Director, Finance-Operations

Introduction

Werfen

Werfen is a growing, family-owned, innovative company founded in 1966 in Barcelona, Spain. We are a worldwide leader in specialized diagnostics in the areas of Hemostasis, Acute Care Diagnostics, Transfusion, Autoimmunity, and Transplant. Through our Original Equipment Manufacturing (OEM) business line, we research, develop, and manufacture customized assays and biomaterials. We operate directly in 30 countries, and in more than 100 territories through distributors.

Our Headquarters and Technology Centers are located in the US and Europe, and our workforce is more than 7,000 strong.

Our success comes from a specific focus in these rapidly evolving diagnostic areas, our commitment to customers, and our dedication to innovation and quality. We’re passionate about providing healthcare professionals the most valuable and complete solutions to improve hospital efficiency and enhance patient care.

Position Summary:

Director, Finance-Operations (Immucor Inc., a Werfen Company, Norcross, Georgia):
On behalf of a worldwide developer, manufacturer, and distributor of specialized diagnostic instruments for transfusion and transplant products and services, responsible for planning, directing and controlling financial policies, procedures, controls and reporting functions for one or more technology centers. Will serve as the main contact for the technology center (TC) Leadership team for finance related topics and serve as the financial leader on the management team.

Responsible for the recruitment, performance management and development of teams. Will provide support and guidance to managers to achieve operational goals.

Specific responsibilities will include:

• Oversee financial operations and direct the financial planning and structure.
• Coordinate, analyze, and report financial performance, projections, and other special projects as required to Executive Management.
• Prepare short and long-term financial forecasts of financial performance for use with internal management and external parties.
• Oversee audit and tax functions, coordinate activities with outside audit firms and review company's performance.
• Apply proficiency in all aspects of corporate accounting and all pertinent IRFS and GAAP.
• Ensure compliance with federal, state, local, and corporate legal requirements. Stay current on new and changing regulations and legislation.
• Advise Executive Team of financial options and potential risks.
• Responsible for team´s compliance in terms of training, and fulfilment of their tasks and objectives as well as onboarding of new employees and development of the existing team. Manage performance issues and conflict proactively. Use judgement in consulting with department leadership and Human Resources.
• Ensure that the internal and/or external customer’s perspective is a driving force behind strategic priorities, business decisions, organizational processes, and individual activities.
• Identify and understand problems and opportunities by gathering, analyzing, and interpreting quantitative and qualitative information. Select the best course of action by establishing clear decision criteria, generating and evaluating alternatives, and making timely decisions. Take action that is consistent with available facts and constraints and that optimizes probable consequences.
• Coordinate the integration of shared service activities into the North America headquarters based in Bedford, Massachusetts, and obtain synergies within Werfen’s operations by optimizing the team structure.
• Integrate the financial operations of new acquisitions.
• Lead the integration into Werfen’s ERP (SAP) of Immucor’s financial operations.
• Harmonize the financial reporting of the Transfusion and Transplant Business Units to Werfen’s standards.

This is a hybrid position working mostly at the office in Norcross, GA and maximum 1 day per week from a home office within commuting distance to Norcross, GA. Position requires approximately 15% of time to be spent on domestic and international travel.

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Minimum Requirements:

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Economics, or a related quantitative field and 7 years of…