Head of Finance
Coherent Corp. · San Francisco Bay Area · 1 mo ago
HybridFinanceFull-time
We need to output HTML fragment with headings for sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Only include sections that have real specific content. No job title heading. No Job ID etc. Remove boilerplate: EEO, equal opportunity, accommodation contact, About Us, note to recruiters, etc. Also remove duplicated lines.
We need to parse the job description.
Content:
Primary Duties & Responsibilities: a long list.
Supervisory Responsibilities: Manage geographically dispersed team of 10 individuals through direct reports. Motivate, mentor and grow a successful global team of professionals. Promote a philosophy of Continuous Improvement and Speed and Agility while maintaining a culture of accountability, including the construction of clear employee and organizational objectives, regular follow-up and developing team members in support of CFO Organization objectives. Conduct accurate and timely assessment of subordinates through provision of regular performance feedback and annual reviews.
Education & Experience: Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting and/or Finance, Economics with proven experience operating as a Finance/Accounting Executive, including multiple Controllerships or Directorships, involving a career path clearly demonstrating positions of progressive responsibility. Experience clearly demonstrates candidate’s direct involvement with respect to establishing financial direction for a self-contained BU, division, unit or comparable organization, with specific experience involving multi-BU, multi-product P&Ls, Balance Sheet oversight and Cashflow management. Minimum of 20 years in management preferably in a high-tech environment with experience in financial and cost accounting, intercompany transactions, logistics/supply chain, sales and SOX compliance. Superior knowledge of cost accounting and standard costing systems Global mindset, function and influence in a matrix organization, team player
Skills: Building Organizational Talent; Business Acumen and Global Mindset; Change Agent; Coaching and Teaching; Customer Driven; Establishing Strategic Direction; Leadership; Professional and Technical Knowledge and Skills; Results Oriented; Strategic Decision Making
Working Conditions: Fast-paced, dynamic, and geographically diverse environment Frequent collaboration with executives and global teams High accountability, deadlines, and financial reporting requirements
Physical Requirements: Onsite / Hybrid work Office based work
Safety Requirements: All employees are required to follow the site EHS procedures and Coherent Corp. Corporate EHS standards.
Quality And Environmental Responsibilities: Depending on location, this position may be responsible for the execution and maintenance of the ISO 9000, 9001, 14001 and/or other applicable standards that may apply to the relevant roles and responsibilities within the Quality Management System and Environmental Management System.
Culture Commitment: Ensure adherence to company’s values (ICARE) in all aspects of your position at Coherent Corp.: Integrity – Create an Environment of Trust Collaboration – Innovate Through the Sharing of Ideas Accountability – Own the Process and the Outcome Respect – Recognize the Value in Everyone Enthusiasm – Find a Sense of Purpose in Work
Then there is EEO boilerplate etc to remove.
Also there is "About Us" etc to remove.
Also "Note to recruiters..." remove.
Also "Come Join Us!" maybe considered marketing fluff but it's substantive? It's generic; but we can keep as part of About the role? It's not specific detail; maybe we can drop as it's fluff. The instruction: remove duplicated lines, cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, and application instructions. The "Come Join Us!" is not boilerplate but it's marketing; but we might keep if it's substantive? It's vague. Probably better to omit as it's not specific duty. The instruction: Prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones. So we can combine some.
We need sections: About the role (maybe a brief summary), Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule.
We have no explicit Benefits, Pay, Schedule info in the posting. So we should NOT create those sections because they are not stated. So we omit Benefits, Pay, Schedule.
We have About the role: maybe we can include a short paragraph summarizing the role (like "The Finance Director will...") but we must not invent. We could use the first sentence of Primary Duties & Responsibilities as about the role: "Establish and communicate financial objectives for the business while leading a staff of Finance/Accounting professionals to meet divisions, BUs, BG and corporate goals." That's substantive. Could be About the role.
