CFO, Commercial Segment

ASSA ABLOYs Commercial Segment is a $2.5 billion division within ASSA ABLOY Group the global leader in access solutions. With 7000 employees across the Americas and a portfolio of iconic brands were driving innovation in electronic access and smart lock solutions. Following a period of significant growth and strategic acquisitions were seeking our next financial leader to help shape the future of the business.

ASSA ABLOY Commercial Segment is seeking a seasoned financial executive to serve as CFO reporting to Head of the Commercial Segment. This role is based in New Haven CT.

TheChief Financial Officer (CFO) Commercial Segmentis a key member of the Commercial Segment leadership team responsible for driving financial strategy operational performance and longterm value creation across the segment. This role serves as a strategic partner to the Segment President and executive leadership providing financial insight governance and discipline to support growth profitability and disciplined capital allocation.

The CFO leads all finance functions for the Commercial Segment including financial planning & analysis accounting reporting controls shared services and business partnering with operating companies. The role plays a critical leadership position in acquisitions integrations and continuous improvement initiatives across a decentralized operating model.

What will you be doing:

• People & Organization Leadership
• Lead and develop a highperforming decentralized finance organization across the Commercial Segment.
• Foster a culture of accountability collaboration and continuous improvement.
• Actively develop future finance leaders and succession pipelines.

• Strategic Financial Leadership
• Serve as a trusted advisor to the Commercial Segment President and leadership team on financial strategy performance and risk.
• Translate business strategy into actionable financial plans that drive sustainable growth margin expansion and cash flow.
• Provide forwardlooking insights scenario modelling and datadriven recommendations to support decisionmaking.

• Financial Planning Reporting & Governance
• Oversee budgeting forecasting and longrange planning processes for the Commercial Segment.
• Ensure timely accurate and transparent financial reporting in alignment with Group requirements.
• Establish and maintain strong internal controls compliance and governance across all Commercial Segment entities.

• Operational & Commercial Partnership
• Partner closely with operations sales supply chain and functional leaders to improve financial performance and operational efficiency.
• Drive cost discipline productivity initiatives and margin improvement opportunities.
• Support pricing investment prioritization and working capital optimization.

• Information Technology
• Oversees commercial IT strategy and investment to ensure technology solutions aligned with business objectives enable revenue growth and deliver secure cost-effective systems that support the operation sales and data integrity.

What are we looking for:

• Minimum of 10 years of progressive experience in senior finance operations.
• Extensive experience developing and leading teams.
• Strong demonstrated program and project management skills.
• Strong interpersonal skills and relationship management skills. Must be able to communicate and present ideas/issues to the executive finance team.
• Proven ability to inspire others through characteristics of a growth mindset (adaptability continuous learning and transparency).
• Prior experience managing a shared service center in a large corporate environment.
• Management experience in a broad range of operational finance roles.
• ERP and I.T. system integration experience is a plus.
• Strong understanding of and experience with finance systems.

• Approximate percentage of time required to travel: 25-50%.

Preferred Skills:

• Experience with JD Edwards is highly desired.

What we offer

We are passionate about providing amazing opportunities and benefits so that you can enjoy a lifelong career with us.

• Annual Bonus.
• Continuous professional development opportunities and an environment that fosters internal growth and mobility.
• Competitive compensation and benefits package which includes multiple healthcare options tuition reimbursementand matching 401k.
• Generous holiday schedule and paid time offto refresh and recharge.
• Employee pricing on our products and discount programs for travel entertainment and more!

We are the ASSA ABLOY Group

Our people have made us the global leader in access return we open doors for them wherever they go. With nearly 63000 colleagues in more than 70 different countries we help billions of people experience a more open world. Our innovations make all sorts of spaces physical and virtual safer more secure and easier to access.

As an employer we value results not titles or backgrounds. We empower our people to build their career around their aspirations and our ambitions supporting them with regular feedback training and development opportunities. Our colleagues think broadly about where they can make the most impact and we encourage them to grow their role locally regionally or even internationally.

As we welcome new people on board its important to us to have diverse inclusive teams and we value different perspectives and experiences.