Senior Director, Finance

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As Senior Finance Director supporting the Modules business, you will play a pivotal role in steering our company through complex financial landscapes and driving substantial business growth. This senior leadership position involves direct collaboration with the executive team and a significant opportunity to shape strategic financial initiatives.

We are seeking an experienced, business savvy individual who will be responsible for all financial deliverables of the Module $1B+ business, with a heavy focus on budgets, forecasts, R&D investment prioritization, cost accounting, pricing and strategic investments. This position is more than just a pure finance role; it is a business advisory role framed around a set of financial responsibilities that interfaces into all functions driving Modules results. The role also requires the individual to be adept at a number of hands-on finance activities such as building financial models, understanding product cost models, mining data downloads to extract meaningful data, supporting a wide array of tax and statutory accounting topics, and working effectively across the broader finance organization.

Key Responsibilities:

• Be the trusted business partner to the Modules BU General Manager and management team.

• Collaborate with the executive leadership team to develop and execute innovative long-term financial strategies that support the company's goals.

• Lead the strategic planning processes, including long-range planning, annual budgeting, and quarterly forecasting to ensure alignment with strategic objectives.

• Provide expert financial analysis and strategic recommendations to enhance business decisions and operational efficiency.

• Develop and oversee key performance indicators (KPIs) to monitor and optimize business performance.

• Produce insightful and intuitive reporting packages for stakeholders, making complex data accessible and actionable.

• Analyze financial statements, sales, production, and costing metrics to identify trends, areas for improvement, and strategies for profitability enhancement.

• Provide analytical insights directly to executive leadership, facilitating informed decision-making and identifying opportunities for cost savings and revenue enhancement.

• Partner with R&D to manage New Product Introduction (NPI) business investments, ensuring alignment with strategic goals and financial objectives.

• Oversee the capital budgeting processes and investment decisions, including factory investments and business case evaluations.

• Cooperate with demand management and factory controllers to ensure effective inventory management controls are reported and tracked.

• Partner with global manufacturing finance to ensure the resources and costs to support Modules are reasonable, consistent and in line with what was planned.

• Champion cross-functional communication and collaboration to enhance financial discipline and accountability within the company.

• Supervise, mentor and coach finance team members.

Qualifications and Skills:

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or related field; MBA or relevant advanced degree preferred.

• Minimum of 15 years of progressive finance leadership experience in financial planning and analysis, including at least 5 years in a senior leadership role. in the networking industry, with a solid foundation in the principles of data networks and/or cloud infrastructure.

• Demonstrated capability to partner effectively with C-level executives to drive financial and strategic performance.

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, adept at interpreting complex financial data and delivering actionable insights.

• Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills, with proven ability to influence and build collaborative relationships at all levels of the organization.

• Highly adaptable, capable of prioritizing multiple initiatives in a dynamic, fast-paced environment.

• Creative thinker with a continuous improvement mindset, capable of driving cross-functional business process improvements.

• Strict confidentiality and professionalism in handling sensitive information.

• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and financial modeling.

Leadership Competencies:

• Business and Financial Acumen – ability to comprehend and effectively navigate all the financial aspects of an organization, making informed decisions to drive its success.

• Breadth of experience - ability to analyze complex situations, quickly assess the core issues, and develop / recommend the proper course of action.

• Inspiring Leadership - ability to leverage global and cross-cultural insights and communication to motivate diverse teams towards shared goals.

• Teamwork - ability to work effectively with a broad set of stakeholders to achieve important goals for both Modules and Lumentum finance.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company.

We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment.

Please contact us to request accommodation.