Cybex
Director of Finance
Cybex, Boston, Massachusetts, us, 02298
Columbus Trading Partners USA Inc.
Cybex Brand
Job Profile
Title:
Director Finance
Responsibilities & Candidate Profile:
The Director Finance will be responsible for all aspects of financial planning and analysis, including: budgeting and forecasting; development of management reports; design and deployment of key operating metrics and the company scorecard; providing accurate and timely analysis to the Finance & Accounting, CEO and CFO; supporting the company’s commercial functions with accurate and consistent financial analysis; preparing investor charts and materials; and engaging in company-wide business planning.
The position will lead the implementation of process improvements in financial reporting and close activities. The position will also engage with the Finance & Accounting and Corporate Controller to provide best-in-class financial reporting and analysis to the organization, including the development and mentoring of a high-performing team.
The ideal candidate will have: excellent communication skills; acumen for financial analysis and identifying trends; ability to design and maintain organized databases; high level of accuracy and attention to detail; desire to improve processes and implement change; and experience in leading teams to improve functional reliability and performance. The position will work directly with a wide span of functional leaders and executives. As such, the candidate will need to have demonstrated capabilities in effectively partnering on a cross-functional basis and engaging with executives in a manner that aligns financial analysis with the company’s strategies and objectives.
Examples of Typical Activities:
Set the direction for annual, quarterly, and monthly business planning activities
Enhance the forecasting process and manage forecasts, working closely with sales, marketing, and operations to incorporate expectations for volume and margins by customer and category
Develop or refresh key management reports and gain user input and acceptance to templates for business management reporting, including consistent and accurate reporting of profitability by customer, product category, and key initiatives
Prepare analysis, materials, and charts for senior executives to use with the company’s investors
Perform ad hoc financial analysis, including modeling outcomes of various business scenarios
Direct and manage the activities of analysts to provide pricing desk support and margin analysis to commercial teams
Create guidelines and thresholds for the prioritization of capital expenditures, ensuring to drive focus to margin enhancements
Produce investment analysis templates and financial tracking models to drive accountability in the product development and commercial launch cycles
Responsibility for budgeting & forecasting; establish the timeline and approach for preparing the annual budget and periodic financial forecasting
Oversee the preparation and processing of all employee payroll and annual bonuses
Tax with external advisor
Tracking cash flow: Managing the company's financial actions
A/R, A/P management, Credit line management
Guiding financial strategy: Collaborating with the executive management team to establish long-range goals, strategies, plans, and policies
Providing strategic recommendations: Making recommendations on organizational direction to CFO, CEO and other senior leaders
Proposing corrective action plans when necessary
Team Management
Requirements
Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance
MBA and CPA preferred.
Requires 10+ years of progressively responsible experience to include: financial reporting and analysis; budgeting and planning; ERP systems; and managing information in databases
Experience in large corporations with FP&A management responsibilities, reporting to a business unit general manager or finance director
Experience in consumer products industry a plus
Required Technical Competencies
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Excel and financial modeling skills; SAP, ERP and Hyperion systems experience preferred
Proficient with MS Office Suite, including strong PowerPoint / presentation skills
Self-starter, creative thinker and advanced analytical problem-solving skills
Demonstration of outstanding analytical and critical-thinking skills
Required Behavioral Competencies
Personal Leadership:
Leads by envisioning the future, engaging others, energizing people and enabling self and others to develop and execute plans to deliver strategy.
Builds a Successful Team:
Uses appropriate methods and a flexible interpersonal style to help build a cohesive team; facilitating the completion of team goals.
Decision Making:
Identifies and understands issues, problems, and opportunities; compares data from different sources to draw conclusions; uses effective approaches for choosing a course of action or develops appropriate solutions; takes action that is consistent with available facts, constraints, and probable consequences.
Energy:
Consistently maintains high levels of activity or productivity; sustains long working hours when necessary; operates with vigor, effectiveness, and determination over extended periods of time.
Plans and Organizes:
Establishing courses of action for self and others to ensure that work is completed efficiently.
Stress Tolerance:
Maintains a stable performance under pressure or opposition (such as time pressure or job ambiguity); handles stress in a manner that is acceptable to others and to the organization.
Work Standards:
Sets high standards of performance for self and others; assuming responsibility and accountability for successfully completing assignments or tasks; self-imposing standards of excellence rather than having standards imposed.
EEO-M/F/DISABLED/VETS EMPLOYER
EEO Statement:
At Goodbaby International, we value and embrace you. It’s our belief that diversity and inclusion is an essential component to our success as an international business. Accordingly, we are committed to providing a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. Goodbaby’s policy applies throughout the employment relationship—including recruitment, hiring, training, advancement, separation and day-to-day practices.
Goodbaby’s employment decisions will not be based on race, color and ancestry, religion, national origin, age, gender identity, sexual orientation, family or parental status, disability, medical history, genetic information or any basis prohibited by applicable law. Employment decisions will be based on an applicant’s merit and qualifications, the position requirements and our business needs.
