Finance Director, ASIA Engineering

Location:  Suzhou

Make A Difference For Those Who Make The World™

It takes great people to achieve greatness. People with a sense of purpose and integrity. People with a relentless pursuit of excellence. People who care about making things better For Those Who Make The World™. Sound like you? Join our top-notch team of 53,000+ professionals in 60 countries who are making their mark on some of the world’s most beloved brands, including DEWALT, CRAFTSMAN, STANLEY, BLACK+DECKER, IRWIN, LENOX and more.

What You’ll Do

The Tools & Outdoor division of SBD, which drives $13B of the total $16B business, is currently seeking a Finance Director, ASIA Engineering to join the Global Engineering and Technology Finance team which supports the Product Execution organization and has the responsibility for providing financial leadership and decision support to the Engineering organization. The Finance Director, ASIA Engineering will report directly to the Finance Leader, Engineering Design Centers and to your VP business partner, the ASIA Engineering Leader.

You will be responsible for overseeing all financial aspects of our ASIA engineering initiatives, including long range financial planning, revenue growth strategies, profit expansion and compliance.  You will work closely with cross functional teams from commercial, operations, brand & product, and enabling functions to ensure our products and engineering strategies align with our financial goals and objectives. 

For your business vertical, you’ll also get to:

• Provide financial guidance for the management of the NPD roadmap and engineering KPIs to deliver new product on time and on cost.  Partner with Engineering Senior Leadership to drive financial performance and process excellence.
• Evaluate financial potential of new programs (NPD, Productivity, GSC Initiatives, etc.) using financial models to analyze payback/returns and drive prioritization based on investments and current resource utilization.
• Support the Strategic Plan, the Annual Operating Plan, Quarterly Forecasts and monthly business reviews by leveraging data and analytics to provide guidance on driving growth and profitability.
• Evaluate SG&A and CAPEX budget needs and prioritization for annual budget, forecast and actual monthly reporting
• Effectively manage multiple priorities within a broad team of cross-regional and cross-functional team members including Product Marketing, Category Management, Engineering and Operations.
• Drive process improvements to improve efficiency and effectiveness of the finance function.
• Partner closely with the FP&A team to understand the financials, performance, and forecasts impacting engineering.
• Lead & support critical business rhythms for engineering, bringing data and insights to ensure projects are delivered on time, on quality, and on budget.
• Develop associates within the Engineering Finance team, providing opportunities to learn and grow in their career.

Who You Are

You always strive to do a good job…but wouldn’t it be great if you could do your job and do a world of good? You care about quality – at every level. You love to learn and grow and be acknowledged for your valuable contributions. You’re not intimidated by innovation. In fact, you embrace it. You also have: 

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Finance, or related discipline. CPA, CMA and/or MBA preferred.
• 10+ years demonstrated Finance experience
• Demonstrated experience growing, developing, and managing a high-performing team throughout periods of high change.
• Strong analytical and quantitative skills, interpersonal effectiveness, and leadership
• Experience in strategic planning and execution along with critical thinking, strong analytic, and communication skills
• Demonstrated problem solving and process improvement capabilities
• Strong cross functional leadership skills and experience driving change in a matrixed environment.
• High business acumen and increased collaboration with both functional and business leaders
• The ability to quickly assess the operational efficiency of a functional group or process and prioritize improvement processes

We Don’t Just Build The World, We Build Innovative Technology Too.

Joining the Stanley Black & Decker team means working in an innovative, tech-driven and highly collaborative team environment supported by over 58,000 professionals in 60 countries across the globe. Here, you’ll get the unique chance to impact some of the world’s most iconic brands including STANLEY TOOLS, DEWALT, CRAFTSMAN, MAC TOOLS and Black + Decker. Your ideas and solutions have the potential to reach millions of customers as we work together to write the next chapter in our history. Come build with us and take your career to new heights.

Who We Are 

We’re the World’s largest tool company. We’re industry visionaries. We’re solving problems and advancing the manufacturing trade through innovative technology and our Industry 4.0 Initiative. We are committed to ensuring our state-of-the-art “smart factory” products and services provide greater quality to our customers & greater environmental and social value to our planet. We are unique in that we have a rich and storied history dating back to 1843, but that hasn't stopped us from evolving into a vibrant, diverse, global growth company.

Global Benefits & Perks
You’ll be rewarded with a competitive salary plus receive entitlements and benefits unique to your country of hire. 

What You’ll Also Get

Career Opportunity: Career paths aren’t linear here. Being part of our global company with 60+ brands gives you the chance to grow and develop your skills along multiple career paths.

Learning & Development: 
Our lifelong learning philosophy means you’ll have access to a wealth of state-of-the-art learning resources, including our Lean Academy and online university (where you can get certificates and specializations from renowned colleges and universities).

Diverse & Inclusive Culture:
We pride ourselves on being an awesome place to work. We respect and embrace differences because that’s how the best work gets done. You’ll find we like to have fun here, too.

Purpose-Driven Company:
You’ll help us continue to make positive changes in the local communities where we work and live as well as in the broader world through volunteerism, giving back and sustainable business practices.