Head of Finance - Americas Region

Join Our Team as a Head of Finance – Americas at Johnson Electric!

Location: Americas (onsite; flexible within region)
Supplemental Pay: Bonus
Schedule: Full-time, executive leadership role
Relocation: Available based on candidate location
Travel: 25–40% across Americas and global HQ

As our next Head of Finance – Americas, you’ll be at the forefront of leading all finance and accounting operations across the United States, Canada, Mexico, and South America. Your expertise in global manufacturing finance, operational cost management, and strategic financial leadership will be crucial in driving regional performance, ensuring compliance, and partnering with senior leadership to accelerate growth and profitability.

• Provide strategic financial leadership across the Americas, aligning regional performance with global objectives

• Lead all FP&A activities including budgeting, forecasting, and financial analysis across multiple countries

• Oversee accounting operations, ensuring compliance with local regulations, IFRS/GAAP, and corporate policies

• Partner with plant and operations leaders to drive cost control, margin improvement, and capital efficiency

• Lead, develop, and scale a large, geographically dispersed finance team

• Drive process improvements, standardization, and ERP/finance transformation initiatives

• Serve as the key finance liaison to global HQ, executive leadership, auditors, and regulatory bodies

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or related field or equivalent experience

• 15+ years of progressive finance leadership experience within global manufacturing environments

• Strong knowledge of financial reporting, cost accounting, compliance, and multi-country finance operations

• Proven experience leading large, distributed teams in a complex, matrixed organization

• Strong business acumen with the ability to influence senior leadership and drive strategic decisions

• MBA, CPA, or equivalent advanced certification

• Experience leading finance across the Americas region (U.S., Canada, Mexico, South America)

• ERP implementation or finance transformation experience (SAP, Oracle, Workday, etc.)

• Background supporting large-scale manufacturing operations and plant networks

Apply online at www.johnsonelectric.com - We can’t wait to meet you!

Johnson Electric offers talented people like you the opportunity to grow professionally and personally, surrounded by some of the most dedicated, innovative, and entrepreneurial colleagues you will find anywhere. Of course, we offer competitive pay and benefits, and far more than that, we offer you a culture driven by our values and designed to ensure that our most important asset—our people—can flourish.