Safety Director directs, develops, and oversees the general health and safety policies and procedures of the organization. Ensures the workplace is in compliance with OSHA and other state, local, or industry specific regulations and that periodic safety audits are conducted. Being a Safety Director provides programs that ensure a safe workplace including safety orientations, skill training, emergency preparedness, proper job instruction, hazardous material disposal procedures, and the use of protective equipment. Develops a systemic process to collect data and analyze the causes of accidents and generate required reporting. Additionally, Safety Director implements initiatives to reduce and prevent accidents, occupational illnesses, and exposure to long-term health hazards. Requires a bachelor's degree. Typically reports to top management. The Safety Director manages a departmental sub-function within a broader departmental function. Creates functional strategies and specific objectives for the sub-function and develops budgets/policies/procedures to support the functional infrastructure. Deep knowledge of the managed sub-function and solid knowledge of the overall departmental function. To be a Safety Director typically requires 5+ years of managerial experience. (Copyright 2024 Salary.com)
Overall Responsibility
Management of all finance related activities for Britax Americas region. As a strategic Finance partner for the President, Americas, and a key member of the global Finance leadership team, they will ensure compliance with external and group guidelines and regulations, drive the financial performance, development and execution of strategic plans.
Key Responsibilities
Skills and Attributes
Communication – ability to explain financial statements and business performance drivers, assist the Global CFO and regional President in driving business performance, effectively communicate within the Americas team on the regional financial performance.
Ability to build trusted relationships and influence business direction with leaders across functions.
Analytical – ability to analyze trends and look for exceptions; ability to isolate larger drivers of variances to plans and prior years; ability to construct forward looking models etc.
Organization – ability to handle multiple projects in a fast-paced environment and bringing those projects to completion on a timely basis
Self-starter – ability to recognize business challenges and offer solutions without direction
Experience Required
Bachelor’s degree required; Master’s degree, CPA, MBA, CMA preferred
Minimum 8 years combined progressive controllership and financial planning and analysis experience required, including leadership roles.
Retail, Distribution, FMCG, consumer discretionary and manufacturing industry experience a plus
Strong technology skills and experience; leverages systems to drive efficiencies
Experience with modern CPM, ERP, visualization software (eg Oracle Financial Cloud, MS Dynamics, PowerBI, etc)