Chief Financial Officer

Join Panasonic Energy As A Chief Financial Officer

Do you want to join a team that's changing the world? Do you have a strong background as a Chief Financial Officer? Then we're looking for you! Put your skills to meaningful use, gain unique experience, and work with world-class team members with diverse backgrounds and expertise who share the same vision. Join the PECNA team today!

Join us at Panasonic Energy as we expand to De Soto, Kansas, where we're building the world's largest lithium-ion battery factory. This is an exciting opportunity to grow your career while contributing to the future of electric vehicles. As part of our team, you'll help push the limits of battery technology, enhancing performance and efficiency in sustainable transportation. Our state-of-the-art facility, just outside the Kansas City Metro, will be a hub for innovation in green energy solutions. If you're passionate about sustainability and eager to contribute to the electric vehicle revolution, we invite you to be part of our dynamic team. Join us and make a meaningful impact on the future of energy and transportation.

The criticality of this role cannot be overstated. Panasonic Energy Corporation of North America (PECNA) is scaling from a single high-velocity site to an enterprise-grade, multi-site manufacturer of lithium-ion batteries. The CFO is a key member of PECNA's executive leadership team, reporting directly to the President and dotted line to the CFO of the business segment. The CFO will be a highly strategic business advisor and operator who leads all finance functions for PECNA's Nevada (NV) and Kansas (KS) giga-factory sites and serves as a critical bridge to Panasonic North America Corporate Finance and Panasonic HQ in Japan. The CFO will work to build the capabilities of the finance / accounting team, ensure tactical execution, and provide the leadership necessary to support the continued growth of the business.

Experience working in a multi-national, high-volume continuous manufacturing environment will be a major benefit to the CFO and PECNA. The ideal candidate must be able to work well in a dynamic, growth oriented, and collaborative environment. The Company's leadership team prides itself on its ability to make key decisions as a team, all working very hard toward the same objectives. This role will be very strategic in nature, as the CFO will lead execution of strategic financial operational objectives across the business providing accuracy, transparency, and efficiency while building world-class finance capabilities to support a rapidly evolving, complex, and matrixed organization. The successful candidate will bring the right level of executive presence, combined with an entrepreneurial, hands-on approach to the table.

The CFO must be visionary and influential, with an ability to engage internal stakeholders at all levels. Most importantly, the candidate must have a positive attitude and a strong work ethic while also being respectful, friendly, and caring. The CFO will be known for the following characteristics :

• Servant Leadership : Firmly believes that the company will be most successful when his / her employees are well served. Caring not just about the business goals, but the well-being of every member of his / her team, as only true success can be achieved through effectively mentoring and enriching the lives of others.
• Ethics and Values : Adhere to a code of conduct with a moral compass focused on the highest level of integrity and ethics; lives by Konosuke Matsushita's Seven Basic Business Principles : Contribution to Society, Fairness and Honesty, Cooperation and Team Spirit, Untiring Effort for Improvement, Courtesy and Humility, Adaptability, and Gratitude.
• Leading By Example : Demonstrating and fostering, by example, a sense of urgency, strong commitment / accountability, client-focus and sound decision making to achieving goals.
• Business Acumen : Knowledge of the competitive landscape, current and emerging practices within the industry.
• Vision and Purpose : Embracing and communicating the business' vision and its goals and reflecting a dedication to success which inspires and motivates.
• Inspirational : Encouraging and inspiring colleagues and subordinates to stretch beyond what they thought they could accomplish.
• Leadership and Conflict Resolution : Being bold enough to diplomatically state opinions which may not always be popular. Ability to work through controversy making conflicts opportunities for improvement and striving for win / win resolutions.

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Benefits & Perks - What's In It For You :

Panasonic Energy prioritizes total well-being and offers comprehensive benefits options to support physical, emotional, financial, social, and environmental health :

Where You'll Be :

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