Senior Strategic Financial Advisor

R10067552 Senior Strategic Financial Advisor (Open)

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How will you CONTRIBUTE and GROW?

Key Responsibilities

• Advanced Financial Advisory: Render expert-level consultation on financial planning, rigorous analysis, and comprehensive reporting.

• Strategic Business Counsel: Offer astute insights and strategic recommendations concerning corporate strategy, market dynamics, and competitive positioning.

• Operational Excellence Initiatives: Propose and advise on systemic improvements to maximize operational efficiency and prudent cost management.

• Executive Mentorship: Provide mentorship and guidance to senior executives on sophisticated financial decision-making and exemplary leadership practices.

• Strategic Project Participation: Engage in special projects, strategic initiatives, and due diligence proceedings as required.

• Drive effective communication with internal stakeholders through assisting with the preparation and delivery of clear and concise updates on strategic projects.

• Serve as a subject matter expert for the Finance workstream lead, providing guidance on the implications of the new product costing project on the General Ledger, GAAP, IFRS, and FICOPRO.

• Collaborate actively with cross-functional teams and workstreams to contribute to the design and ongoing maintenance of the new product costing processes.

• Articulate the strategic rationale for the new product costing approach by providing historical context and a clear explanation of its business purpose.

• Support change management efforts by developing materials and providing guidance to divisional associates on the impact of the new cost allocation and commission calculation methodologies.

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Required Qualifications

• Distinguished career as a Chief Financial Officer, marked by demonstrable achievements and sustained success.

• Comprehensive and profound knowledge of Airgas’ financial operations, integrated systems, and organizational culture.

• Demonstrated expertise in advanced financial planning, meticulous reporting, and sophisticated analysis.

• Exceptional strategic acumen and complex problem-solving proficiencies.

• Superior communication and interpersonal skills, reflecting a high degree of professionalism.

• Capacity to deliver objective, unbiased, and well-founded counsel to executive leadership.

• Unwavering commitment to professional integrity and discretion.

Reporting Relationship

The appointed advisor shall report directly to the Senior Director of Finance Transformation.

Terms of Engagement

• This role is structured as a part-time, strategic advisory position.

• Compensation will be commensurate with the appointee's distinguished experience and mutually agreed upon terms.

• The initial term of the engagement will be 6 months.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

To perform this position successfully, an individual must be able to perform each job duty satisfactorily.  The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills, and/or abilities required.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties.

Required Education:

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or related field.

Required Length & Type of Experience:

• Minimum of ten years financial reporting / financial management experience in positions of increasing responsibility.

• Management experience with solid leadership qualities including team management and people development skills. 

• Working knowledge and experience with large Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems, SAP strongly preferred.

• Skilled project management, staff mentoring and  employee development skills required.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities: 

• Established a proven track record of success in prior senior finance roles.

• Strong technical accounting experience, knowledge, and substantial management responsibility and experience leading and managing multiple financial functions concurrently.

• Strong “customer service” mindset and demonstrate leadership skills required to drive continuous process improvement.

• Skilled at organizational team-building and people skills. The ability to work and navigate within a complex matrixed organization.

• Able to demonstrate strong leadership skills and to assume increasing responsibilities in a rapidly-changing environment.

• Ability to understand the impact of new technologies on processes and costs and implement appropriate solutions and experience integrating new technologies into day-to-day operations.

• ‘Working Manager’ leadership style is expected in order to engage in the details of managing the operation and providing guidance.

• Strong affinity for a ‘follow-up/follow-through’ management style and proactive communicator keeping his supervisors, other leaders and his team updated. 

• Ability to manage multiple priorities between divisional, local and corporate management and demands.   

PHYSICAL DEMANDS: the physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Able to talk, hear, and walk sit: use hands to finger, handle or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; stoop, kneel or crouch.

• Specific vision abilities include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to focus objects required.

WORK ENVIRONMENT: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

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We care about and support our Airgas Families. This is evident not only through our competitive compensation but also through a comprehensive benefits package that includes medical, dental, and vision plans, vacation, sick time, floating holidays, and paid holidays for full-time employees. 

We provide a progressive parental leave package for our eligible Airgas parents, offering generous paid time off for the birth or placement of children,  including 14 weeks of paid child birth benefit for birth mothers on leave, as well as paid parental leave benefits for other associates. 

Additionally, we offer our employees a 401k plan with company matching funds, tuition reimbursement, discounted college tuition for employees’ dependents, and an Airgas Scholarship Program for dependent children.

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Your differences enhance our performance

At Airgas, we are committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace that embraces the diversity of our employees, our customers, patients, community stakeholders and cultures across the world.

We welcome and consider applications from all qualified applicants, regardless of their race, gender, sexual orientation, religion, disability or any other protected characteristic. We strongly believe a diverse organization opens up opportunities for people to express their talent, both individually and collectively and it helps foster our ability to innovate by living our fundamentals, acting for our success and creating an engaging environment in a changing world.

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Equal Employment Opportunity Information
 

We are an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic. 

Please click here to view the EEO Know Your Rights poster and here to view the Pay Transparency Nondiscrimination poster. Airgas, an Air Liquide Company invites any applicant and/or employee to review the Company’s written Affirmative Action Plan or Policy Statement. This plan or policy statement is available for inspection upon request.

Airgas, an Air Liquide Company and its group of companies does not discriminate against qualified applicants with disabilities and is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to the known disabilities of such individuals so as to ensure equal access to benefits and privileges of employment. If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request a reasonable accommodation as part of the employment selection process, please contact us by email at us-accommodationrequest@airgas.com.

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