Strategic Finance Director for Growth & Transformation

Safran; Rockford (IL); On-site; USD 180,000 - 250,000; Full time

Job summary

Safran seeks a strategically minded Finance Director to lead the Rockford finance organization and help shape the site's long‑term growth strategy.

Beyond traditional financial management, this leader will translate complex financial and operational data into actionable insights, challenge assumptions, identify opportunities, manage risk, influence executive decisions, and coach and develop finance professionals.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or higher in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business, or related field.
• 10+ years of progressive finance experience including FP&A, corporate or strategic finance.
• Experience in finance leadership at Director level or higher.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute financial strategies to support short- and long-term objectives.
• Advise site leadership with timely financial analysis for relocation planning.
• Partner with GM, CFO and leadership on strategic planning and investments.
• Perform financial modeling and scenario analyses to guide decisions.
• Identify risks, opportunities and provide actionable recommendations.
• Lead and mentor the finance team to high performance.
• Establish KPIs and meaningful reporting for decision making.

Skills

FP&A

Forecasting

Budgeting

Financial analysis

Strategic thinking

Leadership

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance / Accounting / Economics

Tools

Financial planning tools

Job description

Safran seeks a strategically minded Finance Director to lead the Rockford finance organization and help shape the site's long‑term growth strategy.

Beyond traditional financial management, this leader will translate complex financial and operational data into actionable insights, challenge assumptions, identify opportunities, manage risk, influence executive decisions, and coach and develop finance professionals.