Head of Finance - Americas Region

Join Our Team as a Head of Finance – Americas at Johnson Electric

Location: Americas (onsite; flexible within region)

Supplemental Pay: Bonus

Schedule: Full-time, executive leadership role

Relocation: Available based on candidate location

Travel: 25–40% across Americas and global HQ

As our next Head of Finance – Americas
, you’ll be at the forefront of leading all finance and accounting operations across the United States, Canada, Mexico, and South America. Your expertise in global manufacturing finance, operational cost management, and strategic financial leadership will be crucial in driving regional performance, ensuring compliance, and partnering with senior leadership to accelerate growth and profitability.

• Be a key member of the regional leadership team with direct impact on business strategy and performance
• Lead a large, high‑performing, multi‑country finance organization
• Shape and drive finance transformation initiatives across a global manufacturing footprint
• Work in a highly visible role with regular interaction with global executive leadership
• Join a stable, growing global company with strong investment in innovation and operational excellence
• Opportunity to influence decision‑making across multiple countries and business units

• Provide strategic financial leadership across the Americas, aligning regional performance with global objectives
• Lead all FP&A activities including budgeting, forecasting, and financial analysis across multiple countries
• Oversee accounting operations, ensuring compliance with local regulations, IFRS/GAAP, and corporate policies
• Partner with plant and operations leaders to drive cost control, margin improvement, and capital efficiency
• Lead, develop, and scale a large, geographically dispersed finance team
• Drive process improvements, standardization, and ERP/finance transformation initiatives
• Serve as the key finance liaison to global HQ, executive leadership, auditors, and regulatory bodies

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or related field or equivalent experience
• 15+ years of progressive finance leadership experience within global manufacturing environments
• Strong knowledge of financial reporting, cost accounting, compliance, and multi‑country finance operations
• Proven experience leading large, distributed teams in a complex, matrixed organization
• Strong business acumen with the ability to influence senior leadership and drive strategic decisions

• MBA, CPA, or equivalent advanced certification
• Experience leading finance across the Americas region (U.S., Canada, Mexico, South America)
• ERP implementation or finance transformation experience (SAP, Oracle, Workday, etc.)
• Background supporting large‑scale manufacturing operations and plant networks

Johnson Electric offers competitive pay and benefits, and a culture driven by our values designed to ensure that our most important asset—our people—can flourish.

We are committed to providing an inclusive, diverse and equitable workplace where employees of different backgrounds feel valued and respected, regardless of their age, gender, race, ethnicity or religious background. We are committed to inspiring our employees to grow, act with ownership and find fulfilment and meaning in the work they do.