Finance Director

POSITION SUMMARY

The Finance Director acts as a key influencer to business leaders and is responsible for providing financial leadership and business partnership to Advanced Energy’s Global Sales organization in support of strategic decision-making within their organizations. The ideal candidate will be self-driven, business savvy, regularly identifying business needs and recommending changes and improvements for both the Global Sales organization and within the Global Finance organization.

The Director, Finance is a hands‑on leader supporting Vice Presidents and their strategic sales teams, by leveraging broad finance experience and best practices to support strategic initiatives through high impact financial analysis, reporting, and insight.

• As a key member of the cross‑functional Global Sales leadership team (dotted line), provides financial partnership and business advice by utilizing complex analyses and financial policy enforcement.
• Supports financial modeling and preparation of financial plans for product line initiatives as part of annual strategic planning and annual operating plan (AOP) cycles.
• Collaborate heavily with the Global Sales Operations team to drive financial performance, improvements to increase efficiency and effectiveness, as well as meeting the needs of a complex global business.
• Establish use of predictive insights and modern forecasting methodologies to drive improved accuracy and predictability (rolling forecasts, scenario planning, etc.).
• Apply a continuous improvement mindset with the ability to embrace outside/in thinking that advanced the organization’s finance agenda.
• Lead strategic initiatives across multiple functions and locations to improve commercial profitability and achieve/outperform AOP goals.
• Partner closely with the pricing and contracts teams to ensure that Advanced Energy is taking a progressive, data‑driven approach to decision‑making.
• Proactively identifies trends and opportunities and makes recommendations to the business leaders to either improve processes or financial performance.
• Drives mature, best‑in‑class FP&A processes, creating an environment of financial acumen, visibility, and accountability throughout the product line organization as well as the broader Finance organization.
• Works directly and effectively with all levels of the organization, across multiple continents and time zones.
• Acts as a leader within the finance organization, mentoring and managing (based on organizational needs) financial analysts. Role is expected to have one direct report.
• As a member of the global finance organization, monitors and works within the internal control environment and partners, as needed, with both internal and external audit teams.

• Location:
  
  Denver, CO
• Environment:
  Standard office environment, onsite at Corporate HQ

• Highly effective and driven change agent with demonstrated ability to develop relationships, partner, influence, and lead at all levels, even in the face of resistance or inertia.
• Demonstrated people leadership skills, including the desire and ability to organize, develop, and performance‑manage a multi‑level team of talented professionals located throughout the world. Ability and network to recruit when necessary.
• Strong and effective written and verbal communication skills with ability to present ideas and proposals succinctly across the organization, the Board or Committee level.
• Ability to utilize the full Microsoft Office Suite at an advanced level of proficiency.
• Prior experience with an integrated ERP system, including Financial Planning and Consolidation (SAP preferred).
• Strong work ethic, exceptional “say / do” ratio, initiative‑taker with bias to action.

• Essential:
  At least 10‑15 years of progressive financial experience, with at least 5 years in a manufacturing environment.

• Desirable:
  Previous financial management experience in a global high tech and/or manufacturing company.
• Previous experience in Sales Finance, Business Unit Finance, FP&A.
• Previous experience leading a team of financial analysts.

• Bachelor’s degree in finance, Accounting, Business or similar.
• MBA, CPA, CMA is a…