Director, Finance

U.S. Water Heating; Atlanta (GA); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 250,000; Full time

Job summary

Rheem North America is seeking a Director of Finance (CAPEX) to lead the financial management of capital expenditures across the region. You will develop and standardize budgeting, forecasting, and reporting processes while partnering with Operations, Product Management, Procurement, R&D and senior leadership.

The role requires 10+ years in finance within a global manufacturing environment, excellent communication, and the ability to drive accountability and strategic business case development.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Finance, Accounting, or related field of study
• Advanced degree or certification, like MBA or CPA, preferred
• Minimum of 10+ years of finance experience with increasing responsibilities
• Experience in a complex, global manufacturing environment
• Excellent written and verbal communication in a matrix environment
• Ability to drive accountability and challenge assumptions

Responsibilities

• Build business cases for each CAPEX project in Rheem North America and provide consultation for global CAPEX
• Work with procurement, operations, product management, R&D, IT and legal teams
• Manage the CAPEX budget and track global CAPEX expenditures
• Review strategic projects to confirm performance against the business case
• Ensure accountability by owners to their CAPEX plan
• Ensure accurate, timely monthly CAPEX reporting
• Manage CAPEX forecasts for Rheem North America and consolidate global forecasts
• Promote FP&A best practices across global business units
• Support ad-hoc financial analyses for Rheem North America

Skills

Financial analysis

Executive communication

Matrix leadership

Forecasting & budgeting

Strategic partnering

Project management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance or Accounting

MBA or CPA preferred

Tools

MS Office Suite

HFM

OneStream

Job description

At Rheem, we are dedicated to bringing comfort to people’s lives. As a leading global manufacturer of heating, cooling, and water heating equipment, we are innovating all-new ways to deliver just the right temperature while saving energy, water and supporting a more sustainable future. It is an exciting challenge that requires a team of talented, passionate people with a diverse set of skills. From engineers to accountants, sales professionals to support experts, Rheem depends on people to power our innovations. Join Rheem and help shape the future of products that impact lives—every day.

Our Behavior Based Values set us apart

• Listening to Understand – Open mind, learning from others, accepting feedback, embracing the objective
• Contributing Respectfully - Sharing opinions, valuing ideas, sharing opposing perspectives with respect
• Thinking Creatively – Applying creativity, seeking improvements, understanding from the customers’ lens
• Acting with Responsibility – Owning decisions and actions, acting with integrity, embracing accountability

In this critical role, the Director, Finance (CAPEX) will play a key role in managing the financial aspects of Rheem’s capital expenditure process. Main responsibilities include driving global standard finance processes around capital expenditure budgeting, management reporting, KPIs, forecasting and planning. Additionally, this role will provide strategic consultation and business case support to Operations, Product Management, Procurement, R&D and leadership.

Travel is estimated at 10%+ with more during onboarding, primarily domestic.

This position will serve our Rheem North America Division, located in Atlanta, GA (Hybrid). This role follows our hybrid work arrangement, with team members working in the office Monday through Thursday and remotely on Fridays.

• Build business cases for each CAPEX project in Rheem North America while also providing consultation for CAPEX projects globally
• Work closely with functional teams to develop business cases and support project execution, including procurement, operations, product management, R&D, IT, legal and commercial teams
• Manage the CAPEX budget and track all CAPEX spend globally
• Review key strategic projects to confirm performance against the business case
• Ensure accountability by owners to their plan
• Ensure accurate, timely and consistent monthly reporting of CAPEX
• Manage CAPEX forecasts for Rheem North America and consolidate CAPEX forecasts globally
• Promote FP&A best practices across global business units
• Support Rheem North America ad-hoc financial analyses

• Bachelor’s Degree in Finance, Accounting, or related field of study
• Advanced degree or certification, like MBA or CPA, preferred
• Minimum of 10+ years of finance experience with increasing functional responsibilities
• Experience working in a complex, global manufacturing environment
• Excellent communication skills, written, verbal, with high level of attention to details and accuracy
• Demonstrated ability to work well with others in a matrix environment
• Ability to thoughtfully challenge assumptions and drive accountability for performance against plan
• Ability to enable organization and drive solutions
• Strong financial and analytical skills as well as business acumen
• Strong change management skills
• Demonstrated ability to understand, analyze and articulate business process improvement opportunities
• Demonstrated ability to manage internal and external relationships
• Demonstrated abilities in project management and planning skills
• Proficient computer skills and in-depth knowledge of relevant software such as MS Office Suite.
• Experience with financial reporting / consolidation systems, such as HFM or OneStream

As a leader at Rheem, how you achieve results is as important as the results you achieve. While LEADING DEPARTMENTS AND FUNCTIONS, you will be expected to demonstrate the following competencies and behaviors:

• Building Business/Functional Talent
• Building Partnerships
• Coaching
• Compelling Communication
• Creating Influence
• Driving Change
• Driving Execution
• Driving Innovation
• Empowering Others
• Focusing on Customer-First
• Fostering Relationships/ Emotional Intelligence
• Promoting Global Business Growth
• Systematic/Tactical Direction

Equivalent combination of education, experience, and skills may supplement above minimum job requirements.
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