Director of Finance

About the Position

One of our better clients is looking for a Director of Finance to manage all aspects of finance for a growing business segment with operations in the US, Mexico, and the United Kingdom. This position offers an excellent opportunity to contribute extensively in a growing company as well as serve on the leadership team of a key business segment with aggressive growth plans.

Responsibilities

• Partner closely with the Group President to drive long-term strategic planning, consistent revenue growth, and world-class financial management.
• Develop business relationships with key leaders in operations, engineering, HR, and IT to facilitate strategic growth.
• Lead and develop a team of finance professionals while continuously striving for higher levels of performance.
• Build and manage a team of capable financial professionals.
• Provide consistent coaching, counseling, and mentoring activities required for a high-performance team.
• Lead finance integration and ERP implementation for the division.
• Continually investigate opportunities to standardize and optimize business and financial processes.
• Lead division's financial processes including monthly close, budgeting, forecasting, and internal control.
• Analyze current and past trends for key performance indicators including all areas of revenue, cost of sales, expenses, and capital expenditures.
• Monitor KPIs highlighting trends and analyzing causes of unexpected variances.
• Quarterly and monthly financial reports and ad-hoc reporting and analysis.
• Implement and improve existing business intelligence tools and dashboard reports.
• Provide strong leadership regarding financial modeling, planning, and analysis to support strategic initiatives.
• Analyze complex financial information to provide accurate financial recommendations.
• Engage and partner with the business by delivering insightful analysis on key focus areas.
• Communicate key business issues and opportunities in a clear, concise, and actionable manner.
• Build and develop business presentations for senior management and the Board of Directors.
• Provide consistent, timely, and relevant information to key company stakeholders including the CEO and CFO.
• Partner with segment and corporate management on global expansion plans by providing financial leadership and insight.
• Provide financial analysis and support for organic business growth.
• Lead financial analysis for capital expenditures.
• Develop valuation conclusions and model potential M&A deals.
• Lead due diligence activities associated with evaluation of potential M&A transactions.
• Build realistic acquisition integration plans with the leadership team for any potential acquisition.

Requirements

• BA/BS degree in Finance, Accounting, or related field, MBA preferred.
• 10+ years of experience in a financial management function.
• Experience with managing a large and diverse finance team located in multiple sites with a successful track record of coaching, mentoring, and developing high-performance teams.
• Experience working within a matrix reporting relationship.
• Experience in a manufacturing industry strongly preferred.
• High performer with a track record of collaborating with cross-functional teams to solve problems and deliver results.
• Ability to identify crucial success factors and communicate complex issues in a straightforward and concise manner.
• High energy and a demonstrated ability to drive change within an organization; ability to influence and advise business leadership by providing valuable and forward-thinking guidance on a strategic level.
• Knowledge of corporate finance and financial analysis including financial statement analysis.
• Must have a solid understanding of corporate financials, public company accounting (GAAP & SOX) and regulatory issues.
• Must exhibit strong professionalism and be effective working with senior management.
• Must have the ability to communicate ideas clearly and possess good verbal and written communication skills.
• Should be able to analyze the competitive and economic dynamics affecting the business.
• Maintain highest levels of business and personal integrity and ethics as well as confidentiality in the handling of all information.
• 15-20% travel required (primarily US).

We Offer

• Competitive salary range: $175,000 - $180,000 per year.
• Incentive: Target bonus of 30% (max up to 60%) plus long-term bonus target 30% (max up to 60%).
• Opportunity to work in a growing company with aggressive growth plans.
• Leadership role within a key business segment.

Locations

• Lafayette, IN, United States
• Fond du Lac, WI, United States

About the Company

Our client is a leading company with multiple manufacturing locations and operations in the US, Mexico, and the United Kingdom.