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Job description
Our client is seeking a Vice President, Finance to serve as the organization’s senior finance executive and a member of the executive leadership team. As a strategic advisor to the President and leadership team, this executive will drive performance, guide investment decisions, and strengthen the financial capabilities, systems, and governance needed to support a complex, global business. The role will also serve as a key liaison to ownership stakeholders, financial institutions, external advisors, and strategic partners. This hybrid role offers flexibility while requiring meaningful in-person collaboration with the executive team.
Enterprise Financial Leadership
Lead the global finance strategy and operating model, translating business priorities into measurable financial outcomes.
Advise the President and leadership team on performance, capital allocation, risk, and strategic investments.
Drive long-term value creation through disciplined financial management and strong business partnership.
Performance Management & Business Partnership
Lead planning, forecasting, budgeting, and enterprise performance management.
Partner closely with plant, operations, supply chain, and commercial leaders, translating manufacturing performance, cost, inventory, productivity, and capacity drivers into clear financial insight and action.
Ensure timely visibility to risks, opportunities, and performance drivers, reinforcing accountability and execution.
Treasury, Capital & Financial Stewardship
Oversee treasury, liquidity, cash management, financing, and working capital performance.
Lead capital planning and allocation in a high-capital-demand environment, balancing growth, returns, liquidity, and risk.
Maintain strong financial governance, controls, tax oversight, and reporting discipline.
External Relationships & Governance
Represent the organization with ownership stakeholders, banks, auditors, tax advisors, consultants, and other strategic partners.
Communicate enterprise performance, investment priorities, and value-creation plans with clarity and credibility.
Transformation & Standalone Company Development
Lead finance transformation, including ERP implementation, process modernization, and development of scalable standalone capabilities.
Ensure finance systems, processes, and talent support growth and the long-term operating model.
Lead and develop a high-performing global finance organization across core finance disciplines.
Build capability and succession strength while fostering ownership, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
Experience & Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, economics, or a related field; advanced degree or CPA, CMA, or equivalent qualification preferred.
15+ years of progressive finance leadership experience in a complex, global manufacturing environment.
Proven success leading finance operations for a manufacturing company; experience primarily in service, financial services, technology, retail, or other non-manufacturing sectors will not substitute.
Strong command of manufacturing finance, including plant performance, standard costing, inventory and working capital, productivity, supply chain economics, and capital investment decisions.
Experience operating in a business with high capital demand, including capital planning, prioritization, and investment governance.
Broad leadership across FP&A, treasury, accounting, tax, controls, and business finance.
Experience with finance transformation, ERP implementation, integration, separation, or development of standalone capabilities.
Demonstrated ability to influence executive decisions and lead through significant organizational change.
Leadership Profile
The successful candidate will be:
Strategic and commercially minded, combining financial rigor with practical business judgment.
Collaborative in style, with the confidence to bring a strong perspective, challenge constructively, and influence decisions.
Disciplined - balancing growth, capital stewardship, governance, and risk.
Credible - people leader who builds strong relationships, develops talent, and creates accountability.
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Worksite address
columbus, OH, 43224, US
Who can apply
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