excellence.
Key Responsibilities
Functional Leadership
- Lead and manage local finance teams for a designated legal entity within the Retail US organization.
- Develop, mentor, and inspire direct reports, fostering a high-performance culture.
- Establish and maintain robust financial governance, processes, controls, and risk management practices aligned with corporate and Retail US policies.
Business Partnership
- Serve as a key finance business partner to the seller of the legal entity, VP Retail Integration North America and the Managing Director of Retail North America
- Provide financial perspective on business strategy, planning, and execution.
- Deliver timely, in-depth analysis and actionable insights on business performance through comprehensive management reporting.
- Oversee financial planning processes, including budgeting, forecasting, and target setting in collaboration with business leaders and the VP of Finance & Controlling.
- Coordinate and ensure accurate, complete, and timely submission of actuals, forecasts, and budgets in alignment with North America Finance leadership.
Financial Governance & Compliance
- Act as the primary finance liaison for the legal entity, coordinating with global and regional functions including finance, tax, legal, and human resources.
- Ensure compliance with accounting standards, internal policies, and regulatory requirements, including consistency and accuracy in reporting.
- Oversee monthly financial reviews, follow-ups, and implementation of best practices.
- Ensure adherence to Sonova accounting policies, systems, and controls.
- Monitor audit findings and lead remediation efforts.
- Manage and support rollout of Retail US and Group-wide initiatives, including system implementations and process improvements.
- Provide financial review, contractual analysis, and decision support, including finance sign-off for key agreements and investments in line with Delegation of Authority (DOA).
- Represent finance in compliance-related matters and act as a liaison across the organization.
Qualifications
Required
- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or Business Administration.
- Minimum of 7+ years of progressive finance experience.
- Strong financial analysis and business acumen.
- Experience with IFRS reporting standards.
- Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office and financial systems (e.g., SAP BW/BI, Cognos).
Preferred
- CPA and/or MBA.
- Experience in healthcare, manufacturing, or multinational environments.
- Exposure to Lean Management methodologies (e.g., Kaizen workshops).
Core Competencies
Personal
- Strategic mindset with the ability to identify trends and see the big picture.
- High attention to detail with strong organizational discipline.
- Self-motivated, flexible, and able to meet tight deadlines.
Social
- Excellent communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to collaborate effectively across all levels of the organization.
- Strong capability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously.
Leadership
- Proven experience leading teams and driving organizational change.
- Strong influencing, negotiation, and stakeholder management skills.
Professional
- Strategic thinker with the ability to drive business growth.
- Demonstrated success working cross-functionally and building partnerships.
- Experience improving processes and driving operational efficiency.
Statement of Other Duties: This document describes the major duties, responsibilities, and authorities of this job, and is not intended to be a complete list of all tasks and functions. It should be understood, therefore, that incumbents may be asked to perform job-related duties beyond those explicitly described.
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