Finance Director - Global Manufacturing

Description

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the development, consolidation, and presentation of the annual operating budget and periodic financial forecasts.
• Ensure timely, accurate, and compliant monthly, quarterly, and year‑end close processes.
• Drive continuous improvement in financial and operational reporting, analytics, and decision‑support capabilities.
• Partner closely with Global Operations leaders to support operational performance, cost management, and strategic initiatives.
• Deliver rigorous cost, profitability, and business analyses to support management decision‑making and achievement of financial objectives.
• Support the financial aspects of acquisition integration within global manufacturing operations, including alignment of processes, reporting, and controls.
• Support the Global Operations organization through internal and external audits, ensuring strong audit readiness and compliance with accounting standards and company policies.
• Establish, maintain, and enhance documented accounting policies and procedures.
• Oversee general ledger activities to ensure accuracy, consistency, and compliance.
• Manage and maintain effective internal controls over financial reporting.
• Perform other duties and responsibilities as assigned

• Directly and indirectly manage supervisory and non supervisory employees.
• Recruit, onboard, develop, and retain top talent.
• Plan, assign, and direct work; evaluate performance; address employee issues; and foster professional development.
• Effectively manage and engage employees across multiple locations and regions.

Skills Knowledge and Expertise

• Exceptional verbal and written communication and presentation skills across all organizational levels.
• Strong analytical, problem solving, and critical thinking skills, with the ability to balance detail and strategic perspective.
• Proven ability to partner effectively with operations leaders in a manufacturing environment.
• Strong planning, prioritization, and execution skills for self and team.
• Demonstrated experience managing remote and international teams.
• Deep understanding of complex accounting concepts and financial principles.
• Willingness to travel up to 20%.

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance (required).
• MBA or equivalent advanced degree (preferred).
• 7–10 years of progressive experience in finance or accounting (required).
• 3–5 years of people leadership experience (required).
• Strong working knowledge of U.S. GAAP (required); IFRS exposure (preferred).
• International business experience (preferred).
• Manufacturing or operations finance experience (preferred).

• CPA or CMA (preferred)

• Advanced: ERP systems (JD Edwards preferred), Microsoft Excel.
• Intermediate: PowerPoint, Microsoft Power BI.
• Basic: Database tools.

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