Vice President of Finance, Optical Systems

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Vice President of Finance, Optical Systems (US)

Vice President of Finance, Optical Systems (US)

Fully Remote

Full-time

Join a Global Photonics Leader Engineering Solutions from the Deep Ocean to Outer Space!

G&H is a world leader in photonics technology, delivering advanced optical systems, components, and solutions that support mission‑critical applications across aerospace, defense, life sciences, industrial manufacturing, medical technology, and research markets.

Through a commitment to technical excellence, continuous improvement, and customer satisfaction, G&H provides employees with the opportunity to work on cutting‑edge technologies while collaborating with highly skilled engineering and manufacturing professionals in a dynamic, growth‑oriented environment.

We are seeking an accomplished Vice President of Finance to provide strategic financial leadership for our Optical Systems US Business Unit. Reporting to the Group Chief Financial Officer and serving as a key strategic partner to the Executive Vice President, Optical Systems US, this leader will play a critical role in driving profitable growth, operational excellence, and financial performance across four US sites and future growth opportunities.

This role extends beyond traditional financial oversight, requiring deep expertise in financial planning and analysis (FP&A), commercial finance, and manufacturing operations. The successful candidate will establish robust financial planning processes, develop meaningful performance metrics, and bring greater rigor, structure, and discipline to business decisions and execution. As a key member of the Business Unit leadership team, this individual will translate financial insights into actionable strategies, strengthen accountability, and help build a consistently high‑performing, profitable business.

The ideal candidate will live within a drivable distance to our Tampa, FL location. This role will require extensive travel to our locations in Tampa, FL, Keene, NH, Rochester, NY and Moorpark, CA.

Strategic Financial Leadership & Business Partnership

• Serve as a trusted strategic advisor to the Business Unit EVP and leadership team, providing financial insights, constructive challenge, and recommendations to drive profitable growth and long‑term value creation.
• Partner with operational and commercial leaders to evaluate growth opportunities, investments, pricing strategies, product line profitability, and business cases, ensuring decisions are supported by rigorous financial analysis.
• Lead financial strategy and performance improvement initiatives across the Business Unit, identifying opportunities to strengthen margins, optimize costs, and improve return on investment.

Financial Planning, Analysis & Performance Management

• Lead the annual budgeting, forecasting, and long‑range financial planning processes, including scenario modeling, sensitivity analysis, and proactive identification of risks and opportunities.
• Design and implement robust financial and operational KPIs, dashboards, and performance reviews that provide visibility into profitability, productivity, cost performance, and execution against business objectives.
• Establish a disciplined performance management framework, including variance analysis, root‑cause assessment, and corrective action planning, to drive accountability and consistent delivery of financial targets.

Operational Finance & Financial Governance

• Partner with site and functional leadership to optimize manufacturing costs, standard costing, inventory, working capital, and cash flow while improving operational efficiency and financial predictability.
• Oversee financial reporting, accounting integrity, internal…