Director, Global Finance Operations

Summary/Purpose:

Overall responsibility for maintaining and improving financial operations of the Healthcare Division. Also responsible for providing financial business partnership to the VP of Global Operations.

Essential Duties:

Supplement finance leads of Extended Leadership Teams (XLT) within the Healthcare Division and support operations function.

• Ensure timely close of the financial systems every month across the business unit in accordance with US GAAP/IFRS/GMP.
• Identify and lead implementation of process improvements to the financial processes, policies and procedures.
• Ensure XLT finance leads are providing analysis and recommendations to management in the areas cost management, of, resource management, finance, revenue accounting, customer profitability and market segmentation, pricing, and contracts.
• Support Healthcare Division capex spending management and execution.
• Partner with business and IT to develop new processes to better manage operating expenses, working capital and overall business profitability.
• Develop and ensure compliance with policies and procedures to meet all corporate, and statutory, requirements, including sales and use tax filings and other local tax compliance requirements.
• Provide support for ad-hoc financial projects and analysis along with financial presentations as required to support corporate initiatives.

• Regularly interact across functional areas with senior management or executives to ensure plant and division objectives are met.
• Together with the Corporate Accounting Team, identify and resolve Company's technical accounting issues; provide technical accounting guidance and recommendations to senior management and various business divisions, as documented in Company accounting position papers;

• Research and evaluate transactions, legal contracts, business practices, and policies for compliance with accounting and reporting guidance.
• Promotes worker safety by:
  • Actively assesses activities on a constant basis to ensure no unsafe actions or results will occur.
  • Stressing safe working practices as a condition of employment to associates.
  • Assisting in audits of employee behaviors to ensure compliance with safety rules and guidelines, as well as housekeeping audits and surveys.
• Actively participates in the continuous improvement process (CIP) by:
  • Identifying and addressing any opportunities to reduce cost, improve product/process and/or improve overall operations
  • Participating in CIP teams to eliminate problems, streamline operations or other areas as defined by management
  • Participating in CIP training and exercises designed to expand the potential for continuous improvement.

  Non-Essential Duties: Performs other financial/business related duties that may be assigned.

  Qualifications, Education and/or Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting/Business with more than 15 years experience with a broad acute business acumen; CPA and/or Masters degree preferred with strong GAAP (and IFRS) knowledge.
• Experience working in a manufacturing environment and hands on knowledge of manufacturing systems and link to financial reporting and performance interpretation
• Solid management skills leading teams of 5 or more people with a track record of mentoring/growing team members with ability to lead and motivate others. Financial planning & analysis skills in order to determine success, areas of need, and ability to communicate results.
• Ability to build and drive an efficient, user friendly process for developing financial plans and analysis that links to the strategic objectives.
• Follow-through skills necessary to get information from internal and third parties and have data errors/omissions corrected.
• The ability to think on your feet and rapidly adjust to changing priorities is necessary. The ability to inspire confidence and trust are essential. This position requires a strong team player that is committed to a teamwork environment, leading by example with a hands on approach to get things done. Strong documentation skills, reporting skills, interpersonal skills and computer skills are required.