What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Finance Director - North America position at StevenDouglas?
StevenDouglas has been retained on a Senior Director, Finance for North America in Austin, Texas. This role works in a hybrid environment, 3 days in office and 2 days remotely.
Reporting to the CFO, this role is responsible to develop and execute the overall Finance strategy for North America. This role serves as the primary business partner to the VP/GM of North America, supporting all regional leaders and functions in the regional reporting structure. The incumbent will be accountable for the financial planning and analysis, as well as the accounting operations of the North America business. As a business partner, the incumbent will need to be capable of making recommendations that drive business related decisions for sales, sales programs, service, operations and quality.
Responsibilities:
- Act as business partner to North America (NA) senior leadership team providing financial, operational and commercial support and guidance
- Support alignment between strategy and finance across the NA business
- Responsible for forecasting and budgeting for NA businesses and driving profitability goals through cross-functional partnerships
- Present monthly and quarterly financial reports as well as providing overview of business performance and status of business’ KPIs to corporate and regional leadership teams
- Evaluation of market and industry trends to determine if they reflect anticipated company performance
- Perform business modeling and analysis for various projects to be used in strategic decision making
- Responsible for allocating capital and providing support for strategic investments
- Risk management, including SOX compliance and audits
- Championing continuous improvement efforts throughout company and finance department
- Manage and leading the Finance team
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting or related field
- Master’s Degree (MBA) is preferred
- Minimum of 10 years of experience
- Proven leadership capabilities
- Excellent knowledge and practice of P&L, balance sheet, and free cash flow statements
- Demonstrated ability to partner with leadership to grow business
- Demonstrated knowledge of using finance data to make informed strategic business decisions
- Previous experience within practice and/or a manufacturing environment or related sector beneficial, either in current or in a previous role
- Understanding of market and how to support commercial needs
- Strong proactive communicator with the ability to engage and influence at all levels