Director / CFO of Finance, Middle East & India (Open)

3 weeks ago


Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Air Products Middle East Industrial Gasses LLC Full time
Job Description and Qualifications

POSITION SUMMARY:
The Director of Finance, Middle East & India (MEET) reports to the company CFO and serves on the leadership teams of both the regional president and the company CFO. The position requires the Finance Director and regional CFO to be an exceptional business partner responsible for challenging and supporting the business, anticipating Air Products' ability to anticipate business issues and driving good decision-making through sound financial management. The successful candidate must have the ability to function in a matrixed environment at a broad-based, strategic level while being capable of driving detailed, tactical execution. The successful candidate will manage a team of approximately 6-10 people.

The Finance Director/CFO will be the point person and key strategic partner for the regional MEET president, a key point person for financial and accounting issues with our regional Joint Ventures and all finance related responsibilities for the business in the region. This position will also ensure necessary and timely reporting requirements are met, as requested by Air Products. She/he will have primary day-to-day responsibility for planning, implementing, managing and controlling all financial-related activities for the MEET region.

Job Description
Duties and Responsibilities:

The primary responsibilities are as follows:
  • Directing and overseeing all aspects of the Finance function for the region
  • Driving the organizational talent agenda through development, retention and recruitment efforts for the Finance function within the region
  • Providing leadership in the development and continuous evaluation of financial short and long term strategic objectives and capital management.
  • Utilizing financial information to develop strategic insights into the current and future state of the business, as well as driving change in order to create a competitive advantage for the company
  • Develops organization prospects by studying economic trends and revenue opportunities; projecting acquisition and expansion prospects; analyzing organization operations; identifying opportunities for improvement, cost reduction, and systems enhancement; and accumulating capital to fund expansion.
  • Managing processes for financial forecasting, budgets and consolidation and reporting for the region.
  • Participating in mergers, acquisitions, strategic alliances, Joint Venture partnerships and other growth related initiatives.
  • Ensuring that effective internal controls are in place supporting compliance with GAAP, SOX, IFRS and applicable country and local regulatory laws and rules for financial and tax reporting.
  • This position will also be responsible for: coordination of audit requirements (internal and external), execution of regional financial planning including operational budgeting, market analysis sales reporting and analysis cost accounting, monthly and quarterly and yearly reporting.
  • Ensure functional independence and appropriate management and financial controls by ensuring compliance with corporate standards.
  • Ensuring financial integrity of business decisions by implementing analytical policy and actively participating in reviews of business transactions

Qualifications:
  • 15 or more years of broad finance experience where financial integrity, business complexity, international growth and efficient operations were keys to success
  • Ability to actively drive a growth mentality within the region as well as consistently meeting the company's growth targets.
  • Continually acting as a business partner, both challenging and supporting the executive team through the assessment of the business operations and potential project analysis.
  • Flexibility to adapt to a fast paced and changing business environment and the ability to anticipate the needs of and partner with the President, peers and associates throughout the business.
  • An understanding of the internal and external requirements of being a member of a large multi-national public company.
  • Capable of driving a strong financial process and control mindset throughout the region by providing appropriate financial support in the attainment of operating goals and objectives.
  • Ability to isolate business and financial issues for the region and help the organization to focus on implementing both top-level strategic solutions, as well as the day-to-day actions that are necessary for establishing a "best in class" financial organization.
  • Excellent manager of people, able to strike an appropriate balance between empowerment, delegation and hands-on involvement, and able to build, direct and coordinate a capable team.
  • Leadership style that embraces coaching, mentoring, leading and developing direct reports and the broader finance organization for improved performance and future advancement in the company.
  • The ideal candidate will have interest and ability for continued professional growth.
  • Excellent communication and analytical skills
  • Flexibility to work unique hours depending on needs of business
  • Some travel (less than 10-20% of time in a year)


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