Director of Finance

Finance Director

Wilmington, DE

Monday to Friday 8:00 am to 5:00 pm

Hybrid

 The CLS Finance Director will operate in a matrixed environment and owns the partnerships within finance and other associated shared service functions by managing all transactional processes related to CLS financial reporting. The CLS Finance Director will have a key role in managing the CLS P & L and will have joint responsibility for the accuracy of CLS financial reporting at the corporate level and developing actionable financial reporting at the Business Unit level that enables CLS to meet its overall financial objectives. The role with own the CLS budget, forecast, and long-term processes and engage closely with CLS business leaders to ensure their inputs are incorporated into the budget so accountability within the BU leadership can be maintained. The Finance Director leads processes and focuses on efficiencies and improvements to ensure consistent and accurate financial reporting process and coordination of all internal and external reporting requirements. 

Some of the things you will be doing:

Leading the CLS Finance Business Planning Team

• Lead, mentor, and develop a team of finance professionals, fostering a collaborative and high-performance culture.
• Provide coaching, guidance, and performance feedback to team members. 
• Ensure the achievement of the team’s goals and objectives.
• Internally service minded and pro-active towards the business.
• Stay updated on industry trends, regulations, and best practices in finance and operations management.

Cross functional collaboration

• Work closely with corporate Finance in order to meet all requirements of the financial closing and control cycle and corporate accounting treatments. 
• Work closely with the Finance Business Partner Team in order to meet the operational, tactical and strategic objectives.
• Work closely with Global Process Owner team to ensure standardization of processes.
• Work closely with FinTech/MDM and BI teams to implement (automated) ERP and BI environment for all financials and key business people.
• Maintain strong relationships with vendors, financial institutions, and external partners related to finance operations.

Accounting & Control

• Provides financial leadership by ensuring execution and optimization of the accounting processes, in line with company policies and legislation; accountable for accurate, compliant and timely reports of financial information to any kind of stakeholder who may require them.
• Accountable for the local financial reporting process and coordination of all internal and external statutory reporting requirements.  Collaborate with internal and external auditors during audits and reviews.
• Establish and enforce strong internal controls to ensure accuracy, integrity, and compliance with financial regulations and company policies.
• Updates, implements and executes on the Company's financial policies, rules and regulations and also see that, each and every department adheres to those. 

Working Capital Management 

• Support Treasury team through forecasting of short- and long-term cash needs to support business operations and cash pooling
• Ensure timely and accurate execution of accounts payable and accounts receivable activities 
• Capacity planning for regional billing and coordination between business, accounting, and billing teams to ensure billing calendar is followed in the region. 

Projects

• Contribute to projects for business and finance such as ERP roadmap and BI development.
• Collaborate with Corporate Finance on integration-related initiatives.
• Identify opportunities for process optimization, automation, and standardization to drive operational efficiency and reduce manual intervention.

Technical skills, experience and qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or related field; MBA or advanced degree is a plus.
• Professional certification such as CPA, CMA, or equivalent is preferred.
• Proven experience in finance, accounting and operations management or a similar role, with a track record of driving process improvement.
• Experience working with centralized finance/shared service centers of excellence.
• Proficiency in financial systems, ERP software, and Microsoft Office suite.
• Strategic thinking and the ability to contribute to long-term operational planning.
• Excellent organizational and leadership skills with the ability to manage and inspire a team.
• Detail-oriented with a commitment to accuracy and compliance.
• Effective communication and interpersonal abilities.

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