Director, Head of International FP&A – Level D1
Industry: Medical Technology / MedTech Manufacturing
Level: D1 – Director / N-4
Reports To: Enterprise FP&A Lead (D2 / N-3)
Function: Enterprise FP&A – International / OUS
Position Overview
We are seeking a Director, Head of International FP&A to lead financial planning, forecasting, performance management, executive reporting, and strategic financial analysis across a global International (Outside the US) portfolio for a publicly traded Medical Technology company.
The Director will serve as a strategic finance partner to the International CFO and President – International, while working closely with Enterprise FP&A, Group Finance, Business Units, Operations, and Supply Chain leadership.
This role will drive financial discipline, forecast accuracy, margin expansion, revenue growth, capital allocation, and value creation across multiple countries, currencies, and regulatory environments.
Key Responsibilities
Strategic & Financial Leadership
- Lead annual budgets, rolling forecasts, and long-range planning for the International business.
- Translate enterprise financial targets into regional and country-level plans.
- Drive scenario planning around market growth, pricing, FX, supply chain disruptions, and regulatory timelines.
- Provide strategic financial insights to senior leadership.
- Prepare and present executive-level financial reporting packages.
- Partner with the International CFO and President on strategy, financial outlook, and value creation.
Public Company FP&A / Performance Management
- Own monthly and quarterly International FP&A processes.
- Lead variance analysis, management reporting, and performance reviews.
- Ensure regional forecasts align with Enterprise FP&A expectations and external earnings guidance.
- Support quarterly earnings and public-company reporting cadence.
- Improve forecast accuracy, transparency, and financial consistency across regions.
Business & Commercial Finance
- Oversee financial modeling across International business units, including:
- Capital equipment
- Disposables and consumables
- Service contracts and recurring revenue
- Digital and software-enabled offerings
- Evaluate geographic expansion and market opportunities.
- Analyze reimbursement dynamics and competitive pressures.
- Assess sales productivity, distributor performance, and market expansion opportunities.
Operations & Margin Expansion
- Partner with Operations and Supply Chain teams to improve gross margin and cost performance.
- Analyze standard costs, yield, utilization, logistics, service costs, inventory, and working capital.
- Identify productivity and cost-reduction opportunities.
- Support margin improvement and operational excellence initiatives.
Team Leadership
- Lead and develop a geographically dispersed International FP&A organization.
- Manage and mentor 5 direct reports and contribute to the broader 16-member FP&A organization.
- Establish standardized FP&A processes, policies, and best practices.
- Improve financial systems, analytics, reporting, and automation.
- Build a forward-looking, business-partnering finance culture.
Required Qualifications
- 12–15+ years of progressive finance experience.
- Strong experience in FP&A, financial planning, forecasting, budgeting, and performance management.
- Senior-level leadership experience managing FP&A teams.
- Experience in Life Sciences, Medical Technology, Healthcare, or Manufacturing.
- MedTech experience strongly preferred.
- Experience working within a publicly traded company with quarterly reporting and earnings cycles.
- Proven experience managing FP&A across multiple countries, currencies, and time zones.
- International finance experience across Europe and Asia.
- Strong financial modeling, scenario analysis, and strategic planning capabilities.
- Experience partnering with senior executives, CFOs, Presidents, and business-unit leaders.
- Strong understanding of revenue, gross margin, operating expenses, working capital, and capital allocation.
Preferred Skills
- International / OUS FP&A
- Enterprise FP&A
- Financial Planning & Analysis
- Budgeting & Forecasting
- Long-Range Planning (LRP)
- Scenario & Sensitivity Analysis
- Variance Analysis
- Executive Reporting
- Public Company / Earnings Support
- Revenue & Margin Analysis
- FX / Multi-Currency Planning
- Supply Chain Finance
- Working Capital
- Cost Management
- Capital Allocation
- Business Partnering
- Financial Modeling
- Team Leadership
- Process Standardization
- Financial Systems & Analytics
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