Director of Finance, Business Partner

STENA

3d•Hybrid

About The Position

We are looking for a hands-on Director of Finance to join our leadership team and help drive business performance. This role is more than numbers. It’s about influencing strategy, improving processes, and enabling growth. You will serve as the financial advisor to business leadership, delivering insights that guide decisions, improve efficiency, and support long-term success. If you thrive in a fast-paced, commercial environment and enjoy turning data into action, this is the role for you. ST Engineering is a global technology, defense, and engineering group with a diverse portfolio of businesses across the aerospace, smart city, defense and public security segments. With our U.S. headquarters based in Alexandria, VA, we have major operations in over 50 cities across 23 states, employing about 7,000 people in the country. At ST Engineering, we enable a more secure and sustainable world through innovative technology, products and solutions across diverse market segments. For the latest news about the group, visit www.stengg.com and follow the ST Engineering LinkedIn page.

Requirements

The Director of Finance should have at least 10 years of experience in a finance position within the aerospace industry (preferred but not a must
Professional Degree in Accountancy or Equivalent
This position involves access to export-controlled technology which requires U.S. Person status or government authorization. A ‘U.S. Person,’ as defined by 22 C.F.R. §120.62, includes U.S. citizens, U.S. nationals, individuals lawfully admitted for permanent residence (green card holders), and individuals granted asylum or refugee status in the United States. To be considered for this position, you must either be a U.S. Person or fall within a legally recognized

Nice To Haves

Strong knowledge of accounting, taxation standards and relevant statutory requirements
Able to structure full spectrum of finance processes within small finance team
Financial planning and analytical mind with strong business acumen
Strong people skills and leadership to enable business transformation
Technology savvy to drives automation
SAP, Hyperion, Excel (Advanced), Powerpoint (Advanced)

Responsibilities

Lead, coach and develop Finance staff to enable career progression and growth. Select, guide, train and assist fellow co-workers and subordinates in proper procedure, methods and practices to be followed in each respective duty.
Develop and maintain a system of accounts and keep detailed records of all company transactions. Ensure effective internal controls are in place and compliant with Group policies, IFRS, US GAAP and applicable federal, state and local regulatory laws and rules for financial and tax reporting.
Support new growth initiatives. Support Aerospace sector and operating unit(s) related to Financial Profitability & Analysis (FP&A) and Business Controlling projects and tasks
Translate insights on operational performance into actionable plans to achieve management goals; summarize the economic activity and financial status of the company and issue monthly statements of the financial performance of the company to the President.
Provide sound business partnering and financial management, reporting, analysis and support in an accurate and timely manner to the local business head(s); Act as financial counsel to local and corporate management team for all matters relating to the entity/entities under his/her purview. Develop financial information relevant to specific management decisions and provide guidance to management relating to fiduciary responsibility.
Strengthening processes and controls for financial management, resource allocation and decision making; have a deep understanding of operations, develop and maintain a system that determines the cost of operations and services both for actual and prospective future periods.
Prepare both capital and operating budgets and interpret and report variances from budgeted amount. Partner with department head to manage departmental budgets and cost elements of the business.
Supervise tax planning and company tax returns in accordance with federal, state and local tax laws.
Ensure the protection of company assets and resources through establishment and maintenance of appropriate internal controls and procedures.
Plan, manage, track and control financial forecasts, budgets and cash flow, function as primary focus of company accounts receivable invoicing activities.
Establish credit approval criteria and collection procedures.
Identify and implement business process improvements and drive automation to increase productivity and efficiency of the finance organization. Deploy and use Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) to track overall department productivity as well as individual productivity in the department. Create the appropriate interfaces and synergies between the finance department and other support teams to achieve consistent positive project hit ratios in the Company.
Coordinate with external auditors in preparation of annual financial audits.
Drive internal procedural compliance across responsible areas lines to instill a culture of compliance and continuous improvement. Sustain a work culture across the Finance team that embraces compliance with Company policies and procedures, external audits, customer requirements, the ST Engineering Code of Business Conduct and Ethics. Appropriately address non-compliance with the above-mentioned requirements in a timely fashion so that employees understand that non-compliance is not an acceptable option for our business both now and in the future.
Custodian and documentation of finance processes, procedures, policies and manuals; be well versed in the Group/company’s corporate governance guidelines and ensure relevant policies are rolled out and followed through, be lead coordinator of internal audits.