Chief Financial Officer (CFO) – C&I Americas

Nidec Motor Corporation; Missouri; Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 320,000; Full time

Job summary

Nidec is seeking a Chief Financial Officer for the C&I Americas segment. The role leads financial strategy, planning, forecasting, and governance across a ~$700 million scope, reporting to the VP – Head of Segment. Extensive travel is expected to support the business across sites and regions.

The ideal candidate has 12–15+ years in finance leadership within manufacturing, with MBA/CPA preferred, and a proven ability to influence senior stakeholders and drive profitability.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, Economics or related field; MBA/CPA/CMA preferred.
• 12–15+ years of progressive finance and business leadership experience.
• Experience in complex manufacturing or industrial environments.
• Experience supporting multi-site, multi-country organizations.
• Strong strategic planning, forecasting, capital allocation and cash management skills.
• Fluent English for executive communication; other languages assets.

Responsibilities

• Lead financial strategy and annual operating plan for the C&I Americas business.
• Oversee forecasting, performance management, and executive analysis of results and risks.
• Partner with leadership on portfolio choices, pricing, capital allocation and productivity initiatives.
• Drive cash flow, working capital, and financial controls across FP&A and accounting.
• Provide governance and reporting, and lead cross-functional financial projects.

Skills

Executive leadership

Strategic planning

Financial governance

Stakeholder management

Education

MBA or CPA preferred

Tools

ERP systems

Job description

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. All for dreams. Dreams challenge and the Nidec-Group will continue to meet the challenge. For the world's and people's tomorrows; the world's first, the world's best technologies and products; we will continue our part in creating a better society.

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

Equal Employment Opportunity and affirmative action at Nidec.

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Work Shift Schedule 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.

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.