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Job Description
The Director, Finance serves as a strategic business partner to executive leadership and is responsible for establishing the long-term financial vision, enterprise-wide financial strategy, and operational performance framework for the organization. This role leads large-scale financial planning, investment prioritization, profitability enhancement initiatives, and transformational programs that drive sustainable growth, shareholder value, and competitive advantage across the enterprise.
This position will support Rheem North America, 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.
Responsibilities
- Develop and execute the enterprise-wide financial strategy supporting the organization's long-term growth objectives.
- Partner with executive leadership to evaluate strategic investments, acquisitions, market expansion initiatives, and capital allocation priorities.
- Lead enterprise FP&A transformation efforts, including systems, analytics, automation, and operating model improvements.
- Provide financial leadership for long-range planning (3-5 year horizon) and scenario-based business strategies.
- Influence and guide executive decision-making through advanced analytics, predictive modeling, and market intelligence.
- Champion organizational performance management processes across multiple business units and geographies.
- Lead and develop a high-performing finance leadership team, including Directors, Senior Managers, and Finance Business Partners.
- Establish governance standards for enterprise financial reporting, risk management, and internal controls.
- Serve as a trusted advisor to senior executives regarding profitability, pricing strategies, portfolio optimization, and strategic resource allocation.
- Sponsor enterprise change initiatives resulting in measurable improvements in growth, efficiency, and profitability
- Other duties as assigned
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s Degree in Finance, Accounting, or related field of study
- 10+ years of finance experience with increasing functional responsibilities
- Leadership experience managing high performing finance teams
- 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 enable organization and drive solutions
- Strong managerial, financial, and analytical skill
- Accuracy and attention to details
- 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
- Strong change management skills
- Experience with financial reporting / consolidation systems, such as HFM or OneStream
- Ability to travel occasionally
HOW TO STAND OUT:
- MBA or related field
- Industry certification such as CPA
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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About Us
At Rheem, we engineer products for life. For home life. For work life. For the life of the planet we all share. Backed by over 100 years of expertise, we’re passionate about product innovation and boldly committed to sustainability. Our full line of global air and water solutions deliver reliable performance, comfort and energy savings for residential and commercial applications worldwide. 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
Rheem is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Rheem encourages all qualified candidates to apply, including those of any race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status. The job description above has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job. Equivalent combination of education, experience, and skills may supplement above minimum job requirements.
For U.S. Based jobs, please note that Rheem is unable to hire candidates to be employed in the following states: Alaska, District of Columbia, Hawaii, Idaho, Mississippi, Montana, New Mexico, North Dakota, or Vermont.
Rheem and its subsidiaries do not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters or employment agencies. In the absence of an executed Recruitment Services Agreement, there will be no obligation to any referral compensation or recruiter fee.