Responsibilities: we can list the duties from Primary Duties & Responsibilities and Supervisory Responsibilities combined.
Requirements: Education & Experience maybe.
Qualifications: maybe the skills? Actually Skills separate.
We need to decide mapping.
Typically: About the role (summary), Responsibilities (duties), Requirements (education/experience), Qualifications (maybe certifications?), Skills (competencies). But we have only Education & Experience and Skills list. Could treat Education & Experience as Requirements, and Skills as Skills. Qualifications maybe we could omit if no distinct content. Or we could put Education & Experience under Qualifications. But we need to follow instruction: include a section ONLY when the posting has real, specific content for it. So we can have sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Skills. Possibly also Qualifications if we have distinct content like "Superior knowledge of cost accounting and standard costing systems Global mindset, function and influence in a matrix organization, team player" but that's part of Education & Experience. Might be better to put Education & Experience under Requirements, and Skills under Skills. Qualifications maybe omitted.
We also have Working Conditions, Physical Requirements, Safety Requirements, Quality And Environmental Responsibilities, Culture Commitment. Those could be part of Responsibilities or maybe separate sections like Working Conditions etc. But we only have allowed headings: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. So we cannot add extra headings like Working Conditions. So we need to fold those into existing sections if relevant. For example, Working Conditions could be part of Responsibilities or maybe Requirements? It's not exactly a requirement but could be part of Responsibilities (work environment). Physical Requirements could be part of Responsibilities? Safety Requirements maybe part of Responsibilities. Quality And Environmental Responsibilities maybe part of Responsibilities. Culture Commitment maybe part of Responsibilities or About the role.
We need to preserve ALL substantive information; we cannot drop details. So we need to embed all those details somewhere within allowed sections.
Thus we need to include all points: Working Conditions, Physical Requirements, Safety Requirements, Quality And Environmental Responsibilities, Culture Commitment, etc. We'll embed them under Responsibilities (maybe as bullet points) or under Requirements (if they are requirements). But they are not exactly requirements; they are more about work environment and expectations. Could be part of Responsibilities (like "You will work in a fast-paced...").
Thus we will create sections:
for sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Only include sections that have real specific content. No job title heading. No Job ID etc. Remove boilerplate: EEO, equal opportunity, accommodation contact, About Us, note to recruiters, etc. Also remove duplicated lines.
We need to parse the job description.
Content:
Primary Duties & Responsibilities: a long list.
Supervisory Responsibilities: Manage geographically dispersed team of 10 individuals through direct reports. Motivate, mentor and grow a successful global team of professionals. Promote a philosophy of Continuous Improvement and Speed and Agility while maintaining a culture of accountability, including the construction of clear employee and organizational objectives, regular follow-up and developing team members in support of CFO Organization objectives. Conduct accurate and timely assessment of subordinates through provision of regular performance feedback and annual reviews.
Education & Experience: Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting and/or Finance, Economics with proven experience operating as a Finance/Accounting Executive, including multiple Controllerships or Directorships, involving a career path clearly demonstrating positions of progressive responsibility. Experience clearly demonstrates candidate’s direct involvement with respect to establishing financial direction for a self-contained BU, division, unit or comparable organization, with specific experience involving multi-BU, multi-product P&Ls, Balance Sheet oversight and Cashflow management. Minimum of 20 years in management preferably in a high-tech environment with experience in financial and cost accounting, intercompany transactions, logistics/supply chain, sales and SOX compliance. Superior knowledge of cost accounting and standard costing systems Global mindset, function and influence in a matrix organization, team player
Skills: Building Organizational Talent; Business Acumen and Global Mindset; Change Agent; Coaching and Teaching; Customer Driven; Establishing Strategic Direction; Leadership; Professional and Technical Knowledge and Skills; Results Oriented; Strategic Decision Making
Working Conditions: Fast-paced, dynamic, and geographically diverse environment Frequent collaboration with executives and global teams High accountability, deadlines, and financial reporting requirements
Physical Requirements: Onsite / Hybrid work Office based work
Safety Requirements: All employees are required to follow the site EHS procedures and Coherent Corp. Corporate EHS standards.
