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Ensuring Chart’s Success…

The Finance Director – Cryogenic Systems, Germany drives financial performance and strategy across all aspects of their business units. The Finance Director is responsible for building a cohesive and integrated finance team whilst ensuring a strong business focus and reporting and controls environment. The role also provides financial input to the Finance Business Partner who supports the VP Cryogenic Systems – Europe.

Who are we…

Chart Industries is a leading global manufacturer of highly engineered equipment servicing multiple applications in the clean energy and industrial gas markets. Chart employees over 11,700 people based across 64 global manufacturing locations and 50+ service centres. Recognised for an innovative edge and expansive portfolio, Chart has a global leadership position in process technologies with products and services in applications such as hydrogen, carbon capture, energy recovery, nuclear, water treatment, mining, and LNG to name a few.

Our Chart Industries location in Goch, Germany is an internationally established specialist for the design and manufacture of cyrogenic and non-cryogenic mobile units for the distribution of gases, liquids, and bulk goods, including hazardous cargos. Its‘ key products include cryogenic transport trailers, hazardous transport solutions and cryogenic aftersales and services. It employs around 280 people and is one of seven Chart Industries Sites located in Germany.

What Will You Do…

As Finance Director Cryogenic Systems based in Goch you will be operating as a key member of the Chart Germany, GOFA, VCT and Flow leadership teams and participate actively to drive the business strategy.

This includes providing financial insight for the business challenges and take a lead role in strategic and budget planning as well as supporting business development opportunities.

• Financial Reporting :

Ensure that all internal and external reporting is delivered accurately and on time.

Ensure compliance with relevant accounting standards – US GAAP and local GAAP.

Work closely with the Regional and Group Finance functions to ensure alignment and co-operation. Ensure that Group reporting requirements are complied with and in accordance with agreed timetables, format and the Group Accounting Manual.

Provide relevant management data and reporting to all key stakeholders.

Ensure relevant KPIs are defined, reported and analysed against targets.

Provide relevant insights to performance and identify key focus areas for improvement.

Drive the regular budgeting and forecasting processes in line with Group requirements.

Drive target setting to ensure challenging but achievable targets and ensure that they are aligned with the overall business strategy.

Key member of business leadership team, supporting and driving overall results and business performance.

Drive cash performance and working capital management within business.

Contribute to business strategies and ensure alignment to overall Group goals and strategies.

Build and lead local finance team, providing coaching, guidance, development and direction.

Ensure an open culture, delivering accountability and a continuous improvement mindset.

Become a key member of the Regional Finance community, contributing to the overall Region and ensuring that strategies and direction are aligned within the business.

Ensure all local statutory requirements and compliance requirements are met, including Tax and Treasury requirements.

Engage with Global functions to ensure compliance as required.

Design and implement adequate internal controls to ensure compliance with both local and Group requirements and comply with Group SOX controls requirements. Ensuring testing is supported to be able to document and prove compliance.

What Do You Bring…

Skills and Experience

Professional Finance Qualification – qualified accountant and / or degree in business studies with focus on finance and accounting.

Experience in a senior Finance leadership role within a sizeable organisation, in particular within an environment undergoing transformation.

Experience of US GAAP and operating a sound controls environment – experienced in SOX an advantage.

Experience of operating successfully within a matrix oriented, large corporate (US) environment

Change management experience.

Experience with ERP systems – JD Edwards would be an advantage but not essential – and Microsoft Office, especially Excel.

Knowledge of the energy or de-carbonisation market would be an advantage.

Fluent in German and English.

Competencies

Action oriented, innovative and proactive, energising the team.

Acting with transparency and ethics.

Ability to quickly identify what has to be changed and lead the team to meet objectives and implement successful countermeasures.

Entrepreneurial, solution-oriented mind-set, with the ability to manage stressful situations well.

Excellent stakeholder management skills both internally and externally.

Good with ambiguity and ability to work well in an environment going through significant change.

Confident dealing with different cultures and able to flex style accordingly.

Ability to exercise professional financial decision-making at all times.  Be comfortable taking a contrary view when required.

Travel

The base location is in Goch and regular travel to our Monheim and Gablingen locations in Germany is required. Apart from that a hybrid working arrangement is possible.

Some travel within Europe region may be required from time to time.

Chart is an equal opportunity employer...

The Company intention in respect of recruitment, selection and promotion is to appoint the most suitable candidate for each job regardless of that person’s race, religious beliefs, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, age or disability.