Chief Financial Officer (CFO) – C&I Americas

Nidec•Saint Louis, MO

About The Position

The Chief Financial Officer – C&I Americas provides strategic and operational financial leadership for the C&I Americas business and additional businesses within the segment, overseeing an approximately $700 million business scope. Reporting to the C&I Americas VP – Head of Segment, the CFO leads financial strategy, planning, forecasting, performance management, cash generation, investment analysis, financial governance, and executive decision support. The role requires regular domestic and international travel. Responsibilities may evolve as additional businesses are incorporated into the C&I Americas segment.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, Economics, or a related field.
12–15+ years of progressive finance and business leadership experience.
Significant finance leadership experience in a complex manufacturing or industrial environment.
Experience supporting a multi-site, multi-business, or multi-country organization.
Expertise in strategic planning, forecasting, financial performance management, capital allocation, cash and working-capital management, financial controls, and executive decision support.
Ability to lead through complex and ambiguous business challenges and influence significant business decisions.
Experience leading and developing senior finance talent and building organizational capability.
Strong executive communication and influencing skills, with the ability to engage senior internal and external stakeholders.
Fluent English for executive communication and global alignment.

Nice To Haves

MBA, CPA, CMA, or equivalent advanced qualification.
Additional language skills.

Responsibilities

Lead the C&I Americas financial strategy and annual operating plan, aligning revenue, margin, cash, investment, and cost priorities with the overall business strategy.
Develop and oversee mid- to long-term financial strategies and plans that support sustainable growth, profitability, and the evolving organization.
Own forecasting and performance-management cadence, providing executive leadership with timely analysis of actual results, outlook, risks, opportunities, and required actions.
Partner with business leadership on strategic decisions, including portfolio choices, pricing, capital allocation, restructuring, commercial investments, and productivity initiatives.
Analyze customer, product, channel, and market economics to drive profitable growth and develop actionable business recommendations.
Strengthen cash and working-capital performance through oversight of inventory, receivables, payables, capital expenditures, and cash forecasting.
Provide financial leadership and governance across FP&A, business controlling, cost finance, and other finance activities supporting C&I Americas.
Maintain effective financial controls and accurate management reporting in partnership with Accounting, Internal Audit, Tax, Treasury, and corporate finance.
Lead scenario modeling, sensitivity analysis, and business cases for major investments, structural changes, and growth initiatives.
Address complex and ambiguous financial and business challenges through sound judgment, strategic analysis, and cross-functional collaboration.
Improve financial processes, systems, reporting, and decision-support capabilities across the organization.
Develop finance leadership capability and succession depth, establishing clear performance expectations, accountability, and a culture of continuous improvement.
Communicate regularly with executive leadership about financial performance, outlook, risks, opportunities, investments, and matters affecting the business's strategic direction.
Travel domestically and internationally to support business operations, financial governance, and leadership alignment.