Overview
Senior Vice President of Finance & Administration Jobs in Duncan, SC at Bachner Electro USA, Inc.
Title: Senior Vice President of Finance & Administration
Company: Bachner Electro USA, Inc.
Location: Duncan, SC
The (Senior) Vice President (VP) of Finance & Administration is responsible for the financial management, governance, and administrative organization of Bachner Electro USA and its subsidiary in Mexico. The person plays a key role in driving strategic development, profitability, and operational excellence while ensuring compliance with group and corporate financial policies and governance standards.
Key Responsibilities
- Strategic and Operational Financial Management
- Financially support strategic initiatives such as new market entries, M&A, and partnerships.
- Ensure the profitability, cost-efficiency and sustainable value creation of the Company
- Provide strategic input on cost control, risk management, and financial growth opportunities.
- Controlling, Reporting, and Performance Management
- Lead and continuously improve the Company’s controlling processes incl. reporting, budgeting and forecasting
- Ensure timely and accurate monthly management and group reporting, including performance analysis and recommendations.
- Governance, Accounting, and Compliance
- Establish and ensure adherence to corporate finance policies, compliance, and internal control standards.
- Oversee local finance, accounting and administration processes as well as the financial audits
- Manage financial and operational risks of the Company
- Collaborate closely with Group Controlling, Group Accounting and Tax.
- Administration, Organization, and Process Optimization
- Actively steer and support the development of the ERP system as part of the digital transformation, ensuring harmonized processes and data consistency.
- Drive standardization and automation of finance and administrative processes.
- Ensure effective cross-functional collaboration with corporate departments.
- Leadership and People Development
- Lead, coach, and develop the Finance & Administration team in USA and Mexico with a total team size of > 10 employees.
- Foster a high-performance, collaborative culture built on accountability and transparency.
- Promote diversity, compliance, and sustainable business practices.
Qualifications
Professional Qualifications
- University degree in Business Administration, Finance, Accounting, or related field; MBA or professional certification (e.g., CPA, CMA) preferred.
- 10+ years of senior finance leadership experience within an international (construction/engineering) company.
- Solid knowledge of US-GAAP, accounting and controlling processes as well as tax regulations.
- Proven experience in ERP implementations and in designing digital finance processes, experience with Sage Intacct is a plus.
- Demonstrated success in leading teams
Personal Competencies
- Strategic and analytical thinker with a strong result orientation.
- Excellent communication and leadership skills across cultures and levels.
- Ability to translate complex financial topics into clear business language.
- A good balance between willingness to deal with details (hands-on) and handing over responsibility through goal-oriented delegation
- Entrepreneurial mindset and strong business partnering capability.
- High level of motivation, resilience and organizational skills
- Integrity, assertiveness, and intercultural sensitivity.
