Senior Director, Finance

About Us

We are a global climate technologies company engineered for sustainability. We create sustainable and efficient residential, commercial and industrial spaces through HVACR technologies. We protect temperature-sensitive goods throughout the cold chain. And we bring comfort to people globally. Best-in-class engineering, design and manufacturing combined with category-leading brands in compression, controls, software and monitoring solutions result in next-generation climate technology that is built for the needs of the world ahead.

Whether you are a professional looking for a career change, an undergraduate student exploring your first opportunity, or recent graduate with an advanced degree, we have opportunities that will allow you to innovate, be challenged and make an impact. Join our team and start your journey today!

Description

The Senior Director, Finance, will report to the Business Unit VP Finance and work in collaboration with HVACR Americas leadership and Enterprise Finance teams. This key Finance leadership role will be a business partner providing insights for decision making and leading planning activities. This highly analytical role requires strategic thinking and business knowledge to provide hands-on management to lead FP&A organization to its next level of maturity. The candidate must have a broad range of experience, strong business acumen, be detail oriented, change agile, and operate effectively in a fast-paced, growing organization.

As The Senior Director, Finance You Will

- Collaborate as a business partner to monitor business performance and plan financial strategies

- Leads annual budgeting and long-term planning processes

- Provides business insights through segment, customer, and product profitability analysis for decision making to achieve profitable growth

- Manages cost and investment in annual budget and long-range plan ensuring alignment to strategic initiatives

- Directs team in preparation of monthly, quarterly, and annual financial planning and analysis activities

- Provides variance analysis of current financial performance to historical results and Annual Operating Plan, identifying risks and opportunities to plan

- Develops standard policies and methods to collect and analyze financial data ensuring accurate and consistent financial reporting and forecasting

Required Education, Experiences & Skills

- 10 years of experience in a relevant financial leadership position with proven track record of leadership with a commitment to excellence for planning and analysis in a global manufacturing organization

- 5 or more years of people management experience with a demonstrated ability to build and develop teams

- A partner and leader in both the finance and business organizations; someone who can drive change, promote teamwork and collaborate with colleagues at all levels of the organization

- Similar size manufacturing organization ($3.0 billion in revenues)

- High degree of integrity and transparency

- A problem solver who is hands on, results-oriented, and deadline conscious

- Ability to work independently and on a team, building and sustaining excellent working relationships at multiple levels within business and enterprise organizations

- Leader with confidence and collaborative approach, assertive and driving finance objectives

- Creates the urgency and excitement to continue to improve processes and results

- Translates vision into practical, actionable, and quantifiable plans and executes flawlessly in a safe manner

- Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance or related field

Preferred Education, Experiences & Skills

- MBA or Master’s level degree

- CPA

Why Work in the Greater Miami Valley Area

Our facility is located in Sidney, OH conveniently located within driving distance to several larger cities, such as Dayton, Troy, and Columbus. The area’s generally low costs of living, excellent school systems, and low crime rates create a family-friendly environment. The area is home to several growing communities with restaurants, festivals, shopping, and arts scenes that make them exciting places to live and work.

About our Location

The newly renovated Sidney campus has 1M square feet of manufacturing floor with an additional 120k square feet of leading-edge lab facilities. This location is the headquarters for the air conditioning and cold chain businesses. Through our 30 years of scroll compressor expertise, our air conditioning related products help bring comfort and convenience in commercial, industrial and residential spaces. The cold chain business helps ensure that food safely and efficiently travels from farm to fork. Approximately 1600 employees work in Sidney, who all support a multitude of business functions. With the blend of businesses and functions represented under this one roof, there are many opportunities for advancement within the Sidney location

Collaboration First Hybrid Work Arrangements

This role is hybrid eligible with the requirement to be in office at least three days per week. Colleagues are expected to demonstrate a collaboration first mindset, which is the understanding that teams will work together in-person and colleagues should be flexible to adjust their hybrid days based on business needs. You will have an opportunity to work with your team and leader to determine when you should be in office to drive meaningful connections and to best serve our customers.

Our Commitment to Our People

Across the globe, we are united by a singular Purpose: Sustainability is no small ambition. That’s why everything we do is geared toward a sustainable future—for our generation and all those to come. Through groundbreaking innovations, HVACR technology and cold chain solutions, we are reducing carbon emissions and improving energy efficiency in spaces of all sizes, from residential to commercial to industrial.

Our employees are our greatest strength. We believe that our culture of passion, openness, and collaboration empowers us to work toward the same goal - to make the world a better place. We invest in the end-to-end development of our people, beginning at onboarding and through senior leadership, so they can thrive personally and professionally.

Flexible and competitive benefits plans offer the right options to meet your individual/family needs: medical insurance plans, dental and vision coverage, 401(k) and more. We provide employees with flexible time off plans, including paid parental leave, vacation and holiday leave.

Together, we have the opportunity – and the power – to continue to revolutionize the technology behind air conditioning, heating and refrigeration, and cultivate a better future. Learn more about us and how you can join our team!

Our Commitment to Inclusion & Belonging

At Copeland, we cultivate a strong sense of inclusion and belonging where individuals of all backgrounds, and with diverse perspectives, are embraced and treated fairly to enable a stronger workforce. Our employee resource groups play an important role in culture and community building at Copeland.

Work Authorization

Copeland will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States. This is not a position for which sponsorship will be provided. Individuals with temporary visas such as E, F-1 with OPT or CPT, H-1, H-2, L-1, B, J or TN, or who need sponsorship for work authorization now or in the future, are not eligible for hire.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Copeland is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, color, religion, national origin, age, marital status, political affiliation, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, disability or protected veteran status. We are committed to providing a workplace free of any discrimination or harassment.

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