Finance Director, Americas

Barnes Aerospace seeks a talented, self-driven and high-energy individual to serve as Finance Director, Americas. This position supports the Aerospace organization and partners with Business Leadership to position the business for long-term growth and profitability. This role will provide support for the finance teams and leadership of the Barnes Aerospace locations in the Americas. It will provide financial analysis and support for strategic decisions and manage local finance teams to drive functional efficiencies and value-added support. Additionally, this role will provide financial support for new business opportunities to deliver Barnes Aerospace's growth strategy. If you are a disciplined and collaborative individual with effective leadership skills, who thrives in a fast-paced environment and can focus on individual and team energies to deliver results, you may be an excellent candidate to join our team.

Core Responsibilities:

• Provides functional leadership and managerial direction to Barnes Aerospace Americas finance resources.
• Driving business strategy through strategic financial modeling to help support decision making.
• Support business performance reviews, and help drive annual strategic business planning processes.
• Support businesses in the deployment of planning/ forecasting/ reporting processes.
• Responsible for driving strategic financial analysis and actions/projects for the business.
• Review and analyze monthly results and partner with leadership team to drive performance change and management.
• Partner with leadership to drive strategic goals.
• Evaluate & drive capital investments (CAAR process), restructuring, or other enterprise initiatives.
• Manage and help drive working capital improvements (DWC) across the business.
• As a leader in the organization, drive the operating system, partnering with P&L leaders, to enhance productivity.
• Support the monthly review of forecasts to assess potential risks and opportunities in order to drive forecast accuracy and results of the business.
• Support business case analyses/proposals for strategic opportunities.
• Drive functional enhancements to finance processes utilizing lean principles and technology.
• Responsible for ensuring timely, accurate financial reporting and robust standard processes exist to support consistency in reporting results.
• Plan, lead, and drive other finance and accounting projects and processes as they relate to business needs.

Qualifications:

• Minimum of 10 years of experience in finance and accounting operations, with at least 5 years in a leadership role.
• Proven track record of driving results, including process improvements and providing value added business support.
• Solid understanding of financial systems (e.g., ERP systems) and familiarity with automation tools and technologies (e.g., RPA, AI).
• Strong leadership and team management skills, with the ability to motivate, develop, and manage teams.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to engage and influence senior leadership and external partners.
• Analytical mindset with the ability to drive decision-making based on data and performance metrics.

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or related field (MBA or professional certification such as CPA, CMA, or similar preferred).

Instructions:

To be considered for the above position, please visit our website www.onebarnes.com, click on careers, search for the job posting in which you are interested and submit your resume online.

At Barnes Aerospace, career development is a shared responsibility in which all employees are encouraged to develop, improve, and enhance their skills and professional growth to support our business objectives.

This job position may include access to controlled information or technology subject to U.S. export control laws. If an applicant does not meet the definition of a "U.S. Person" (which includes U.S. citizens, U.S. lawful permanent residents, and those granted U.S. asylum or refugee status), the Company may be required to obtain an export control license. If the position for which you applied involves access to controlled information or technology subject to U.S. export control laws, then any offer is also contingent on verification of appropriate documentation for the Company to assess whether an export license will be required to employ you in that role, and if it is determined that an export license is required, the offer is also contingent on the Company's determination, in its sole discretion, whether a license application and ongoing administration is prudent under the project's contract parameters and whether an export license can be successfully obtained before you can start in that role. Export license applications may take several weeks to be processed.