Managing Director Finance, North America

thyssenkrupp Polysius North America, Inc. specializes in the design and construction of turnkey cement plants. We support cement manufacturers around the world with an extensive portfolio of products and services and sustainable solutions based on more than 150 years of expertise and experience. Our plants and machines use state-of-the-art production processes to conserve resources, minimize environmental impact and deliver maximum performance and efficiency.

The Managing Director Finance, North America, is the senior finance leader for thyssenkrupp Polysius North America and a strategic business partner to the Managing Director North America and Global CFO. The role is accountable for financial performance, planning and reporting, accounting, treasury, tax, internal controls, compliance, commercial and project finance, and leadership of the regional finance organization. It also leads the finance contribution to portfolio transformation, including M&A, carve-outs, restructuring, operating-model redesign, and shared service development.

• Serve on the North America executive leadership team and act as principal finance advisor to the Managing Director North America and Global CFO, providing independent challenge, decision support, and financial leadership.
• Own regional financial performance, including profitability, cash flow, working capital, balance-sheet quality, cost discipline, and delivery of budget and strategic targets.
• Lead planning, forecasting, management reporting, and performance reviews, with clear analysis of actuals, risks, opportunities, and corrective actions.
• Oversee accounting, consolidation, statutory reporting, tax, treasury, cash pooling, internal controls, audits, compliance, delegated authorities, and legal-entity governance in line with U.S. requirements and Group policies.
• Act as company Treasurer and manage liquidity, financing, banking relationships, guarantees, dividend capacity, solvency, and cash-flow requirements.
• Drive working-capital performance, including billing milestones, collections, receivables, contract assets, retentions, overdue-risk actions, and cash forecasting.
• Provide financial and commercial oversight throughout the service and project life cycle, including contract review, project controlling, revenue and margin quality, change orders, claims, provisions, and close-out.
• Lead the finance work for M&A, carve-outs, disposals, and restructurings, including valuation, due diligence, transaction modeling, separation or integration planning, transitional services, working-capital mechanics, and stranded-cost analysis.
• Partner with regional and global leadership to assess strategic alternatives, improve organizational effectiveness, manage structural commitments, and deliver sustainable cost and productivity improvements.
• Design and implement regional finance operating models, shared services, and standardized processes across the United States and Mexico, with clear governance, controls, service levels, continuity, and accountability.

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or a related field.
• At least 12 years of progressive finance experience in an international industrial, engineering, project, or service environment, including senior leadership responsibility.
• Demonstrated experience as a finance business partner to executive management, covering planning, performance management, liquidity, accounting, controls, and strategic decision support.
• Strong knowledge of U.S. GAAP or IFRS, statutory and management reporting, internal controls, treasury, tax, audit, and U.S. corporate governance.
• Proven finance experience in service or project businesses, including…