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DP World · 12 hours ago

Director, Finance

Chicago, IL

Full-time

Onsite

Director/Executive

$162K/yr - $180K/yr

10+ years exp

DP World is a leading provider of worldwide smart end-to-end supply chain and logistics solutions. The Director of Finance is responsible for providing strategic financial leadership and performance management across the Contract Logistics division, leading a team and ensuring accurate financial reporting and collaboration with various departments.

GovernmentLogisticsMarine TransportationSupply Chain ManagementTrading Platform

No H1B

Responsibilities

Serve as trusted financial advisor to the Contract Logistics leadership team

Oversee monthly management reporting, variance analysis, and key performance metrics

Oversee the budgeting and forecasting process for the segment and region

Evaluate contract and site profitability, identifying cost-saving and margin-enhancement opportunities

Provide financial modeling and decision support for new business, renewals and pricing strategies

Drive a culture of data-driven decision-making and accountability across finance and operations

Partner with operations to improve productivity, cost efficiency and working capital performance

Support continuous improvement and lean initiatives with strong financial insight

Ensure adherence to internal controls, corporate policies, and regulatory standards. Develop and implement if necessary

Support financial audits and ensure integrity of reports

Lead, coach and develop a team of business controllers and plant accountants, fostering a ‘one team’ mindset across sites and functions to enable collaboration

Other duties as assigned

Qualification

Financial leadershipCost accountingPerformance managementBudgetingForecastingStakeholder managementResilienceCommunication skillsIntegrityAdaptability

Required

Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics or related field (MBA preferred)

10+ years of progressive finance experience, with at least 5 years in a leadership capacity

Experience with scaling business processes and operating in environments that have achieved significant scale ($1B+ revenue)

Experience working in a high-growth logistics company preferred

Demonstrated success in helping build and sustain a positive, high-performance culture with nationwide or global reach in addition to being comfortable operating at both ends of spectrum: 'rolling sleeves up' and leading

Strong knowledge of cost accounting, performance management, and commercial/operations finance

Excellent leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills

Integrity, resilience, and adaptability in a fast-paced, evolving business environment