VICE PRESIDENT OF FINANCE

Vice President of Finance

NSK America | Hoffman Estates, IL | Onsite

About the Opportunity

NSK America is a well-established manufacturing company and the U.S. subsidiary of Nakanishi Inc., a global parent company headquartered in Japan with a growing portfolio of domestic subsidiaries. This is a planned succession: the current VP of Finance is retiring, creating an opportunity to step into a full P&L role reporting directly to executive leadership, with regular partnership with the parent company on strategic financial priorities.

The Role

The VP of Finance owns financial operations, accounting, and corporate governance for the organization, including full P&L accountability for the consolidated corporate entity and its subsidiary companies. This person serves as a key business partner to executive leadership, turning financial and operational data into the strategy that drives growth.

P&L, Budgeting & Financial Analysis

• Full accountability for the accuracy and performance of the consolidated corporate P&L and individual subsidiary company statements
• Lead the annual corporate budgeting process across all departments and subsidiaries, with monthly variance analysis
• Lead FP&A to give leadership visibility into profitability, cost drivers, and growth opportunities
• Translate financial data into clear narratives for executive leadership and board presentations

Governance, Banking & Treasury

• Oversee all corporate and subsidiary bank accounts, including credit lines, liquidity, and cash flow forecasting
• Maintain and enforce internal controls under JSOX (Japanese Sarbanes-Oxley) compliance
• Manage multi-currency consolidations, international tax compliance, and transfer pricing across global entities
• Monitor the financial health of subsidiary companies and standardize financial practices for newly acquired businesses, including post-merger integration

Team Leadership

• Lead and mentor the accounting and finance teams
• Modernize financial systems, ERP architecture, and banking interfaces to scale with company growth

What We're Looking For

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field; MBA, CPA, or CMA strongly preferred
• 10+ years of progressive financial leadership experience in FP&A, corporate reporting, and operational finance
• Direct experience owning corporate budgets and full P&L for mid-to-large-scale operations
• Hands-on experience implementing, maintaining, or auditing JSOX (or similar) compliance
• International experience with foreign subsidiaries, multi-currency reporting, and cross-border financial structures strongly preferred
• M&A experience: due diligence, financial modeling, integration planning, synergy analysis
• Manufacturing background with cost accounting and working capital management preferred
• Strong foundation in GAAP

Compensation & Benefits

• Competitive base salary, commensurate with experience
• Annual bonus
• Benefits paid 100% by the company
• 401(k) with company match

This is a fully onsite role at NSK America's Hoffman Estates headquarters.