Finance Director - Filtration Group Corp

The combined businesses of Filtration Group Clean Wipes & Foam are looking for a Finance Director to advance the strategic growth objectives, lead short and long-term planning, and establish a best-in-class financial controls environment. Reporting directly to the President, the Finance Director will be an essential thought partner for the Leadership Team and should support decision making across the most critical factors of the business. An entrepreneurial approach and a high level of accountability to the goals and decisions made by the team are key success factors required to ensure the business is well-positioned to achieve growth targets, reliably deliver financial results and drive a performance culture.

The Finance Director will directly lead all finance and accounting activities comprised of multiple business units with operations in the US. The ideal candidate will be a team-focused finance leader, with a strong desire to develop individuals, manage Accounting and Financial Controls and lead process improvement that enables the business to focus on what matters most. As a functional lead, you will guide the teams’ professional development, enhancing their performance through regular mentoring and coaching.

As a member of the Leadership Team, this individual will be responsible for working collaboratively throughout the organization to establish appropriate performance benchmarks and support teams with timely and relevant financial analysis to deepen understanding, build trust and target the most important drivers of results. The ideal candidate will possess a strong understanding of commercial success, including market analysis, pricing strategy and customer-focused problem solving.  To be truly successful in the role, you will exhibit the desire and drive to roll up your sleeves to be in the day-to-day business operations at our plants as well partnering with our commercial, supply chain and product teams on customer-focused growth strategies.  

Lastly, the Finance Director will leverage their deep knowledge of accounting to lead continuous improvement of accounting controls, adhering to Sarbanes-Oxley and Generally Accepted Accounting Principles. This includes supporting the global corporate controller’s team with developing, implementing, and maintaining appropriate accounting policies, processes, systems, tools, and IT infrastructure to meet financial reporting requirements and to remain compliant within your span of control. 

• Partnering with the President and leadership to influence all the critical elements of business success.
• Driving execution of a wide range of business improvement activities beyond the finance function and across the entirety of the division.
• Establish mechanisms and processes within the business to support above market growth.
• Working, cross-functionally, with the leadership team to create and implement plans strategies and tactics to improve operating leverage and cash creation.
• Building and maintaining a best-in-class finance team.
• Shaping and supporting a culture that stresses a bias for action and an unwavering commitment to enhancing an entrepreneurial environment and operating model.
• Driving long-range and annual planning activities across the business which incorporates both bottoms-up plant input and top-down, strategic priorities to ensure we are meeting or exceeding division potential.
• Maintain proper accounting controls and procedures.
• Accelerating Operating Cash Flow conversion by focusing on profitability, Working Capital efficiency and capital expenditures.

• Bachelor’s degree from four-year college or university (CPA/MBA a plus)
• 8+ years of progressive business experience, preferably in a manufacturing environment.
• 3+ years of managerial experience
• Embraces Filtration Group’s values and culture. Passionate about making the world safer, healthier and more productive and about preserving an entrepreneurial culture and operating model.
• Ability to travel 30-40%
• Ability to drive continuous improvement culture capable of challenging the status quo and conventional wisdom to help improve the business.
• An assertive leader with a bias for action and an entrepreneurial orientation, with a willingness to move fast and inject velocity into everything we do.
• A talent magnet. Can attract and develop world class talent and can develop talent across the spectrum of the performance curve.
• A demonstrated track record of owning and driving results; not just reporting results.
• Detail oriented and data driven, without losing sight of the big picture.
• Demonstrates a learning mindset and a high degree of intellectual curiosity about the business.
• Relishes change and is very comfortable operating in an environment of ambiguity.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to build consensus and gain internal alignment across different stakeholder groups – cross functional team, business management, division management and executive leadership.