Director, Finance

Position Summary
Reporting to the VP, Finance Retail North America, The Director of Finance serves as a strategic and operational finance leader within Sonova’s Retail US organization, overseeing financial activities for a designated legal entity. This role combines strong functional leadership, business partnership, and financial governance to drive performance, ensure compliance, and support business growth. The position acts as a trusted advisor to senior leadership, providing actionable insights and guiding financial decision-making.

Travel Requirements & Location: Dallas, TX

Salary: $200,000-$210,000 

Your role at Sonova:

You will be responsible for overseeing financial planning, reporting, and compliance, while ensuring strong governance, effective controls, and alignment with global standards. In addition, you will play a key role in building and developing a high-performing finance team and fostering cross-functional collaboration to support sustainable growth and operational excellence.

Key Responsibilities

Functional Leadership

• Lead and manage local finance teams for a designated legal entity within the Retail US organization.
• Develop, mentor, and inspire direct reports, fostering a high-performance culture.
• Establish and maintain robust financial governance, processes, controls, and risk management practices aligned with corporate and Retail US policies.

Business Partnership

• Serve as a key finance business partner to the seller of the legal entity, VP Retail Integration North America and the Managing Director of Retail North America
• Provide financial perspective on business strategy, planning, and execution.
• Deliver timely, in-depth analysis and actionable insights on business performance through comprehensive management reporting.
• Oversee financial planning processes, including budgeting, forecasting, and target setting in collaboration with business leaders and the VP of Finance & Controlling.
• Coordinate and ensure accurate, complete, and timely submission of actuals, forecasts, and budgets in alignment with North America Finance leadership.

Financial Governance & Compliance

• Act as the primary finance liaison for the legal entity, coordinating with global and regional functions including finance, tax, legal, and human resources.
• Ensure compliance with accounting standards, internal policies, and regulatory requirements, including consistency and accuracy in reporting.
• Oversee monthly financial reviews, follow-ups, and implementation of best practices.
• Ensure adherence to Sonova accounting policies, systems, and controls.
• Monitor audit findings and lead remediation efforts.
• Manage and support rollout of Retail US and Group-wide initiatives, including system implementations and process improvements.
• Provide financial review, contractual analysis, and decision support, including finance sign-off for key agreements and investments in line with Delegation of Authority (DOA).
• Represent finance in compliance-related matters and act as a liaison across the organization.

Qualifications

Required

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or Business Administration.
• Minimum of 7+ years of progressive finance experience.
• Strong financial analysis and business acumen.
• Experience with IFRS reporting standards.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office and financial systems (e.g., SAP BW/BI, Cognos).

Preferred

• CPA and/or MBA.
• Experience in healthcare, manufacturing, or multinational environments.
• Exposure to Lean Management methodologies (e.g., Kaizen workshops).

Core Competencies

Personal

• Strategic mindset with the ability to identify trends and see the big picture.
• High attention to detail with strong organizational discipline.
• Self-motivated, flexible, and able to meet tight deadlines.
  
  

Social

• Excellent communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to collaborate effectively across all levels of the organization.
• Strong capability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously.

Leadership

• Proven experience leading teams and driving organizational change.
• Strong influencing, negotiation, and stakeholder management skills.

Professional

• Strategic thinker with the ability to drive business growth.
• Demonstrated success working cross-functionally and building partnerships.
• Experience improving processes and driving operational efficiency.

Statement of Other Duties: This document describes the major duties, responsibilities, and authorities of this job, and is not intended to be a complete list of all tasks and functions. It should be understood, therefore, that incumbents may be asked to perform job-related duties beyond those explicitly described.

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