Finance Director - North America

Leica Biosystems’ mission of “Advancing Cancer Diagnostics, Improving Lives” is at the heart of our corporate culture. We’re a global leader in cancer diagnostics with the most comprehensive portfolio from biopsy to diagnosis. Our easy-to-use and consistently reliable offerings help improve workflow efficiency and diagnostic confidence. Our associates know that every moment matters when it comes to cancer diagnostics. When you come to work, you’re helping develop solutions that enable accurate diagnoses to turn anxiety into answers. Join our diverse, global team of talented people, and be inspired to grow every day.

Leica Biosystems is proud to work alongside a community of six fellow Diagnostics Companies at Danaher. Together, we’re working at the pace of change to improve patient lives with diagnostic tools that address the world’s biggest health challenges.

The Finance Director, Americas SU for Leica Biosystems is the Strategic Business Partner to the VP Commercial North America Selling Unit and VP Sales HGM for LATAM to lead the regional Finance team to drive and support the business through an exciting period of growth. They will set up the right organization structure, streamline end to end process to achieve efficiency and effectiveness, drive synergy and harmonization. They will build a strong, engaged team with strong succession planning across the organization.

This position contributes to LBS’s overall mission by leading and supporting seamless financial and operational management systems, procedures, and processes. You will have solid finance management skills, aptitude for process and continuous improvement, be fully conversant in finance & accounting and a possess working knowledge of operations, service business and best practices across the Americas.

This position is part of the Americas team located in our Chicago Deer Park office and will be office based.

You will be a part of the Americas Commercial Team and report to the Senior Director, Global Commercial Finance. If you thrive in a fast-paced role and want to work to build a world-class Commercial Finance organization—read on.

In this role, you will have the opportunity to:

• Co-pilot with the VP Commercial North America Selling Unit and VP Sales HGM for LATAM to develop, drive and enable commercial growth and strategic business development opportunities throughout the region

• Develop and maintain forecasting processes that accurately predict future performance and motivate actions to ensure the business achieves its targets

• Analyze monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reporting across all countries within the region. Providing insights regarding key CVD’s and initiate countermeasures if the businesses deviate from their targets

• Develop, implement, and maintain an accurate reporting and control process across all regional selling units including investment models to support decision making

• Improve financial processes and procedures by leveraging the Danaher Business System and best demonstrated practices

• Develop diverse talent, future leaders, and successors within the Finance organization by inspiring and motivating all associates to perform at their highest levels

• May lead functional teams or projects including M&A

The essential requirements of the job include:

• Bachelor's degree with a concentration in Finance/Accounting/Business or related field with 14 years experience Master's Degree with 12 years experience AND related experience includes 4 years managing people.

• Operating in commercial and technical aspects of finance, drive and sustain change and skilled at operating within a fast-paced, within a high growth commercial business with an international remit.

• International experience working within a matrix environment

• Advanced skills in all Microsoft Office Applications, particularly Excel and working in an integrated ERP system such as SAP.

• Ability to work independently, with guidance in only the most complex situations

• Very good written and spoken English

It would be a plus if you also possess previous experience in:

• Manufacturing & operations, financial consolidation and knowledge of standard costing

• Experience with OneStream software and Robotic Process Automation

• M&A experience

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Join our winning team today. Together, we’ll accelerate the real-life impact of tomorrow’s science and technology. We partner with customers across the globe to help them solve their most complex challenges, architecting solutions that bring the power of science to life.

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