Finance Director

Finance DirectorWeir MineralsLatamHybridPurpose of Role:- This role _plays a key strategic role in aligning commercial objectives with financial performance. This role focuses on business partnering, supporting strategic decision-making, optimizing revenue, and ensuring profitable growth while leveraging the expertise of the COEs (Center of expertise), acting as a bridge between the business and finance, utilizing insights from FP&A, F&A, and Operations COEs to drive informed decision-making in sales, pricing, contracts, and overall business strategy._- By leveraging the expertise of the FP&A COE, the Finance Commercial Manager ensures that financial forecasting, budgeting, and business planning align with organizational goals. Collaboration with the F&A COE ensures accurate financial reporting, compliance, and transaction management, while partnership with the Operations CoE helps in optimizing costs, improving efficiency, and ensuring operational strategies translate into financial success._- This role serves as a business partner to commercial teams, working closely with sales, procurement, and operations to evaluate pricing strategies, assess financial viability of contracts, and drive margin improvement. The Finance Commercial Manager also provides critical financial insights during contract negotiations, investment decisions, and strategic initiatives such as market expansion, new product launches, and cost optimization projects._Why choose Weir:Be part of a global organization dedicated to building a better future: At Weir, the growing world depends on us. It depends on us constantly reinventing, quickly adapting and continually finding better, faster, more sustainable ways to access the resources it needs to thrive. And it depends on each of us doing the best work of our lives. It’s a big challenge - but it is exciting.An opportunity to grow your own way: Everything moves fast in the dynamic world of Weir. This creates opportunities for us to take on new challenges, explore new areas, learn, progress and excel. Best of all, there is no set path that our people must take. Instead, everyone is given the support and freedom to tailor-make their own career and do the best work of their lives.Feel empowered to be yourself and belong: Weir is a welcoming, inclusive place, where each individual’s contribution is recognized and all employees are encouraged to innovate, collaborate and be themselves. We continually focus on people and their wellbeing. We believe in fairness and choose to be honest, transparent and authentic in everything we do.Key Responsibilities:The Finance Commercial is responsible for aligning financial strategies with Business strategies playing a crucial role in the informed decision-making process. This position requires a combination of financial expertise, strategic thinking, and effective communication. The responsibilities include but are not limited to:1. Commercial Finance & Business Partnering- Act as the key finance partner to commercial teams, providing financial insights to drive strategic business decisions.- Collaborate with the FP&A COE to analyze revenue trends, profitability, and financial forecasts.- Work with the Operations COE to optimize costs, improve efficiency, and assess financial impact of operational changes.- Leverage data from the F&A COE to ensure financial transactions, reporting, and compliance align with business needs.- Collaborate with other future COEs to be implemented in the future.- Work closely with cross-functional teams to assess the financial impact of proposed strategies and projects.- Build strong relationships with key stakeholders, fostering effective communication and collaboration.- Reviewing and assisting with investment proposals and the subsequent assessment of the effectiveness of investments, including current and non-current assets.2. Revenue & Profitability Management- Analyze product, service, and customer profitability to optimize pricing strategies.- Provide financial insights to support contract negotiations, ensuring commercial terms align with profitability targets.- Identify margin improvement opportunities through cost control and operational efficiencies.3. Financial Planning & Strategic Support- Support the FP&A COE in developing financial models and business cases for new initiatives.- Drive long-term financial strategy by assessing the financial viability of expansion plans and market opportunities.- Collaborate with senior management to develop and implement financial strategies aligned with the company's, divisional and group goals and objectives.- Evaluate potential investments and business opportunities, conducting cost-benefit analysis and risk assessments.4. Risk & Compliance Management- Collaborate with the F&A COE to monitor financial risks, credit exposure, working capital management and cash.- Support internal and external audits by providing insights on financial