Chief Financial Officer (CFO) – C&I Americas

Location: North America/USA/Missouri/St. Louis - WPA, MO

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Job Summary

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. 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 across an approximately $700 million business scope.

Key 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 C&I Americas organization.
• Own the 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 significant strategic decisions, including portfolio choices, pricing, capital allocation, restructuring, commercial investments and productivity initiatives.
• Drive profitable growth through analysis of customer, product, channel and market economics and translate findings into actionable business recommendations.
• Strengthen cash and working-capital performance through disciplined 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 the C&I Americas business.
• Maintain effective financial controls and accurate management reporting while partnering 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.
• Navigate complex and ambiguous financial and business challenges requiring significant judgment, strategic analysis and cross-functional collaboration.
• Drive improvements in financial processes, systems, reporting and decision-support capabilities across the organization.
• Develop finance leadership capability and succession depth while establishing clear performance expectations, accountability and a culture of continuous improvement.
• Regularly communicate with executive leadership regarding financial performance, outlook, risks, opportunities, investments and matters affecting the strategic direction of the business.
• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, Economics or a related field required; MBA, CPA, CMA or equivalent advanced qualification preferred.
• 12–15+ years of progressive finance and business leadership experience.
• Significant finance leadership experience within a complex manufacturing or industrial environment.
• Experience supporting a multi-site, multi-business or multi-country organization.
• Demonstrated expertise in strategic planning, forecasting, financial performance management, capital allocation, cash and working capital management, financial controls and executive decision support.
• Demonstrated 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 required for executive communication and global alignment; additional languages are an asset.