Finance Director

About DHL

We are the world’s largest and leading logistics company, creating a competitive advantage for our customers by providing logistics solutions based on our globally standardized warehousing, transportation, and integrated services. Our people are our greatest asset. We are certified as a Great Place to Work. At DHL, you’ll find a culture that embraces diversity and collaboration, empowers your strengths, and builds trust through our values of respect and results. A world driven by logistics. A company driven by our people.

Job Description

The purpose of this role is to be an active member of the business unit senior leadership team and lead the management of commercial and financial matters for the business unit. This is an executive-level position with direct responsibility to deliver business unit results (P&L responsibility), provide both financial and non-financial advice to senior operational and functional leadership and assist with strategy development and allocation of resources.

Requirements

-Bachelor’s degree in business, economics, finance or accounting - MBA and/or CPA. - Success in financial management - Demonstrated customer relationship and commercial negotiation skills -Able to provide executive-level leadership in both financial and non-financial matters, to include strategy development and execution - Able to effectively manage people (both directly and indirectly) within a large span of control (business unit) - Can hold a customer relationship and effectively negotiate commercial terms and conditions - Highly motivated and self - Directed with strong commercial acumen and general business/industry knowledge - Excellent communication and presentation skills - Strong analytical skills with the ability to make clear recommendations for action based on relevant information

Responsibilities

-Provide direction to team to effectively oversee a portfolio of remote sites governed by unique commercial agreements - Ability to influence and align operations and function support teams towards a goal of financial and commercial success - Build and maintain a positive relationship with your internal and external team - Serve as an interface between site operations and other functional teams to ensure effective operational and commercial support - Foster the development of the five business competencies within business unit team