VP Corporate Development And Strategy

JOB SUMMARY:

The VP Finance (FP&A) drives CECO's financial strategy and oversees several fiscal functions (e.g., financial and capital planning, annual budgeting, operational accounting, report preparation, auditing, controllership, and asset management in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) to maximize organizational profits and plan for future short and long-term financial growth. This role is a member of the Senior Leadership Team directly supporting the SVP, Chief Financial and Strategy Officer, leveraging analysis and data driven insights to advise executive management on strategic direction, development, implementation, and evaluation, as well as corporate prioritization, and strategy communication. The VP Finance is also responsible for building key stakeholder relationships.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

This job description represents only the primary areas of responsibility; specific position assignments will vary depending on the needs of the department.

To perform the job successfully, an individual must be able to execute each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Essential duties and responsibilities should be listed in the order of importance/majority of time spent.

• Leads formulation and execution of Corporate Development & Portfolio Strategy.

• Cultivates, structures and executes M&A opportunities.

• Manages and maintains current M&A and Alliance pipelines.

• Supports the development of licensing and alliance/partnership opportunities with research, data collection, analysis and structuring.

• Manages a team of analysts and transaction managers.

• Manages and expands relationships with bankers and transaction specialists to include tax, legal, etc.

• Reviews and evaluates new business models and corporate investment ideas.

• Partners with Corporate FP&A to maintain corporate valuation models and develops value creation scenarios.

• Represents CECO Environmental at select investor and analyst conferences.

• Leads, mentors, and develops staff.

• Serves as a core member of the Finance and Accounting leadership team.

• Performs other duties of a similar nature and level as assigned.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

A Bachelor's degree in technical or business discipline and MBA/ MS required, and a minimum of 15 years of experience in a Manufacturing or Capital Goods environment in Corporate Development, M&A or Strategy leadership role(s). Experience defining and executing inorganic growth strategies in support of accelerating revenue and profit delivery and driving transformational change. Experience in strategy formulation, growth and marketing plan development and deployment, M&A analysis and/or transactions, or operational improvement/Six Sigma. Experience leading cross functional and cross cultural teams, driving complex projects to conclusion.

LICENSING/CERTIFICATIONS:

• NA

COMPETENCIES

KNOWLEDGE:

• Business Acumen.

• Financial, Deal Structuring, Valuation and Synergy Analysis.

• M&A/ Alliance Transaction Structuring and Management.

• Integration Plan Preparation and Management..

• Project Management.

• Opportunity Assessment and Modeling.

• Negotiation.

• Preparation of Presentations and Briefings.

• Ability to work across organizational boundaries and cultures.

• Leading cross functional teams.

• Fluency in English, additional languages a plus.

COMPETENCIES

SKILL IN:

• Exercising confidentiality, discretion, and sound judgment.

• Analyzing large data sets.

• Effectively Communicating and building strong relationships.

• Relationship building and effective interpersonal interactions. Demonstrating cultural sensitivity to the needs of culturally diverse colleagues.

• Financial Resources Management- Determining how money will be spent to get the work done, and accounting of these expenditures.

• Mathematics-Using math to solve problems.

• Critical thinking-Uses logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems.

• Judgment and Decision Making-Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.

• Management of Personnel Resources-Leading, motivating, developing, and directing people as they work, identifying the best people for the job.

• Reading Comprehension-Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.

ABILITIES IN:

• Deductive Reasoning-The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.

• Mathematical Reasoning-The ability to choose the right mathematical methods or formulas to solve a problem.

• Oral Comprehension-The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.

• Written Comprehension-The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing.

• Number Facility-The ability to add, subtract, multiply or divide quickly and correctly.

• Organization and prioritization-The ability to prioritize and organize workload with strong attention to details.

ADA REQUIREMENTS (For U.S. positions only):

Positions in this function typically require typing, sitting, climbing, balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, crawling, reaching, standing, walking, pushing, pulling, lifting, fingering, grasping, feeling, talking, hearing, seeing and repetitive motions.

• Concentrated mental and/or visual attention. The work involves performing complex tasks to very close accuracy and quality specifications, or a high degree of hand and eye coordination for sustained periods.

• The job is typically performed under comfortable working conditions; any disagreeable elements are generally absent during normal performance of job.

• Compliance with company attendance standards.

Sedentary Work: Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body. Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time. Jobs are sedentary if walking and standing are required only occasionally, and all other sedentary criteria are met.

TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS:

Incumbents are expected to travel as needed to support assigned business lines(s) and must have the ability to travel across borders.

NOTE:

The above job description is intended to represent only the primary areas of responsibility; specific position assignments will vary depending on the business needs of the department.