Director, Finance Endotherapy

Olympus Corporation of the Americas•Westborough, MA

22h•$151,458 - $212,041•Hybrid

About The Position

This role will oversee the management of the Business Finance function of the Olympus Endotherapy Business (ET), a ~$700M revenue global business that is part of Gastrointestinal Solutions Division. They will serve as a financial business partner to General Managers of GI Business and will support the business priorities by providing analysis and strategic insights regarding growth/profit opportunities and financial performance. This individual will lead a global finance team acting as financial business partner to ET management providing strategic financial support, development of a short and long term financial plans, analysis of global P&L and working capital, and financial evaluation of market and investment opportunities. This person will actively engage with management at all levels globally to identify and implement best practices, remove barriers, and help drive financial success for the division.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree required in Accounting or Finance.
Minimum of 10 years relevant experience with a demonstrated progression, including financial business partnership to senior management.
Minimum of 7 years of work experience in financial management and strategy, advanced accounting and financial analysis, and project management.
Must possess sound financial management competence and business acumen.
Excellent communication skills including the ability to persuasively influence all levels of the organization.
Innovative with a strong sense of initiative.
Exhibits emotional intelligence to gain engagement and influence key stakeholders.
Proven ability to collaborate across functions and with all levels of the organization.
Demonstrated experience in implementing and influencing process and organizational change.
Must have strong PC Skills (Excel, PowerPoint, Word).
Must demonstrate strategic thinking as well as the willingness to lead initiatives through implementation.
Ability to manage multiple initiatives deadlines and priorities in a fast-paced ever-changing and evolving work environment.

Nice To Haves

MBA or CPA preferred.
Preferred experience with global (Multi-National) organizations, preferably in MedTech industry, and financial systems.
Experience in SAP, Oracle and/or Hyperion preferred.

Responsibilities

Serve as a financial business and thought partner to global ET leadership supporting business growth and profitability by providing periodic financial analysis (P&L, working capital, other financial KPIs) and strategic insight regarding business opportunities (market and product strategies business optimization M&A etc.) and business performance against expectations.
Constructively challenge the global ET cross-functional teams in driving achievement of both short-term and long-term strategic and financial targets.
Lead and manage existing FP&A processes (Actuals and Forecasting/Budgeting) globally that provide financial and operational transparency to ET General Manager for purposes of enabling better/quicker operational decisions to help achieve short-term and long-term financial and strategic targets.
Control the rolling, monthly, quarterly and annual budget / forecast cycles globally related to the ET Business Unit P&L, and in close partnership with Regional and Cross-Functional Finance teams.
Oversee the development of a long term global financial plan based on underlying business and portfolio drivers in partnership with global cross-functional stakeholders (including ET Business Unit, Functions and Regions).
Play a key role in building presentations on behalf of ET Business for BOD (Board of Directors), GEC (Global Executive Committee), and GIS Executive Committee that enable clear and concise understanding of the financial story with linkages to strategic priorities.
Ensure an effective infrastructure exists for managing and diagnosing progress against financial objectives provide feedback to all levels of management regarding financial performance against plan.
Work cross functionally to promote sound business and investment acumen that drive financial performance and remove barriers to the financial success of the division.
Collaborate with financial leadership globally to continuously identify best-in-class financial practices, methodologies and tools, and oversee their development and implementation.
Performs all other related duties as assigned.