Quality And Environmental Responsibilities: Depending on location, this position may be responsible for the execution and maintenance of the ISO 9000, 9001, 14001 and/or other applicable standards that may apply to the relevant roles and responsibilities within the Quality Management System and Environmental Management System.
Culture Commitment: Ensure adherence to company’s values (ICARE) in all aspects of your position at Coherent Corp.: Integrity – Create an Environment of Trust Collaboration – Innovate Through the Sharing of Ideas Accountability – Own the Process and the Outcome Respect – Recognize the Value in Everyone Enthusiasm – Find a Sense of Purpose in Work
Then there is EEO boilerplate etc to remove.
Also there is "About Us" etc to remove.
Also "Note to recruiters..." remove.
Also "Come Join Us!" maybe considered marketing fluff but it's substantive? It's generic; but we can keep as part of About the role? It's not specific detail; maybe we can drop as it's fluff. The instruction: remove duplicated lines, cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, and application instructions. The "Come Join Us!" is not boilerplate but it's marketing; but we might keep if it's substantive? It's vague. Probably better to omit as it's not specific duty. The instruction: Prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones. So we can combine some.
We need sections: About the role (maybe a brief summary), Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule.
We have no explicit Benefits, Pay, Schedule info in the posting. So we should NOT create those sections because they are not stated. So we omit Benefits, Pay, Schedule.
We have About the role: maybe we can include a short paragraph summarizing the role (like "The Finance Director will...") but we must not invent. We could use the first sentence of Primary Duties & Responsibilities as about the role: "Establish and communicate financial objectives for the business while leading a staff of Finance/Accounting professionals to meet divisions, BUs, BG and corporate goals." That's substantive. Could be About the role.
Responsibilities: we can list the duties from Primary Duties & Responsibilities and Supervisory Responsibilities combined.
Requirements: Education & Experience maybe.
Qualifications: maybe the skills? Actually Skills separate.
We need to decide mapping.
Typically: About the role (summary), Responsibilities (duties), Requirements (education/experience), Qualifications (maybe certifications?), Skills (competencies). But we have only Education & Experience and Skills list. Could treat Education & Experience as Requirements, and Skills as Skills. Qualifications maybe we could omit if no distinct content. Or we could put Education & Experience under Qualifications. But we need to follow instruction: include a section ONLY when the posting has real, specific content for it. So we can have sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Skills. Possibly also Qualifications if we have distinct content like "Superior knowledge of cost accounting and standard costing systems Global mindset, function and influence in a matrix organization, team player" but that's part of Education & Experience. Might be better to put Education & Experience under Requirements, and Skills under Skills. Qualifications maybe omitted.
We also have Working Conditions, Physical Requirements, Safety Requirements, Quality And Environmental Responsibilities, Culture Commitment. Those could be part of Responsibilities or maybe separate sections like Working Conditions etc. But we only have allowed headings: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. So we cannot add extra headings like Working Conditions. So we need to fold those into existing sections if relevant. For example, Working Conditions could be part of Responsibilities or maybe Requirements? It's not exactly a requirement but could be part of Responsibilities (work environment). Physical Requirements could be part of Responsibilities? Safety Requirements maybe part of Responsibilities. Quality And Environmental Responsibilities maybe part of Responsibilities. Culture Commitment maybe part of Responsibilities or About the role.
We need to preserve ALL substantive information; we cannot drop details. So we need to embed all those details somewhere within allowed sections.
Thus we need to include all points: Working Conditions, Physical Requirements, Safety Requirements, Quality And Environmental Responsibilities, Culture Commitment, etc. We'll embed them under Responsibilities (maybe as bullet points) or under Requirements (if they are requirements). But they are not exactly requirements; they are more about work environment and expectations. Could be part of Responsibilities (like "You will work in a fast-paced...").
