Director of Finance

Responsibilities

• Direct the preparation and consolidation of all financial statements and regulatory filings, including income statements, balance sheets, shareholder reporting, tax returns, and governmental reports; oversee the monthly close process.
• Develop robust financial forecasts aligned to business projections; monitor variances between actuals, budgets, and forecasts and adjust as needed.
• Lead the financial planning cycle, propose improvements to current methodologies, and define and maintain cost centers and internal work orders.
• Oversee the heads of Accounting, Controlling, and IT; partner with other functional leaders to monitor performance and provide strategic guidance.
• Analyze operations to identify opportunities for reorganization, downsizing, or elimination.
• Collaborate with the President of Körber Pharma Inc., the German Group EVP/CFO, and executive leadership to coordinate strategic planning, forecasting, performance management, and priority setting as a trusted sparring partner.
• Evaluate business case opportunities for expansion into new product areas and lead strategic initiatives such as software implementations and ERP enhancements.
• Manage compliance and legal matters, cash flow, banking relationships, working capital optimization, tax management, and transfer pricing.
• Review KPIs regularly and initiate actions to ensure agility and sustained business performance.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Accounting, or Finance; Master’s in Finance, MBA, and/or CPA preferred.
• 10+ years of progressive financial leadership experience.
• Minimum of two years of manufacturing accounting experience.
• Strong knowledge of accrual-based accounting principles.
• Experience ensuring accurate financial reporting under U.S. GAAP and IFRS/HGB.
• Solid understanding of work-in-process (WIP) accounting.
• Experience with job costing and/or project-based cost accounting.
• Excellent management and supervisory skills.
• Strong analytical and organizational abilities.
• Proficiency with database systems and accounting software applications.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to support cross-cultural collaboration and promote transparent communication.
• ERP system knowledge and hands-on experience; SAP experience is a strong plus.

Technologies

• SAP

Benefits

• Modern work environment with an open culture that encourages improvements and new ideas.
• Part of a global operating company with a wide customer base and a growing business.
• Opportunity to collaborate internationally within the group-expert network to implement company-wide concepts.
• Team focused on delivering solutions aligned with customer requirements.
• Competitive compensation package including health, dental, vision insurance and retirement plan.

Your working environment at Körber

Join Körber Pharma in an innovative, friendly and digital setting that supports career advancement. Whether in engineering, production, or project support, you will contribute your expertise and make a difference. Based in Fargo, North Dakota, USA, you will be an integral part of the team, helping to shape solutions across the entire pharmaceutical value chain.

Equal Employment Opportunity

• Körber Pharma is an equal opportunity employer.
• We value veterans and encourage U.S. military veterans to apply.