Power Sensing & Regulation (PS&R) CFO

This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, which manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for a Power Sensing & Regulation (PS&R) CFO based in the United States.

The Power Sensing & Regulation CFO will serve as a strategic finance leader, partnering with senior executives to drive profitable growth, improve margins, and strengthen cash generation across a diverse industrial portfolio. This executive role oversees financial strategy and performance across multiple product lines, business units, manufacturing sites, and regions. You will lead the integration of financial processes, establish consistent reporting and planning frameworks, and improve financial visibility to support better business decisions. Working closely with Commercial, Operations, Engineering, and integration teams, you will optimize product profitability, manufacturing efficiency, and capital allocation. You will also champion finance transformation through standardization, automation, and data-driven analytics while developing a high-performing finance organization. This is an opportunity to influence business strategy, strengthen operational performance, and contribute to the development of reliable electrical infrastructure that supports the global energy transition.

• Lead financial strategy and business performance: Partner with senior business leadership to define and execute strategic plans, taking ownership of profit and loss (P&L), balance sheet performance, and free cash flow across business units, regions, and manufacturing sites.
• Establish a unified financial operating framework: Standardize financial planning, reporting, controls, and performance metrics across the combined portfolio while aligning with broader organizational standards and respecting the specific needs of individual businesses.
• Drive integration and synergies: Coordinate financial integration initiatives, align processes across business units, and identify, track, and validate integration-related costs, benefits, and operational synergies.
• Oversee financial planning and forecasting: Lead long-term financial planning, annual budgeting, and forecasting, connecting market demand, orders, backlog, production capacity, and resource allocation to expected financial outcomes.
• Improve profitability and commercial performance: Conduct financial reviews across products, customers, and sites; analyze pricing, sales mix, costs, and competitiveness; and collaborate with Commercial teams on pricing strategies, tenders, and contract terms to protect margins, cash flow, and risk exposure.
• Optimize manufacturing and operational efficiency: Partner with Operations, Engineering, and Sourcing teams to reduce material costs, improve labor productivity, standardize products, and implement Lean initiatives. Translate factory utilization, production output, labor efficiency, and delivery performance into measurable financial improvements.
• Strengthen cash flow and working capital: Improve inventory management, work in progress, billing efficiency, overdue receivables, and supplier payment terms to accelerate cash conversion and strengthen financial performance.
• Guide investment and capital allocation: Evaluate capital expenditure, manufacturing capacity expansion, and product development initiatives through rigorous financial analysis and business cases to ensure investments support strategic priorities and deliver sustainable returns.
• Maintain financial governance and compliance: Work closely with Controllership to ensure accurate financial reporting, effective internal controls, and compliance with applicable financial policies and standards.
• Transform finance operations: Simplify financial processes, expand automation and analytics, improve reporting efficiency, and establish consistent ways of working across the organization.
• Build and develop the finance organization: Lead, mentor, and strengthen the PS&R finance team, clarify responsibilities, develop talent, and foster collaboration across business units, manufacturing sites, and regional finance teams.
• Support executive decision-making: Translate complex financial information into actionable insights, communicate performance trends and risks, and influence cross-functional leaders to make informed decisions that support growth, profitability, and operational excellence.

Requirements:

• Education: Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related discipline.
• Professional experience: At least 10 years of progressive finance experience, including demonstrated leadership of business finance or operational finance teams.
• Industrial manufacturing expertise: Experience supporting an industrial manufacturing business, ideally across multiple product lines, manufacturing sites, business units, or geographic regions.
• Financial leadership: Strong expertise in P&L management, balance sheet oversight, financial planning and analysis, budgeting, forecasting, and cash flow generation.
• Operational finance capabilities: Demonstrated knowledge of product costing, manufacturing productivity, inventory management, capacity planning, cost optimization, and capital investment evaluation.
• Commercial finance expertise: Experience in pricing strategy, product and customer profitability analysis, tender evaluation, contract negotiations, and commercial risk assessment.
• Business integration and transformation: Experience integrating businesses, harmonizing financial processes across different systems, or implementing standardization, automation, and data-driven process improvements is highly desirable.
• Strategic and analytical thinking: Ability to interpret financial and operational data, understand the impact of pricing, volume, sales mix, and productivity on business results, and translate insights into effective action plans.
• Cross-functional leadership: Proven ability to influence senior stakeholders and collaborate effectively with Commercial, Operations, Engineering, Sourcing, and finance teams across multiple regions.
• Communication and decision-making: Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to explain complex financial concepts clearly, challenge assumptions constructively, and build trust with business leaders.
• People management: Strong leadership, coaching, and talent development skills, with a commitment to building an accountable, collaborative, and high-performing finance organization.
• Adaptability and continuous improvement: A proactive, business-oriented mindset, with the ability to navigate organizational change, manage competing priorities, and drive sustainable improvements in financial and operational performance.
• Industry knowledge: Experience in electrical equipment, power transmission, or electrical components is an advantage.

Benefits:

• Competitive base salary: For U.S.-based positions, the stated annual salary range is $147,400–$245,600, with geographic differentials of 110%, 120%, or 130% of salary applicable in certain locations. The final offer may depend on experience, education, skills, and work location.
• Annual incentive compensation: Eligibility for a discretionary annual bonus.
• Comprehensive healthcare coverage: Medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug benefits.
• Well-being resources: Access to a 24/7 nurse-based health resource and a confidential Employee Assistance Program offering assessment, counseling, and referrals.
• Retirement benefits: Access to a tax-advantaged 401(k) retirement savings plan with company matching and retirement contributions, along with financial planning resources and professional guidance.
• Professional development: Tuition assistance and opportunities to expand leadership, financial, and industry expertise.
• Family support: Adoption assistance and paid parental leave.
• Financial protection: Disability benefits and life insurance.
• Paid time off: 12 paid holidays and permissive time off.
• Remote work flexibility: The position is listed as fully remote, providing flexibility in the work arrangement.
• Executive-level impact: The opportunity to shape financial strategy, influence business-wide decisions, and lead transformation across a complex industrial portfolio.
• Relocation: Relocation assistance is not provided.
• Equal opportunity: A commitment to fair employment practices and a workplace that values diversity and respects legally protected characteristics.
• Employment conditions: Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States. Employment offers are subject to successful completion of any applicable pre-employment drug screening.