Controller, Finance & Banking, Financial Manager

Burr Ridge, IL, United States | req
33496

Reporting to the LGUS North Region Vice President this position designs and prepares financial and operational performance assessments in support of senior management analysis; coordinates the preparation of monthly financial forecasts and annual operating plans; and assists in the completion of regional financial reporting requirements.

• You will lead the finance function for Linde Services Incorporated in the United States, collaborating closely with the President, Business Directors, and cross functional partners leading the finance function
• In this role you will prepare and present detailed monthly reports on financial results, including profit and loss, headcount, capital expenditures, and working capital preparing monthly financial reports
• You shall monitor and manage key business drivers while communicating trends and integrating finance and accounting into daily operations managing business drivers
• Additionally drive digital improvements and strategic initiatives that reduce fixed costs, maximize productivity, minimize bad debt, and strengthen working capital driving digital and strategic improvements
• Furthermore provide financial consulting and strategic support through presentations, analysis, and capital expenditure evaluations providing financial consulting
• You are expected to report monthly business trends to management and coordinate with sales and Customer Financial
• Services on days sales outstanding and late‑paying customers reporting business trends
• Lastly validate and approve capital spend and productivity projects while managing a small team of direct reports managing capital spend and teams

• You have a Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance, with Certified Public Accountant or Master of Business
• Administration credentials preferred bringing strong academic qualifications
• You shall offer over five years of experience in an operations or manufacturing environment, ideally within the industrial gases industry bringing relevant industry experience
• In addition you should demonstrate a strong operational accounting background paired with proven management capability demonstrating operational accounting strength
• Additionally show proficiency in Excel and digital business analytics tools such as Power BI or Tableau applying digital analytics skills
• Furthermore contribute familiarity with JDE and the ability to navigate complex financial systems understanding enterprise systems
• You are willing to travel up to fifteen percent to support business needs and leadership engagement supporting travel requirements
• Lastly embody a collaborative mindset that aligns with Linde’s commitment to diversity, inclusion, safety, and high performance supporting an inclusive and safety‑focused culture

Linde is a leading global industrial gases and engineering company with 2025 sales of $34 billion. We live our mission of making our world more productive every day by providing high-quality solutions, technologies and services which are making our customers more successful and helping to sustain, decarbonize and protect our planet. Linde serves a variety of end markets such as chemicals & energy, food & beverage, electronics, healthcare, manufacturing, metals and mining.

Linde’s industrial gases and technologies are used in countless applications, enabling space exploration and launch technologies, delivering ultra-high-purity and specialty gases for semiconductor manufacturing, providing life-saving medical oxygen and enabling clean hydrogen production and carbon capture to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Linde also delivers state-of-the-art gas processing solutions to support customer…