Senior Finance Director, Nuvotronics

Business Unit:

Cubic Mission and Performance Solutions

Company Details:

Cubic offers an opportunity to provide innovative technology for government and commercial customers around the globe, helping to solve their future problems today. We're the leading integrator of payment and information technology and services for intelligent travel solutions worldwide, and the leading provider of realistic combat training systems, secure communications and networking and highly specialized support services for military and security forces of the U.S. and allied nations. If you have an entrepreneurial spirit and thrive in an innovative environment, we want to talk to you about your next role at Cubic! We are seeking employees inspired by technology, and motivated by the rewards of hard work, commitment, teamwork, quality, integrity, and respect. We invite you to explore opportunities with Cubic.

Job Details:

Job Summary: The Senior Finance Director, Nuvotronics, is responsible for partnering with the President of the Nuvotronics division to achieve business growth, improved profitability and cash flow, and return on deployed capital. This leader will deliver business planning, financial analysis and business insights, and accurate financial statements for Nuvotronics. The effort will include pricing and cost analysis, investment business cases, forecasts and budgets, variance analysis, risk/opportunity analysis, support of strategic planning, project and unit accounting, and operational metrics reporting to facilitate decision making of senior management. This position typically works under limited supervision and direction. Incumbents of this position will regularly exercise discretionary and substantial decision-making authority.

Essential Job Duties and Responsibilities:

• Responsible for the financial oversight and driving the financial performance of a Nuvotronics.
• Develop pricing and cost models to enable a strong commercial business.
• Works on issues where analysis of situations or data requires an in-depth knowledge of organization objectives, implements strategic polices when selecting methods, techniques, and evaluation criteria for obtaining results, and establishes and ensures adherence to budgets, schedules, work plans, and performance requirements.
• Responsible for business capital allocation decisions via CAPX, R&D, and other investment decisions.
• Manage the organization's finance systems efficiently and effectively to maximize the resources available to achieve strategic and operational objectives to ensure achievement of revenue, profit, cash, and financial return targets as well as future business growth.
• Requires the ability influence others in sensitive situations without damage to the relationship.
• Develop and maintain a sound understanding of the strategic needs of the business and proactively contribute to the development of those needs through Finance teams
• Partners with Segment and Corporate FP&A departments to prepare the annual budget and periodic forecasts.
• Develop and maintain a monthly reporting, forecasting and benchmarking capability.
• Identify key financial trends which positively and negatively impact the organization along with communicating these impacts on a timely basis
• Ensure that financial management systems/financial policy framework are supported by internal financial standards and controls that conform with US GAAP
• Develop and implement strategies for the effective management of internal resources which deliver long term sustainable value and excellent performance
• Identify and implement cost improvement initiatives.
• Provide support in due diligence efforts and lead the integration for new acquisitions.
• Regularly interacts with senior management or executive levels.

Minimum Job Requirements:

• Four year college degree in Accounting or Finance with at least fifteen years progressive finance and project accounting experience required, preferably in a large organization. Minimum of 15 years' experience with general ledger, P&L and Balance Sheet
• Must have experience leading teams of at least 10 reports for 5 years
• Financial experience in a components manufacturing environment are highly desirable
• Ability to identify, summarize and extract key issues from complex contractual arrangements. Ability to build strong partnerships with colleagues, customers and suppliers
• Displays an entrepreneurial approach to the business constantly securing opportunities for improvement. Has the ability to communicate a vision & business strategy to the team and formulate plans to achieve the vision
• Ability to identify areas of under-performance and agree plans to rectify. Must be self-motivated, pragmatic, and able to work independently. Diligent, with attention to detail. Able to problem solve and find effective and timely resolutions. Ability to motivate and lead others to achieve individual and shared goals
• Demonstrates excellent interpersonal skills with a willingness to share knowledge, coach and collaborate effectively with individuals and other departments. Strong organization and planning skills with the ability to multi task and ruthlessly prioritize
• Ability to occasionally travel for extended periods and internationally

The description provided above is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all job duties, responsibilities and requirements. Duties, responsibilities and requirements may change over time and according to business need.

Worker Type:

Employee