Vice President of Finance, Optical Systems

🔥 15 hours ago

🏄 California, Florida, +2 more states – Remote

🏄 California – Remote 🐊 Florida – Remote 🗻 New Hampshire – Remote 🗽 New York – Remote

⏰ Full Time

🔴 Lead

👔 Vice President

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G&H (Gooch & Housego)

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1001 - 5000 employees

Founded 1948

🎖️ Defense

🏥 Healthcare

💼 Consulting

Defense • Healthcare • Consulting

G&H (Gooch & Housego) is a global leader in photonics engineering and manufacturing, providing advanced solutions across a variety of markets including industry, telecoms, aerospace, defense, space, and life sciences. With over 70 years of experience, G&H excels in designing, engineering, and manufacturing high-quality photonic products such as acousto-optics, electro-optics, fiber optics, and precision optics. The company is committed to enabling customer innovation and technology advancement through their expertise in photonics, offering solutions that enhance system efficiency and effectiveness. G&H operates with a focus on mission-critical technology that requires precision and reliability, serving markets with demanding environments like aerospace and defense, as well as rapidly evolving sectors like life sciences.

📋 Description

• Serve as a trusted strategic advisor to the Business Unit EVP and leadership team • Evaluate growth opportunities, investments, pricing strategies, product line profitability, and business cases • Lead financial strategy and performance improvement initiatives across the Business Unit • Lead annual budgeting, forecasting, and long-range financial planning processes • Conduct scenario modeling, sensitivity analysis, and proactive risk and opportunity identification • Design and implement financial and operational KPIs, dashboards, and performance reviews • Establish performance management through variance analysis, root-cause assessment, and corrective action planning • Partner with site and functional leadership to optimize manufacturing costs, standard costing, inventory, working capital, and cash flow • Oversee financial reporting, accounting integrity, internal controls, audit readiness, and compliance • Improve financial processes, systems, reporting, and controls across US Business Unit operations • Lead, coach, and develop the US finance team, including site financial controllers • Support acquisitions, financial due diligence, operational restructuring, and scalable financial process implementation • Collaborate with Group Finance and cross-functional leadership to align financial priorities and strengthen organizational capabilities • Report to the Group Chief Financial Officer and partner with the Executive Vice President, Optical Systems US

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field required • MBA, CPA, or equivalent professional qualification strongly preferred • 15+ years of significant progressive finance leadership experience • Senior-level responsibility within a complex, multisite manufacturing or industrial organization • Extensive FP&A expertise, including strategic planning, financial modeling, budgeting, forecasting, scenario analysis, and financial performance management • Demonstrated success serving as a strategic finance business partner to senior executives • Strong understanding of manufacturing finance, including standard costing, inventory valuation, product profitability, margin analysis, and working capital management • Proven ability to develop and implement financial and operational KPIs, management dashboards, and accountability frameworks • Strong knowledge of US GAAP, financial controls, and reporting requirements • Familiarity with UK GAAP and international reporting environments preferred • Advanced analytical and financial modeling capabilities • Strong proficiency in Excel, ERP systems, and financial reporting or business intelligence tools • Experience leading, developing, and influencing high-performing finance teams across multiple locations • Exceptional commercial acumen, communication, and executive-level influencing skills • U.S. person status assessment may be required for access to items and technical data controlled under U.S. export laws and regulations

🏖️ Benefits

• Equal employment opportunities and nondiscrimination protections • Opportunity to work on cutting-edge photonics technologies • Collaboration with highly skilled engineering and manufacturing professionals • Dynamic, growth-oriented environment