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Cybex Brand
Job Profile
Title:
Director Finance
Responsibilities & Candidate Profile:
The Director Finance will be responsible for all aspects of financial planning and analysis, including: budgeting and forecasting; development of management reports; design and deployment of key operating metrics and the company scorecard; providing accurate and timely analysis to the Finance & Accounting, CEO and CFO; supporting the company’s commercial functions with accurate and consistent financial analysis; preparing investor charts and materials; and engaging in company-wide business planning.
The position will lead the implementation of process improvements in financial reporting and close activities. The position will also engage with the Finance & Accounting and Corporate Controller to provide best-in-class financial reporting and analysis to the organization, including the development and mentoring of a high-performing team.
The ideal candidate will have: excellent communication skills; acumen for financial analysis and identifying trends; ability to design and maintain organized databases; high level of accuracy and attention to detail; desire to improve processes and implement change; and experience in leading teams to improve functional reliability and performance. The position will work directly with a wide span of functional leaders and executives. As such, the candidate will need to have demonstrated capabilities in effectively partnering on a cross-functional basis and engaging with executives in a manner that aligns financial analysis with the company’s strategies and objectives.
Examples of Typical Activities:
Set the direction for annual, quarterly, and monthly business planning activities
Enhance the forecasting process and manage forecasts, working closely with sales, marketing, and operations to incorporate expectations for volume and margins by customer and category
Develop or refresh key management reports and gain user input and acceptance to templates for business management reporting, including consistent and accurate reporting of profitability by customer, product category, and key initiatives
Prepare analysis, materials, and charts for senior executives to use with the company’s investors
Perform ad hoc financial analysis, including modeling outcomes of various business scenarios
Direct and manage the activities of analysts to provide pricing desk support and margin analysis to commercial teams
Create guidelines and thresholds for the prioritization of capital expenditures, ensuring to drive focus to margin enhancements
Produce investment analysis templates and financial tracking models to drive accountability in the product development and commercial launch cycles
Responsibility for budgeting & forecasting; establish the timeline and approach for preparing the annual budget and periodic financial forecasting
Oversee the preparation and processing of all employee payroll and annual bonuses
Tax with external advisor
Tracking cash flow: Managing the company's financial actions
A/R, A/P management, Credit line management
Guiding financial strategy: Collaborating with the executive management team to establish long-range goals, strategies, plans, and policies
Providing strategic recommendations: Making recommendations on organizational direction to CFO, CEO and other senior leaders
Proposing corrective action plans when necessary
Team Management
Requirements
Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance
MBA and CPA preferred.
Requires 10+ years of progressively responsible experience to include: financial reporting and analysis; budgeting and planning; ERP systems; and managing information in databases
Experience in large corporations with FP&A management responsibilities, reporting to a business unit general manager or finance director
Experience in consumer products industry a plus
Required Technical Competencies
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Excel and financial modeling skills; SAP, ERP and Hyperion systems experience preferred
Proficient with MS Office Suite, including strong PowerPoint / presentation skills
Self-starter, creative thinker and advanced analytical problem-solving skills
Demonstration of outstanding analytical and critical-thinking skills
Required Behavioral Competencies
Personal Leadership:
Leads by envisioning the future, engaging others, energizing people and enabling self and others to develop and execute plans to deliver strategy.
Builds a Successful Team:
Uses appropriate methods and a flexible interpersonal style to help build a cohesive team; facilitating the completion of team goals.
Decision Making:
Identifies and understands issues, problems, and opportunities; compares data from different sources to draw conclusions; uses effective approaches for choosing a course of action or develops appropriate solutions; takes action that is consistent with available facts, constraints, and probable consequences.
Energy:
Consistently maintains high levels of activity or productivity; sustains long working hours when necessary; operates with vigor, effectiveness, and determination over extended periods of time.
Plans and Organizes:
Establishing courses of action for self and others to ensure that work is completed efficiently.
Stress Tolerance:
Maintains a stable performance under pressure or opposition (such as time pressure or job ambiguity); handles stress in a manner that is acceptable to others and to the organization.
Work Standards:
Sets high standards of performance for self and others; assuming responsibility and accountability for successfully completing assignments or tasks; self-imposing standards of excellence rather than having standards imposed.
EEO-M/F/DISABLED/VETS EMPLOYER
EEO Statement:
At Goodbaby International, we value and embrace you. It’s our belief that diversity and inclusion is an essential component to our success as an international business. Accordingly, we are committed to providing a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. Goodbaby’s policy applies throughout the employment relationship—including recruitment, hiring, training, advancement, separation and day-to-day practices.
Goodbaby’s employment decisions will not be based on race, color and ancestry, religion, national origin, age, gender identity, sexual orientation, family or parental status, disability, medical history, genetic information or any basis prohibited by applicable law. Employment decisions will be based on an applicant’s merit and qualifications, the position requirements and our business needs.
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