Vice President, Finance

As a key member of the Senior Management Committee, the Vice President, Finance will report to the President of the GF Building Flow Solutions, Americas Business Unit (currently located in the US and Canada, with potential expansion into LatAm) and assume a strategic role in the overall management of the company. This role serves as corporate Officer for the legal entities of all GF BFS companies, as designated and serves as a senior advisor to the President of the business. The Vice President, Finance will have primary day-to-day responsibility for overseeing the planning, implementing, managing and controlling of all financial-related activities of the Business unit. This will include direct responsibility for accounting, finance, forecasting, strategic planning, risk management, deal analysis and negotiations, and assessment of potential M&A activities. This position requires an effective matrix-style interface with divisional and corporate Financial Leadership based in Europe, as well as cross-divisional relationships with GF’s sister divisions in the Americas. The role will ensure the business meets company financial reporting, finance and management business reviews with focus on forecasting process, compliance with corporate audit function, and interface regarding cash management, tax, treasury and risk management functions. This position will be based in Apple Valley, MN with option for flexible/hybrid work arrangement.

What will you do? 

Executive Management:
• Serves on the Senior Management Committee for the business unit
• Provides executive management of the business unit, with advice on the financial implications of business activities, including M&A.
• Serves as business partner and senior counsel to the President, BFS-AM in matters of significant impact to the Americas business; may act as interim leader for the unit in absence of the President
• Participate in key decisions pertaining to strategic initiatives, operating model and operational execution
• Chairs company’s Investment Committee/401(k) plan; serves as member of Benefits Committee to guide decisions on significant spend for all U.S. benefit plans.
• Serves as a corporate officer for all GF BFS American companies, as designated

Strategic Planning:
• Provides leadership in the development for the continuous evaluation of short and long-term strategic financial objectives, whereby the region’s performance against both the annual budget and company’s long-term strategy is achieved.
• Assist the President in the execution of certain long-term strategies that would complement our existing businesses and ensure the long-term success of the Americas region
• Provide recommendations to strategically enhance financial performance and business opportunities

Financial Oversight:
• Accounting and reporting for the American entities for the BFS division
• Development and monitoring of regions internal controls to protect the region’s assets and prevent fraudulent transactions
• Coordination and consolidation of all group reporting, including monthly, quarterly and annual reporting
• Coordination with external auditors for the completion of the annual audit and the preparation of the annual GAAP financial statements
• Preparation of all monthly, quarterly, annual IFRS financial statements and the reporting of these results to BFS division and/or Corporate, as required
• Management and coordination of annual budgets and periodic forecasts
• Financial reporting and analysis for region
• Ensure the completion and submission of investment applications are in compliance to corporate policies and procedures

Treasury:
• Forecast cash requirements for region
• Utilize existing credit facilities to fund region cash requirements
• Pool surplus cash for availability to global cash pool
• Procurement and monitoring of all external and internal debt obligations, in addition to timely payment of all principal and interest
• Negotiate local country specific financial assistance from local governments

Taxation:
• Develop a tax strategy for our Americas business with objective to minimize tax liability
• Preparation and timely filing of all U.S. federal and state income tax returns, including the preparation and timely filing of quarterly estimated payments and extensions
• Preparation and filing of annual reports, census reports, commerce reports and miscellaneous other regulatory reports
• Preparation of tax provision for all audited financial statements
• Ensure region compliance with sales, use and property tax reporting, including research of sales, use and property tax issues
• Handle all tax audits, and respond to all tax notices
• Manage transfer pricing studies for U.S. and Canadian entities