Sr Director of Finance Specialty Global (REMOTE)

EnerSys Advanced Systems (EAS) is a specialty division of EnerSys (EnerSys is the global leader in stored energy solutions for industrial applications).  EAS specializes in energy solutions for aerospace/defense and medical industries.  (https://www.enersys.com/en/industries/aerospace-defense/).  We are growing and looking for individuals that share a common interest in aerospace/defense/medical industry and want to work in this exciting environment.

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What We’re Offering

• 3+ weeks of paid time off plus 10 paid holidays
• Medical/dental/vision for employee and dependents at a discounted rate
• Life insurance, short term disability, educational reimbursement, flex spending and employee stock purchase plan
• 401K (we match 100% at 6% contribution level)
• Culture: We value and strive for excellence in all that we do through innovative technology by creating long lasting relationships with our stakeholders, co-workers, and customers. We continentally strive to foster teamwork, engagement and enhance our employee’s skills and competence by providing appropriate training.

Job Purpose

The Sr. Director of Finance Specialty Global will play a pivotal role in managing and optimizing the financial functions of the Specialty segment as well as working with the business team leaders to improve the financial performance of the segment. This position will report to the President of the Specialty Segment.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Month End Close

General Americas Region for Specialty Segment

• Provide guidance on adjusting / balance sheet correction journal entries required to close the monthly results.
• Oversee proposed entries and accounting treatments with entity controllers.
• Oversee month-end results for Americas Transportation and EAS entities and compare to forecast, budget, Y-T-D run-rate and prior year results.
• Manage impacts of one-off entries or unusual operations or customer activity.
• Prepare Financials bridges for the Month and Qtr results explaining significant differences to forecast and highlighting important business trends and issues
• Oversee any significant business or P&L issues and action items for sharing with Specialty Management team (both local teams and President of Specialty Segment).
• Prepare Monthly Financial result presentation, discussing the results and future business outlook and key issues for both the Specialty leadership team and the EnerSys Corporate Management teams
• Review key liability reserves at Qtr end for the Americas Specialty business
• Oversee Corporate balance sheet review templates (Quarterly) for the Americas Specialty entities and address any risks with local teams.
• Support the Qtr End close and SEC reporting with footnote support, MD&A analysis and balance sheet variation reviews for the Specialty Segment
• Prepare BOD slides for the Specialty segment and discuss the key issues with the President of Specialty in preparation for the BOD Qtrly Meeting

Forecast and Budget Role

• Review and finalize monthly Specialty financial forecast submission, make necessary spending changes and prepare forecast bridges to prior forecasts and budget
• Attend monthly Specialty sales forecast review calls and assess positioning of top line volume forecasts and any SIOPS performance issues
• Provide leadership and direction on key business issues that arise from updated financial forecast to the Specialty management team (both local teams & Corp Specialty Management).
• Manage the annual Budget process including helping to establish budget sales, regional budgets for the Specialty segment and identifying key business trends and issues compared to prior year results and current year forecast
• Manage the 5yr planning process for the specialty segment including assessing the reasonableness of the top line revenue growth and business strategy and the preparation of top level financial models in support of the plan

Other Ad-hoc Responsibilities

• Oversee Government Contracting supporting financial data and processes for Americas EAS business to ensure locations are in compliance with Gov't rules {CAS & FAR}.
• Answer annual