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About this Chief Financial Officer (CFO) – C&I Americas role at Nidec

Nidec · Onsite · North America/USA/Missouri/St. Louis - WPA, MO

We begin with dreams. Dreams drive our motivation. Dreams are our future. The world's dreams, people's dreams, our dreams. Our passion creates ideas that make dreams come alive. Technology and products that were only dreams become reality.


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Job Summary

The Chief Financial Officer – C&I Americas provides strategic and operational financial leadership for the C&I Americas business and additional businesses within the segment. Reporting to the C&I Americas VP – Head of Segment, the CFO leads financial strategy, planning, forecasting, performance management, cash generation, investment analysis, financial governance, and executive decision support across an approximately $700 million business scope.

Job Description

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the C&I Americas financial strategy and annual operating plan, aligning revenue, margin, cash, investment and cost priorities with the overall business strategy.

• Develop and oversee mid- to long-term financial strategies and plans that support sustainable growth, profitability and the evolving C&I Americas organization.

• Own the forecasting and performance-management cadence, providing executive leadership with timely analysis of actual results, outlook, risks, opportunities and required actions.

• Partner with business leadership on significant strategic decisions, including portfolio choices, pricing, capital allocation, restructuring, commercial investments and productivity initiatives.

• Drive profitable growth through analysis of customer, product, channel and market economics and translate findings into actionable business recommendations.

• Strengthen cash and working-capital performance through disciplined oversight of inventory, receivables, payables, capital expenditures and cash forecasting.

• Provide financial leadership and governance across FP&A, business controlling, cost finance and other finance activities supporting the C&I Americas business.

• Maintain effective financial controls and accurate management reporting while partnering with Accounting, Internal Audit, Tax, Treasury and corporate finance.

• Lead scenario modeling, sensitivity analysis and business cases for major investments, structural changes and growth initiatives.

• Navigate complex and ambiguous financial and business challenges requiring significant judgment, strategic analysis and cross-functional collaboration.

• Drive improvements in financial processes, systems, reporting and decision-support capabilities across the organization.

• Develop finance leadership capability and succession depth while establishing clear performance expectations, accountability and a culture of continuous improvement.

• Regularly communicate with executive leadership regarding financial performance, outlook, risks, opportunities, investments and matters affecting the strategic direction of the business.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, Economics or a related field required; MBA, CPA, CMA or equivalent advanced qualification preferred.

• 12–15+ years of progressive finance and business leadership experience.

• Significant finance leadership experience within a complex manufacturing or industrial environment.

• Experience supporting a multi-site, multi-business or multi-country organization.

• Demonstrated expertise in strategic planning, forecasting, financial performance management, capital allocation, cash and working capital management, financial controls and executive decision support.

• Demonstrated ability to lead through complex and ambiguous business challenges and influence significant business decisions.

• Experience leading and developing senior finance talent and building organizational capability.

• Strong executive communication and influencing skills with the ability to engage senior internal and external stakeholders.

• Fluent English required for executive communication and global alignment; additional languages are an asset.


Additional Job Details

Regular domestic and international travel is required to support business operations, financial governance and leadership alignment. Responsibilities may evolve as additional businesses are incorporated into the C&I Americas segment.

Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action at Nidec
Nidec is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and Affirmative Action Employer encouraging diversity in the workplace. All qualified applicants receive consideration for employment without regard to their age, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, genetic information, religious creed, national origin, physical or mental disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. For more information regarding your (EEO) rights as an applicant, please visit the following website: http://www1.eeoc.gov/employers/upload/eeoc_self_print_poster.pdf

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No Soliciting

Nidec will not accept unsolicited resumes from individual recruiters or third party recruiting agencies in response to Nidec job postings. No fee will be paid to third parties who submit unsolicited candidates directly to our hiring managers. Pre-approval from the Nidec Talent Acquisition team is required before any external candidate can be submitted and such candidate must be submitted to the Nidec Talent Acquisition team.

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About Nidec

Nidec has worked its way up to become the world's No.1 manufacturer of small precision motors. In the process, Nidec has gradually expanded its product lineup to include a variety of small to large motors, application products for machinery, and electronic and optical components. At present, its products are used in a wide range of fields and devices including information and telecommunications equipment, office equipment, home appliances, automobiles, industrial equipment, and environmental energy. " For Everything that Spins and Moves ", the Group is creating next-generation drive technologies to meet the needs of the society.

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