Chief Financial Officer

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You want to change people’s lives? We at DIH do this every single day - with game-changing and innovative technologies that improve human movement therapy for millions of patients around the world.

Since 2007, DIH has combined leading brands, innovations and people needed to create the market leader in the advanced rehabilitation technology industry. The DIH Group includes Hocoma Medical GmbH, Motek Medical, and DIH China. Together, we drive medical technology in the field of movement rehabilitation and VR-based rehabilitation, research and -therapy.

Join us and become part of a global network of leading brands to redefine rehabilitation therapy standards of today and tomorrow!

Chief Financial Officer (CFO) is accountable for driving companywide financial & performance management, build critical functional (finance, legal, HR, and IT) capabilities and dedication to support realization of strategic goals and initiatives, and to establish operating mechanism, system/ infrastructure/ process, analytics and insights to drive continuous health and excellence of the company.

WOULD YOU LIKE TO…

• Define & drive company-wide financial performance, establish annual and quarterly goals and operating mechanism from annual planning, key measurements & incentives, to quarterly financial & business analytics to ensure predictable & reliable executions t
• Streamlining organization & process for effectiveness & efficiency, leverage ERP platform to drive continuous process and cost efficiency to deliver productivity and effective cost management
• Implement operating mechanism from annual planning, key measurements & incentives, to quarterly financial & business analytics to ensure predictable & reliable executions;
• Directs and oversees all aspects of responsible functions, ensure effective execution of all critical functional tasks, establish Center of Excellence to exploit benefits from specialization, include but not limited to: 1) Timely closing of financial books, providing monthly/quarterly/annual financial/operational metrics & analysis to drive performance and ensure rigor of decision making; 2) Insightful and reliable financial forecast to ensure credibility and predictability of company performance; 3) Cash to Order full-cash-conversion management empowered by analytics and process to ensure liquidity & cash planning; 4) Establish Zero-based budget and cost-management mechanism, drive project/program accountability and ROIs of investment and initiatives; 5) Establish a continuous improvement Lean culture enabled by data and insights; 6) Establish risks management mechanism to ensure controllership and safeguard company assets, including efficient authorization and empowerment with control mechanism
• Develop and coach his/her teams, and provide on-going leadership guidance to leaders within finance, legal, HR, IT & Business Application; blending those functions into a cohesive enabling corporate functions and partners to BU and other functional leaders
• Partner with the CEO to realize the company’s strategic financing (include IPO), define capital structure and managing financing initiatives and critical relationship with bankers and investors
• Establishes and build strong relationships with senior executives to identify their needs and build effective business partnership, act as sounding board, and provide financial advices and executive training for financial/performance management
• Develop and sustain high-performing teams through setting SMART goals, delivering performance reviews, and providing ongoing feedback and coaching.
• Ensure employee development by allocating tasks serving skills, individual interests, and career goals to promote and maximize employees’ potential.
• Ensure optimal staffing of your team by strategically planning, recruiting, and onboarding/training of new employees.
• Build a high-performance team culture, and promote health and well-being of your teams, ensure operational and work safety.
• Promote and lead by example to carry out and support DIH’s mission by achieving department and corporate goals.
• Provide leadership, training and mentoring to leaders to build One Leadership Team culture
• Provide supports to enhance organization capabilities and competency to realize strategic goals
• Foster transparent internal communication, incl. cross-functional communication.

WE MATCH WITH PEOPLE WHO ARE or HAVE:

• Strategic acumen & Business Partner: The CFO needs to understand strategic imperatives and dynamics of the business, and act as strong business partners to the CEO and senior executive team.
• Builder & Performance Driver: The CFO must be able to define & build Operating mechanism and organization capabilities to enable and drive business & financial performance to ensure predictable and reliable realization of financial and business targets with well-defined KPIs & metrics.
• Coach, Change Manager & Leader: The CFO shall have strong leadership in leading organization wide changes, and demonstrated great skill in coaching & mobilizing executive
• Executive presence & Spokesperson: The CFO is able to develop & deliver effective presentations & communications to investors, shareholders and management team, to build trusts and generate impacts.
• Broad experiences & technical skills: The CFO shall possess well-rounded experiences across all critical functions, from Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A), Corporate Reporting & Auditing, Financing & Bank relationship management, Accounting & Controllership, IT & Business Application (especially ERP), Organization Change Management, Leadership coaching & People Skills, Governance and Risk Management skills and mentality.
• Strong interpersonal skills, ability to communicate well orally and in writing and mange well at all levels of the organization
• Strong problem solving and creative thinking skills and the ability to exercise sound judgement and make decisions based on accurate and timely analysis
• Positive Leadership, high level of integrity and dependability with a strong sense of urgency and result-oriented
• Ability to motivate teams to produce quality materials with tight timeframes and simultaneously manage multiple projects

QUALIFICATIONS:

• BS in Accounting or Finance, MBA, CMA and/or CPA highly desirable
• 10+ years in progressively responsible financial leadership roles, preferably in MedTech companies with capital equipment’s investments
• Solid working knowledge of federal and state (Swiss GAAP Fer) financial regulations as well as US-GAAP

Leading. Innovative. Reliable. Human. Integrity. Passionate.

That is what DIH stands for. What do you stand for?

To be considered as an outstanding candidate, please include your compelling motivation letter that points out why you match with us, and your resume when applying on our website.

If you have any questions, please reach out to Mrs. Ying Zhang (Global Talent Acquisition), ying.zhang@dih.com, +31 6 48 01 76 96.