Director - Financial Operations - Global Manufacturing Firm

Financial Operations Director - Global Manufacturing Company

Responsibilities:

- Provide leadership and day to day management of and responsibility for the Finance area;

- Provide consistent people, performance and growth management, develop talent and ensure people satisfaction and retention;

- Drive process improvement initiatives and their delivery for in-scope processes, with a particular focus on creating long-term cost savings and efficiencies.

- Identify and drive opportunities for improved cash flow, margin or productivity improvements primarily related, but not limited to vendor payments and receivables.

- Develop and present proposals and scheduled updates to include process improvement concepts, budgets and investment requirements, timing schedules, desired results, value propositions, prioritization schedules, reports and other tracking/measurement tools.

- Drive improvement process with the cooperation of all departments who are impacted by the proposed changes, including top level management, mid-level management, etc.

- Document process improvement changes with a major focus on digital automation.

- Create Process Flow diagrams and perform Value Stream Mapping activities to harvest improvement and cost reduction areas.

- Develop, evolve, and publish regular KPI/metrics reporting to track results and identify trends

- Provide hands-on support at all levels to ensure successful implementation of change initiatives.

- Able to travel when necessary.

Requirements and Minimum Education Level:

- Bachelors degree in Business Management or other related field or equivalent work experience.

- Alternatively strong background in Finance processes or other business-related fields;

- Minimum of 10 years of experience in business management systems, process improvements, people and project management;

- Minimum 5 years in a Finance Shared Services Center leading role, with international exposure to senior stakeholders from different cultures;

- Demonstrates an understanding of key financial processes in an organization and the typical risks associated with these processes;

- Experience of managing client relationships and delivering multiple pieces of work in parallel;

- Proactive and outstanding problem-solving skills;

- Excellent written and verbal communication skills (English);

- Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Excel;

- Experience with visualization and reporting tools preferred;

- Effectively balances pressures and demands of multiple customers and competing priorities;

- Ability to communicate across Divisions (oral, written) to a variety of stakeholders;

- Ability to drive results in a remote environment.