Regional Finance Senior Director, North America

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Job Details

The Regional Finance Senior Director, North America is the senior finance leader for the region, partnering with the North America Leadership Team to drive profitable growth, operational excellence, and strategic decision-making. The role provides financial leadership across planning, forecasting, performance management, commercial decision support, governance, and business transformation. As a trusted advisor to regional leadership, the Regional Finance Director ensures financial discipline while helping accelerate growth and value creation across the business.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the lead finance partner to the North America Leadership Team.
• Provide financial insight and strategic challenge to support business growth and profitability.
• Support regional strategy, investment decisions, and long-range planning.
• Drive accountability for financial performance across the region.
• Lead annual budgeting, forecasting, and long-range planning processes.
• Deliver monthly business reviews and executive performance reporting.
• Identify risks and opportunities and recommend corrective actions.
• Monitor key financial and operational KPIs.
• Commercial Finance Leadership Partner with Commercial and Operations teams to improve growth and profitability.
• Support major customer negotiations, strategic bids, and contract renewals.
• Lead customer profitability and pricing analyses.
• Drive initiatives focused on margin expansion and operating income improvement.
• Lead and develop a high-performing regional finance team (~35 FTEs) including operations in overseas share services.
• Ensure compliance with company policies, controls, and governance requirements.
• Oversee cash flow, working capital, and financial risk management.
• Partner with Corporate Finance, FP&A, Tax, Treasury, and External Audit teams.
• Champion process improvement, automation, and finance digitalization.
• Support implementation of finance, pricing, and reporting technologies.
• Drive productivity initiatives and continuous improvement across the region.

Education and Work Experience

• Bachelor's degree - Finance, Accounting, Economics, or Busines preferred.
• Professional qualification (CPA, CMA, ACA, ACCA) and/or MBA preferred.
• 12+ years of progressive finance leadership experience.
• Proven track record partnering with senior business leaders in a complex multinational environment.
• Experience within healthcare, logistics, pharmaceutical, or supply chain industries preferred.
• Strong leadership, commercial acumen, analytical capability, and influencing skills.

What Success Looks Like

• Achievement of Revenue, Operating Income, and Cash Flow targets.
• Forecast accuracy and planning effectiveness.
• Margin improvement and customer profitability enhancement.
• Successful delivery of strategic growth and transformation initiatives.
• Development and engagement of regional finance talent.
• Quality of business partnership with North America leadership.

What Cencora offers

• medical
• dental
• vision care
• backup dependent care
• adoption assistance
• infertility coverage
• family building support
• behavioral health solutions
• paid parental leave
• paid caregiver leave
• training programs
• professional development resources
• mentorship programs
• employee resource groups
• volunteer activities
• much more

Full time

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Affiliated Companies

• World Courier Inc

Cencora is a leading global pharmaceutical solutions company that is committed to improving the lives of people and animals everywhere. We connect manufacturers, providers, and patients to ensure that anyone can get the therapies they need, where and when they need them. We’re a purpose-driven organization, where all of our team members around the world are united in our responsibility to create healthier futures. We work together every day to help our partners bring their innovations to patients worldwide, creating unparalleled access and impact at the center of health.