Director

Description:

The role will act as a strategic business partner to senior leadership, providing high-quality insight to support decision-making, improve financial performance, and drive business growth. The role includes leadership of teams based across our global network (mainly Europe and US) and requires close collaboration within finance and our operations leaders.

You will be responsible for the end to end capex forecasting, reporting, accounting, control and compliance. Additionally, you will govern the global PER (project expenditure request) and serve as a trusted advisor on financial matters related to capital investments and projects. To be successful, you must build strong relationships with stakeholders and collaborate with various departments such as engineering, operations, finance, and senior leadership.

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

Financial Planning & Analysis

 Manage the global PER (project expenditure request) governance and monitor the process to ensures all projects approved are justified and consistent with strategy and that spending is in line with budget and capture the ROIC through the lifecycle of the projects. 
 Lead the monthly Executive PER Meeting as well as monitor the OU meetings. 
 Lead the annual budgeting, rolling forecasting, and long-range financial planning processes. 
 Deliver timely, accurate, and insightful management reporting, including variance analysis against budget and forecast. 
 Provide detailed financial modelling, scenario analysis, and commercial evaluations to support strategic initiatives and investment decisions. 
 Act as a trusted business partner to senior stakeholders, translating financial data into clear, actionable insights. 

Accounting, Audit & Controls

 Lead the execution of capital related accounting activities 
 Together with the Corporate Controller Team, you will lead and execute statutory compliance for all entities under both group and local audits 
 Ensure the timely month, quarter and year end closing activities, responsible for the close in accordance with both US & Local GAAP timelines 
 Oversight of monthly/quarterly account reconciliations and other documents to ensure compliance 
 Responsible for the close in accordance with both US & Local GAAP timelines 
 Oversight of monthly/quarterly account reconciliations and other documents to ensure compliance 

Additional Responsibilities

People

 Lead and develop a global team of finance team members. 
 Set clear objectives, provide coaching and mentoring, and support professional development across the team. 
 Foster a high-performance, collaborative, and commercially focused team culture. 
 Other duties as assigned by GFS Leadership 

Systems & Data

 Support deployment of SAP S/4 HANA and other systems e.g. Power BI and Blackline to garner greater efficiency 
 Leverage financial systems and tools to enhance reporting efficiency and insight generation. 
 Lead the use of Power BI to create impactful dashboards and visualisations 
 Demonstrate highly advanced Excel skills for complex financial models, large datasets, and automation. 

Strategic Impact

Finance Transformation & Strategic Impact

 Lead and contribute to the broader GFS finance transformation agenda, improving process design, financial insight generation, and global standardization. 
 Bring strong executive presence and the ability to collaborate across functions building an understanding of how operational execution, investment choices and processes drive Wests overall financial performance. 
 Drive adoption of automation, AI, and digital tools to enhance efficiency and effectiveness in reporting, forecasting, and accounting operations. 

Education

 Bachelors Degree or equivalent expereince in Finance or Accounting 

Work Experience

 8+ years of PQE experience in Finance, Accounting, FP&A or similar function 
 3+ years of people management experience 

Preferred Knowledge, Skills And Abilities

 Public Accounting background 
 Previous FP&A / Controllership experience with multinational publicly quoted company experience 
 Working knowledge of US GAAP 
 Proficient in SAP or similar ERP 
 Proficient in MS Office applications 
 Experience of BI tools an advantage 
 Demonstrated ability to form, lead and develop high-performing teams 
 Excellent communication and leadership skills i.e. ability to communicate and work effectively with a wide range of region, division and corporate functions 
 Able to manage multiple priorities effectively, while managing ambiguity and adapting to changing business needs and priorities 
 Project management, meeting facilitation, written/oral communication and presentation skills 
 Able to be aware of all relevant SOPs as per Company policy as they are related to the position covered by this Job Description 
 Able to comply with the company’s safety policy at all times 
 Able to comply with the company’s quality policy at all times