Director, FP&A

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Director, FP&A

We’re looking for a strategic and influential Director, FP&A, reporting directly to the Head of Corporate FP&A. This role leads enterprise value creation initiatives, capital allocation analyses, business case governance, and strategic performance improvement efforts that drive long-term financial performance and shareholder value.

This highly visible role partners across Finance and executive leadership to evaluate strategic investments, support M&A and integration activities, improve capital efficiency, and influence enterprise resource allocation decisions. The Director serves as a key advisor to Corporate FP&A leadership by translating complex financial and operational information into actionable insights, recommendations, and value creation opportunities.

We are seeking a leader who challenges assumptions, simplifies complexity, and drives accountability across the organization. Partnering closely with the Head of Corporate FP&A, this role leads initiatives focused on ROIC, entity performance, organizational simplification, and finance transformation to improve financial visibility, strengthen decision making, and enhance enterprise performance.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Lead enterprise value creation initiatives focused on improving cash flow, capital efficiency, ROIC, and overall financial performance.
• Partner with executive and business leaders to identify, prioritize, and execute strategic initiatives that drive measurable enterprise value.
• Establish and govern the enterprise business case framework for investments, restructuring activities, transformation initiatives, acquisitions, and growth opportunities.
• Influence enterprise resource allocation decisions by evaluating investment opportunities, strategic initiatives, capital requirements, and expected financial returns.
• Own the enterprise ROIC and capital effectiveness framework, providing visibility into investment performance and value creation outcomes.
• Support M&A transactions by partnering with Corporate FP&A leadership and cross-functional teams on diligence activities, valuation support, strategic assessments, and scenario analysis.
• Lead FP&A integration governance following acquisitions, establishing performance baselines, synergy tracking frameworks, value creation objectives, and ongoing performance measurement.
• Partner with the Corporate FP&A Lead to establish performance measurement frameworks and KPIs for strategic initiatives, acquisitions, and transformation programs, ensuring accountability for expected results.
• Develop and own enterprise processes for entity-level forecasting, capital planning, cash flow visibility, and balance sheet performance management, including consolidation of enterprise cash flow and balance sheet forecasts and budgets.
• Partner with Treasury, Tax, Accounting, and Business Unit Finance teams to improve capital efficiency, cash flow and balance sheet forecasting accuracy, and financial transparency across legal entities.
• Lead finance transformation and simplification initiatives to improve planning processes, management reporting, decision support capabilities, and organizational effectiveness.
• Drive standardization of financial metrics, governance frameworks, reporting methodologies, and management reporting processes across the organization.
• Serve as the FP&A lead for financial data governance, partnering with Finance Technology and Accounting to improve reporting capabilities, strengthen data integrity, and ensure effective integration between ERP and OneStream platforms.
• Develop executive-level reporting and strategic insights that support leadership discussions regarding capital deployment, enterprise performance, transformation progress, and value creation opportunities.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, or related field.
• 15+ years of progressive experience in FP&A, Corporate Finance, Strategic Finance, or related disciplines within a complex multi-entity environment.
• 7+ years of people leadership experience.
• Strong understanding of financial statement integration, including income statement, balance sheet, cash flow, working capital, capital allocation, and ROIC.
• Experience developing business cases, evaluating strategic investments, and supporting executive decision-making through financial analysis.
• Proven ability to lead cross-functional initiatives, influence stakeholders, and drive organizational change.
• Strong analytical, communication, and presentation skills.
• High ethical and professional standards, including maintaining confidentiality of sensitive company information.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Experience supporting public company or SOX-regulated environments.
• Experience with M&A, integration, finance transformation, or value creation initiatives.
• Experience with OneStream or similar EPM platforms, including planning, forecasting, reporting, or implementation activities.
• MBA, CPA, CFA, or equivalent professional designation.

NICE TO KNOW

Deliver Results: Understand the mission and output of your team; set SMART objectives and deliver.

Drive Change: Focus on agility and commitment to continuous improvement; Understand and act on internal and external drivers of change

Build Capability: Foster a culture of learning and development; Support individual growth through continuous feedback to achieve personal and professional goals

Cultivate Innovation: Openly embrace, create, implement and support new and innovative ideas, processes and technology that deliver business results.

Gentherm is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to building an inclusive culture through Our Network of Engagement (ONE) where we value our differences and work together to positively impact the lives of our employees, customers, and communities. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or protected veteran status.