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
• Be a key member of the regional leadership team with direct impact on business strategy and performance
• Lead a large, high-performing, multi-country finance organization
• Shape and drive finance transformation initiatives across a global manufacturing footprint
• Work in a highly visible role with regular interaction with global executive leadership
• Join a stable, growing global company with strong investment in innovation and operational excellence
• Opportunity to influence decision-making across multiple countries and business units
• 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.
Come join our global, inclusive & diverse team
Our purpose is to improve the quality of life of everyone we touch through our innovative motion systems. We are a truly global team bound together by our shared values. Our culture is built on the diversity, knowledge, skills, creativity, and talents that each employee brings to the company. Our people are our company’s most valuable asset. We are committed to providing an inclusive, diverse and equitable workplace where employees of different backgrounds feel valued and respected, regardless of their age, gender, race, ethnicity or religious background. We are committed to inspiring our employees to grow, act with ownership and find fulfilment and meaning in the work they do.
At Johnson Electric, our vision is to be the world’s definitive provider of innovative and reliable motion systems.
We are a global leader in electric motors, actuators, motion subsystems and related electro-mechanical components, serving a broad range of industries including Automotive, Smart Metering, Medical Devices, Business Equipment, Home Automation, Ventilation, White Goods, Power Tools, and Lawn & Garden Equipment. The Group is headquartered in Hong Kong and employs over 30,000 individuals in more than 20 countries worldwide. We are listed on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited.
Attracting and developing the Right People, putting them in the Right Jobs and providing them with the Right Environment to excel at what they do are the 3 pillars that underlie Johnson Electric’s people strategy and human capital initiatives, with the ultimate vision to become “One Johnson around the world, a great company and a great place to work!”.
In 2016, Johnson Electric Hong Kong was recognized as one of Asia’s Best Companies To Work For by HR Asia Magazine. The Group will continue to attract and retain top talents in support of the Company’s ambitious growth strategy.
