Director - Finance & IT

IDEX Corporation•Oklahoma City, OK

About The Position

If you’re looking for a special place to build or grow your career, you’ve found it. Whether you’re an experienced professional, a recent college graduate or somewhere in between, IDEX is a place where you can apply your existing skills and learn new ones in an environment where you can make an impact. With interesting opportunities in engineering, marketing, sales, supply chain, operations, HR, finance, and more across more than 40 diverse businesses around the globe, chances are, we have something special for you. Advanced Flow Systems (AFS) includes the Liquid Controls and Corken branded products that make fluid transfer safe, accurate, and efficient. Liquid Controls primarily provide metering, fluid handling and data ecosystem for truck-based custody transfer of highly valuable fuels as well as product solutions to support other downstream oil & gas custody transfer applications. Corken offers a wide variety of industrial compression and pumping solutions for the process, energy, and transport industries. Applications include Autogas filling stations, bulk plant pumps, tank-car unloading, delivery truck, and transport. AFS is headquartered in Oklahoma City, OK with a sales/service office in Chicago, IL and an employee base of approximately 220+. Our $115M+ growth‑focused business unit operates across two distinct revenue streams. The position reports to the Group Vice President, Finance Fire Safety Diversified Products and provides operational finance support to the AFS President and senior leadership team.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance required.
10+ years of relevant work experience in a similar-sized operation, including heavy management experience in financial and manufacturing accounting.
Cost accounting expertise is required.
Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications.
Must have a proven track record, demonstrated by a progressive level of growth in responsibility.
Deep understanding of accounting principles, practices, procedures, and internal controls across manual and automated systems; exercises sound independent judgment.
Strong analytical and forecasting skills with the ability to translate complex information into clear insights that support business growth.
Demonstrated leadership and supervisory capabilities, fostering teamwork, inclusivity, and high performance.
Excellent organizational skills and project management expertise, with strong oral and written communication abilities, including active listening.
Solid commercial and operational acumen with knowledge of markets, customers, competitors, and key manufacturing drivers.
High energy, hands on, results oriented leader who excels in cross functional environments.
Strategic thinker and problem solver capable of balancing detailed analysis with a broad business perspective.

Nice To Haves

Experience in a process focused organization (80/20, Value Streams, Lean) and experience working with JDE and OneStream is highly desirable.

Responsibilities

Direct Finance & IT team and assist business unit President and senior leadership teams in the development of strategic plans and supporting objectives, while proactively managing supporting events to assure attainment of agreed upon performance.
Manage the company’s accounting & IT functions including general ledger, monthly closings and statutory requirements.
Direct the financial reporting, financial planning, forecasting, budgeting and product & business line profitability analyses.
Indirect management of Accounts Payable & Accounts Receivable (includes facilitation of credit process when holding shipments).
Responsible for the reporting, analysis and review of the AFS Consolidated Financials to Corporate Finance and AFS Leadership. AFS Consolidated includes AFS Core (OKC), Energy Asia and SAMPI. Financials to include monthly, quarterly and year-end actual, forecasted and Annual Operating Plan results.
Ensure effective cost accounting, inventory accounting and project costing / tracking processes across the business including control of physical inventories.
Instill financial discipline and rigor into investment analyses and justification, capital appropriation and capital budgeting processes.
Ensure BU’s compliance with IDEX internal policies and procedures to include, but not limited to, Finance Policies, IT policies, FP&A practices and changes, Controllership and other Accounting Policies, Sarbanes-Oxley compliance, Tax, Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and other legally mandated external financial reporting requirements that may be requested from IDEX corporate Finance and Accounting staff.
Manage the Interface with both internal and external auditors as well as provide the primary source of contact for all Corporate requirements of the aforementioned Policies and Regulations, including Trace Compliance and Anti-Corruption Policy Deployment and application of IDEX Operating Model core processes based on needs of the business to assist in achieving defined organizational, financial, and business goals.
Build and develop a high performing and scalable team including talent pipeline and succession planning
Direct preparation of detailed financial analyses and management reporting results for presentation to the business unit President and senior leadership team (AFS), Segment and IDEX Senior Management.
Coordinate and administer an effective financial plan for the control of the company’s operations by implementing and effectuating an adequate control environment.
Drive, support and utilize the company’s OPEX process improvement initiatives including 8020.
ISO Role – Information Security Officer for AFS, reviews and approves certain IT changes regularly, reviews Cybersecurity risks with IT team monthly, quarterly review of IT Risk Assessment
Lead, direct and ensure the accuracy of forecasting and AOP Process including monthly, quarterly and ad hoc forecasting processes.