Who we are:
At OBE, together, we build excellence every day… we are driven by our passion to lead our industry and build a sustainable future, we focus on exceeding customer expectations and delivering innovative solutions. We succeed, through the dedication of our empowered teams and partners who fuel our ambition, to achieve excellence in the markets where we have a right to win.
We believe
safety, integrity, performance culture, teamwork, customer centric, and
agility are at the core of who we are and how we operate each day to achieve success.
Oldcastle Building Envelope operates a fast-paced, dynamic, deadline-driven, and complex manufacturing environment. The company works toward complete and absolute customer satisfaction, in addition to safety, superior quality, and continuous improvement. The people are execution-oriented ‘doers’ who are nimble, technically savvy, and reliable. Our mission is: “together, we build excellence every day…” and by doing so we will transform OBE from a good company into a great company.
How You’ll Make An Impact
As Director, Finance, you will help drive strategic initiatives while responsible for the direct supervision of business unit financial analysis, reporting, forecasting and related activities. This key leader will be instrumental in helping to build and sustain a high caliber finance team, identifying efficiencies, and creating value within a decision support function. Lastly, this position will deliver cash forecasting, financial reporting, and support related activities such as budgeting and compliance functions.
Key Responsibilities
People Management / Team Transformation
- Partner with the VP, Finance to identify specific talents across the overall finance organization; Access skill sets, and work to determine team needs.
- Continuous focus on growth and knowledge expansion for all members of the team.
- Promote an inclusive and diverse team.
- Lead change including frequent communication and feedback loop.
Finance Reporting & Analysis
- Create and provide streamlined and value-add total GGS reporting to drive profitable sales growth and operational efficiencies.
- Access current reporting and adjust as needed: Reporting should be accurate, timely, and appropriate, while meeting the needs of the business by creating actionable outcomes.
- Prepare and present monthly reporting packages, budget reviews, project analysis, and other relevant deliverables to leadership, including senior leadership.
Business Leader Partnership
- Effectively partner with the field and functional teams to provide the financial tools and expertise necessary to drive profitable customer growth (existing and new), as well as the analysis necessary to manage, and reduce where necessary, operations costs across the business.
Profitability Initiatives
- Prepare and present effective financial modeling for business cases and capital requests, challenging and driving the Field leaders to a business-like mindset.
- Continually develop analysis, implement tools, and educate the leadership teams to improve margin, while also growing the top line.
Budget / Forecast Accuracy
- Take an instrumental role in development, and continue to refine the annual budget process, using known business conditions / knowledge from sales and operations teams.
- Develop a more robust, and accurate, monthly Forecasting process and cadence - Striving to budget and forecast better each month.
About The Right Person
Qualifications Needed for Success
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or a related field. Master's degree and/or CPA license preferred.
- Have a progressive level of increased responsibility with relevant leadership experience, with at least 10 years in a management capacity and as an instrumental part of a Finance team.
- Experience working in a PE backed organization highly desired.
- A willingness to work as a “player/coach”—personally executing while also leading others.
- Demonstrated ability to think creatively, generate options, build consensus, and execute.
- Comfortable dealing with ambiguity and a fast-paced entrepreneurial environment.
- Aptitude for both strategic thinking and detail-oriented operational management.
- Able to understand and think strategically and implement long-term plans; can handle both long-term and short-term goals simultaneously.
- High level of emotional intelligence with demonstrated success of working with all levels in the organization, tailoring style, and approach as needed.
- Highly effective communication skills – written, verbal and presentation.
- Quick response and proactive mindset to drive results while improving the organization to the next level.
- Ability to lead/drive large scale change, build culture, and influence/mentor others to deliver immediate results.
What OBE Offers You
- Competitive pay
- Paid time off
- 10 Holidays (inclusive of 2 floating holidays)
- Market competitive 401(k) match
- Industry-leading medical, dental, and vision benefits
- Short-term and long-term disability coverage
- Life Insurance
About OBE
At OBE, we believe the work of our employees truly matters. From apartments in New York to office buildings in Toronto, stadiums in Dallas, and universities in Atlanta, our teams contribute to the projects that shape the world where we live, work, heal, and play.
OBE delivers products to a broad customer base of architects, glaziers, contractors, and developers serving diversified residential and commercial construction end-markets. With over 6,700 employees, we operate 82 manufacturing and distribution facilities in five countries.
If you want to help us build something great- we invite you to take the first step and apply today! Once you click apply now, you will be brought to our official employment application. Please complete your online profile and it will be sent to the hiring manager for consideration. Our system allows you to view and track your status 24 hours a day. Thank you for your interest!
OBE is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer.
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