Thus we will create sections:
About the role
Establish and communicate financial objectives for the business while leading a staff of Finance/Accounting professionals to meet divisions, BUs, BG and corporate goals.
Responsibilities
- Oversight of the annual budget, quarterly forecasts and weekly business updates, incorporating Revenue, Cost, Gross Margin, Operating Expense, Operating Income, Headcount, Capital, Inventory and Cashflow.
- Responsible for the accuracy and integrity of the accounting close cycle with respect to division, BU & BG’s reporting of revenue, cost, gross margin, operating expense, inventory, capex, etc.
- Develop and implement performance and operating metrics and utilizing data, experience, business acumen and leadership skills intended to optimize short-, medium- and long-term financial outcomes.
- Focus actions on profitable growth for BUs & BG, including but not limited to business financial modeling, investment & ROI analyses and operating KPIs monitoring.
- Regular interpretation and presentation of business performance to effectively convey and influence favorable outcomes across multiple levels within the organization, including the executive level.
- Review and approval of contracts with respect to accuracy, acceptable financial terms and conditions, proposing changes as warranted, approval/signature, execution, implementation and post contract performance monitoring.
- Encourage cross-collaboration with Corporate including pre-reviewing technical accounting issues before quarter end close.
- Coach team in order to effectively perform both recurring and ad-hoc analyses, measures functional performance, aids in decisions support and promotes positive ROI for the BG.
- Develop business partnerships with BU leaders, functional leaders, corporate counterparts and surrounding business stakeholders.
- Follow all internal controls, regulatory policies, procedures, privacy, security standards in accordance with government agencies, including but not limited to GAAP, IAS and ensures that the company’s financial position remains legal at all times.
- Supports new ERP implementation.
- Manage geographically dispersed team of 10 individuals through direct reports; motivate, mentor and grow a successful global team of professionals.
- Promote a philosophy of Continuous Improvement and Speed and Agility while maintaining a culture of accountability, including the construction of clear employee and organizational objectives, regular follow-up and developing team members in support of CFO Organization objectives.
- Conduct accurate and timely assessment of subordinates through provision of regular performance feedback and annual reviews.
- Work in a fast-paced, dynamic, and geographically diverse environment; frequent collaboration with executives and global teams; high accountability, deadlines, and financial reporting requirements.
- Onsite / Hybrid work; office based work.
- Follow site EHS procedures and Coherent Corp. Corporate EHS standards.
- Depending on location, responsible for the execution and maintenance of the ISO 9000, 9001, 14001 and/or other applicable standards within the Quality Management System and Environmental Management System.
- Ensure adherence to company’s values (ICARE): Integrity – Create an Environment of Trust; Collaboration – Innovate Through the Sharing of Ideas; Accountability – Own the Process and the Outcome; Respect – Recognize the Value in Everyone; Enthusiasm – Find a Sense of Purpose in Work.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting and/or Finance, Economics.
- Proven experience operating as a Finance/Accounting Executive, including multiple Controllerships or Directorships, with a career path demonstrating progressive responsibility.
- Direct involvement establishing financial direction for a self-contained BU, division, unit or comparable organization; specific experience involving multi-BU, multi-product P&Ls, Balance Sheet oversight and Cashflow management.
- Minimum of 20 years in management preferably in a high-tech environment with experience in financial and cost accounting, intercompany transactions, logistics/supply chain, sales and SOX compliance.
- Superior knowledge of cost accounting and standard costing systems.
- Global mindset, ability to function and influence in a matrix organization; team player.
Skills
- Building Organizational Talent
- Business Acumen and Global Mindset
- Change Agent
- Coaching and Teaching
- Customer Driven
- Establishing Strategic Direction
- Leadership
- Professional and Technical Knowledge and Skills
- Results Oriented
- Strategic Decision Making