Associate Director, Finance

Linde•The Woodlands, TX

10d

About The Position

The Associate Director, Finance partners with the Global Helium & Rare Gases Controller to identify business and financial risks, prepare forecasts, analyze variances, monitor key financial drivers, and communicate business trends and results to senior staff. The role works with Shared Services and Corporate functions to support business-unit reporting compliance and appropriate accounting treatment for transactions. The position leads financial analysis of business and product-line initiatives, including data mining and opportunity identification, and provides recommendations to support objectives. It also evaluates and implements business-intelligence tools and processes to improve reporting systems, quality, and timeliness, and collaborates with productivity and digitalization teams on accounting-standardization tools. The successful candidate manages large data sets, works independently, and proactively identifies process improvements. They are expected to follow Linde’s Code of Ethics and Code of Conduct and demonstrate honesty, integrity, and professionalism in their communications, actions, and decisions.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in finance or accounting.
Minimum of ten years of experience in Finance or Accounting Analysis.
Proven ability to work independently and autonomously.
Experience with and knowledge of financial systems, including JDE, OBIEE, and Hyperion.
Advanced Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint skills, and basic knowledge of Microsoft Access.
Experience in a fast-moving, deadline-driven environment, with a high sense of urgency and drive to achieve.
Ability to operate strategically and dive into details as required.
Strong organization, discipline, rigor, self-motivation, and appetite for closure.
Ability to analyze a breadth of data, identify relationships, develop in-depth understanding, and influence financial plans and continuous improvement.
Verbal and written communication and collaboration skills for working with managers, colleagues, and people inside and outside the company.

Nice To Haves

MBA.
SAP experience.

Responsibilities

Follow Linde’s Code of Ethics and Code of Conduct and demonstrate honesty, integrity, and professionalism.
Partner with the Global Helium & Rare Gases Controller to identify business and financial risks, prepare forecasts, analyze financial variances, monitor key business drivers, and communicate trends and results to senior staff.
Work with Shared Services and Corporate functions to ensure business-unit reporting compliance and appropriate accounting treatment for transactions.
Manage financial analysis of business and product-line initiatives, including data mining and opportunity identification, and provide recommendations supporting business objectives.
Manage large data sets for financial analysis and proactively identify process improvements.
Lead evaluation and implementation of business-intelligence tools and processes that improve reporting systems, quality, and timeliness.
Liaise with productivity and digitalization teams on accounting-standardization tool projects to ensure appropriate accounting treatment for transactions within each region.