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Novanta Inc.

Senior Director, Finance (FP&A)

Novanta Inc., Bedford, Massachusetts, us, 01730

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If your skills, experience, and qualifications match those in this job overview, do not delay your application. Senior Director, Finance (FP&A) page is loadedSenior Director, Finance (FP&A)Apply locations Bedford, MA time type Full time posted on Posted 30+ Days Ago job requisition id R008090 Build a career powered by innovations that matter!

At Novanta, our innovations power technology products that are transforming healthcare and advanced manufacturing—improving productivity, enhancing people’s lives and redefining what’s possible. We create for our global customers engineered components and sub-systems that deliver extreme precision and performance for a range of mission-critical applications—from minimally invasive surgery to robotics to 3D metal printing. Novanta is one global team with over 26 offices located in The Americas, Europe and Asia-Pacific. Looking for a great place to work? You have found it with a culture that embraces teamwork, collaboration and empowerment. Come explore Novanta. Senior Director, FP&A Bedford, MA The role is responsible for providing financial, analytical, and decision support for the Precision Manufacturing business unit within Novanta’s Automation & Enabling Technology business segment. This finance role reports directly to the business unit President & General Manager and VP of Finance of the AET business group. This is a “business partner” role, in which the individual is expected to lead the business analysis, forecasting, and planning processes, and also partner with the BU leadership team to make better business decisions through provided insights and information. The candidate must be a “hand’s on” leader who enjoys challenges and thrives in a demanding environment. Primary Responsibilities: Lead the monthly & quarterly financial analysis process which includes detailed analysis of the P&L and Balance Sheet to gain specific insights and make recommendations for business improvements. Develop and lead the monthly & quarterly financial forecasting and planning process to predict operating results, coordinate forecasting processes across the global business, define deliverables, and help drive better business outcomes. Coordinate with cross-functional leaders to support internal reporting & management discussion and analysis of the financial and operating performance. Lead annual budgeting processes including developing financial targets, key metrics, multi-year financial projections and alignment of financial and operational objectives. Support and manage the strategic development planning processes. Provide analysis of new business opportunities, customer pricing, new product development, manufacturing strategy, acquisitions modeling and due diligence efforts. Proactively identify process improvements, cost efficiency initiatives, while helping to drive stronger ownership over the businesses productivity programs to drive better financial outcomes. Ensure that the business is run in a cost effective, cash conscience manner, with an emphasis on maximizing economic returns on investments and cash on cash returns. Further advance initiatives to streamline and standardize financial processes across the organization, ensuring consistency and efficiency in operations. Develop and implement best practices for financial planning and analysis, including the creation of standardized templates and procedures. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to identify areas for process improvement and drive continuous improvement efforts. Oversee the development and maintenance of Power BI dashboards and reports to provide real-time insights into financial performance and key metrics. Ensure the accuracy and integrity of data used in Power BI reports, working closely with the IT and data teams to manage data sources and integrations. Assist in special projects as needed. Required Experience, Education, Skills and Competencies BS degree in Finance or Accounting 10-15 years progressive experience in financial planning and analysis; industrial manufacturing experience required Exceptional financial, analytical, and modeling skills Proven management abilities in the areas of performance management, leadership influence and executive engagement Demonstrated success in process improvement initiatives, including problem identification & mitigation Advanced MS Excel required; Hyperion/HFM, and Oracle/SAP preferred Excellent written, verbal, analytical skills; strong interpersonal skills Self-starter with the demonstrated ability to work in a fast-paced unstructured atmosphere with minimal supervision Travel Requirements Travel is required to Novanta’s global locations as needed. Approximately 25% to Precision Manufacturing locations. Novanta is proud to be an equal employment opportunity and affirmative action workplace. We consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, military and veteran status, disability, genetics, or any other category protected by federal law or Novanta policy. Please call +1 781-266-5700 if you need a disability accommodation for any part of the employment process.

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