Global Head of Financial Planning & Analysis

Cognex Corporation; Natick (MA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dynamic Global Head of Financial Planning & Analysis to join their finance leadership team. This pivotal role involves supporting strategic financial decision-making and enhancing financial performance across the organization. The ideal candidate will have a proven track record in FP&A, with a minimum of 15 years of experience, including leadership roles. You will lead a high-performing team, oversee budgeting processes, and collaborate with various departments to ensure financial transparency. If you are an energetic finance leader ready to thrive in a fast-paced technology environment, this role offers a unique opportunity to make a significant impact.

Qualifications

• 15+ years of experience in financial planning and reporting.
• Strong leadership skills in FP&A organizations.

Responsibilities

• Develop a high-performing FP&A team to drive organizational success.
• Lead budgeting and strategic planning processes.

Skills

Financial Planning and Analysis

Business Acumen

Strategic Insight

Team Leadership

Executive Presence

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting or Finance

MBA

Job description

Global Head of Financial Planning & Analysis

Cognex is the world’s leading provider of vision systems, software, sensors, and industrial barcode readers used in manufacturing automation. Cognex vision helps companies improve product quality, eliminate production errors, lower manufacturing costs, and exceed consumer expectations for high quality products at an affordable price. Typical applications for machine vision include detecting defects, monitoring production lines, guiding assembly robots, and tracking, sorting and identifying parts.

Cognex serves an international customer base from offices located throughout the Americas, Europe, and Asia, and through a global network of integration and distribution partners. The company is headquartered close to Boston in Natick, Massachusetts, USA.

Role:

As a key person in the finance leadership team, reporting to the CFO, the mission of this role is to support the organization as a collaborative business partner and act as a critical thought partner to the CFO on both strategic and tactical financial decision-making. If you are an energetic finance leader who is ready to jump into a fast-paced technology company, this is the role you are looking for.

Key responsibilities:

• Develop a high-performing FP&A team that meets increasing needs and requirements across the business that helps drive the overall organization forward.
• Provide financial transparency and recommendations to strategically enhance financial performance and provide the executive leadership team with advice on business decisions.
• Lead annual budgeting and long-range strategic planning process and models, oversee and be the owner of corporate financial forecasting.
• Champion cost optimization for products and indirect expenses and establish a highly efficient R&D controlling.
• Support investment decisions such as M&A by building financial business cases and supporting financial due diligence.
• Collaborate with the Corporate Controller, Tax, Investor Relations and the Treasury function on all accounting, tax, and treasury aspects and with the Sales FP&A team on all commercial finance topics.

Requirements:

• Proven business acumen and strategic insight into enterprise value creation. High level of energy and demonstrated success in maturing FP&A organizations.
• Strong executive presence and track record of being a trusted advisor to the executive team. Must work well, both leading and contributing, in a team environment.
• The ideal candidate should have a minimum of 15 years of relevant experience, including at least 5 years in a senior leadership position. This experience should encompass near-term and long-range financial planning and reporting at either the corporate or business unit level in an international business.
• Bachelor’s Degree required, preferably in accounting or finance, MBA is a benefit.

Seniority level

• Director

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Accounting/Auditing and Finance
• Industries: Automation Machinery Manufacturing