CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
The Global Electronics Association is seeking an exceptional Chief Financial Officer to join our executive leadership team. This is a transformational opportunity for a mission-driven financial executive who wants to help build the financial architecture of a global organization on a significant growth trajectory. Global Electronics Association is seeking a CFO who leads with strategic confidence and collaborative integrity. The ideal candidate:
- Is a genuine thought partner to the CEO, not a financial gatekeeper, has opinions on strategy and advocates clearly.
- Brings operational discipline without bureaucratic rigidity. The best financial leaders in industrial and technology organizations know how to hold the line on cash and working capital without slowing the business down. That balance matters here.
- Communicates financial complexity with executive clarity. Board members and non-financial peers should leave your presentations better informed and more confident, not more confused.
- Is a sophisticated technology consumer, not a technologist. You know what good financial and HR systems look like, you hold them to a high standard, and you partner effectively with the CIO to get there, without needing to own the infrastructure yourself. You understand that financial data quality is a strategic asset.
- Leads contracts as a commercial operator. You have been in the room for high-stakes negotiations and understand that contract management is a financial function, not just a legal one.
- Builds and develops strong teams. You inherit talented direct reports across Finance, HR, and Contracts and your role is to make them better and be strategic assets.
- Is mission-motivated. The electronics industry underpins global supply chains, national security, and the economy. The Association's work matters, and you should find that energizing, not incidental.
- Thrives in a growth environment. This is not a steady-state role. The Association is in active transformation, with significant investment underway and ambitious targets ahead. Comfort with ambiguity, pace, and change is essential.
- Operates as a peer among strong leaders. The executive team is experienced, direct, and high-performing. You must be willing to challenge and be challenged.
The incoming CFO will succeed the current/retiring CFO after a distinguished tenure. The current CFO will serve in an advisory capacity during Q1 2027, ensuring a thorough, well-supported transition.
The CFO serves as Executive Vice President and a full peer on the Association's C-suite leadership team, reporting directly to the President & CEO. This role is more than financial stewardship; it is strategic co-leadership of an organization that exists to serve an industry of global consequence.
Financial Strategy & Leadership
- Serve as the CEO's primary financial thought partner contributing to strategic direction, investment decisions, and long-range planning, not just financial reporting.
- Lead multi-year financial planning and investment case development in support of the Association's growth mandate, including Board-level budget and investment committee presentations.
- Manage the Association's current intentional investment posture overseeing deliberate, disciplined investment spending to fund modernization and growth while maintaining organizational financial health.
- Partner with VP and below leadership to successfully launch new product and service offerings.
- Develop and present financial strategy narratives to the Board of Directors and Budget & Investment Committee with clarity and conviction.
- Oversee all accounting, treasury, tax, and financial reporting functions across a multi-entity, multi-currency global organization.
- Drive rigorous cash and working capital discipline across the organization establishing operating rhythms, KPIs, and accountability structures that keep the Association financially healthy through periods of growth investment.
Global Operations Finance
- Manage financial operations across five geographic regions: North America, Europe, East Asia, India/SE Asia, and ROW including international subsidiaries, intercompany structures, multi-currency treasury, and local compliance.
- Oversee GAAP and IFRS fluency across global entities, including intercompany accounting, transfer pricing, and International legal entity structures.
- Partner with regional VP leadership to align financial performance with regional growth strategies.
- Lead annual budget development and quarterly reforecasting processes across all business units and geographies.
Contracts & Commercial Leadership
- Provide executive leadership over the Association's contracting function including vendor, partner, member, and government contracts invoking FAR and CAS requirements.
- Lead or oversee complex, high-stakes commercial negotiations with the rigor and discipline required to protect the Association's interests while advancing its strategic relationships.
- Ensure sound governance of the Association's contract portfolio, including risk allocation, compliance, and enforcement.
- Maintain and strengthen the Association's risk management framework, including insurance, legal compliance, and operational risk.
Human Resources
- Provide executive oversight of the Association's global Human Resources function, including talent acquisition, compensation and benefits strategy, performance management, and HR systems.
- Partner with the CEO and full leadership team on organizational design as the Association scales toward its long-term growth targets.
- Ensure competitive, equitable compensation structures that support the Association's ability to attract and retain world-class talent globally.
- Build and strengthen the HR function; make a meaningful organizational contribution, not simply maintain the status quo.
Financial & HR Systems
- Own the performance of financial and HR systems ensuring these platforms deliver operationally, analytically, and financially. The CFO is the business owner; the CIO is the technology partner.
- Partner closely with the CIO on financial and HR technology roadmap decisions, ensuring the Association's systems investments meet the needs of Finance and HR functions.
- Drive financial systems standardization across global entities to support scalable, real-time reporting and analytics.
- Champion data-driven financial management through executive-level KPIs, performance dashboards, and actionable reporting, holding systems to a standard of financial insight, not just data storage.
Qualifications
Core Requirements
- 15+ years of progressive financial leadership experience, including 5+ years as CFO or equivalent.
- Strategic CEO partner with demonstrated influence on enterprise direction.
- Board-facing leadership and governance experience.
- Growth, transformation, and liquidity management experience.
- ERP/systems transformation leadership.
- Commercial contracting and contract portfolio oversight.
- International finance, tax, and compliance expertise.
- Bachelor's degree; MBA preferred.
Preferred Qualifications
- Electronics/manufacturing/industrial technology/supply chain sector experience.
- Federal government contracting experience.
- Graduate of a structured executive financial development program.
- M&A and post-acquisition integration experience.
- Trade association, membership organization, or nonprofit experience.
- HR leadership experience in addition to finance.
- Familiarity with membership, events, licensing, certification, and subscription revenue models.
Global Electronics Association is an Equal Opportunity Employer offering a competitive salary of $350K+ and excellent employee benefits. This is a hybrid role, with preference in the Atlanta, GA or Chicago, IL metro areas. Please send resume and cover letter to: lyssabernstein@electronics.org Subject line should say: CFO.
The Global Electronics Association, formerly known as IPC, is the leading voice of the $6 trillion global electronics industry. Since 1957, we’ve supported the growth and success of more than 3,000 member companies across the electronics supply chain, from design and printed boards to advanced packaging, assembly, and testing.
As a member-driven organization, we deliver internationally recognized standards, trusted certification programs, workforce education, market intelligence, and public policy advocacy to strengthen and advance the global electronics ecosystem. Our mission is to enable better electronics for a better world through smarter collaboration, resilient supply chains, and shared innovation.
With global headquarters in Bannockburn, Illinois, the Global Electronics Association has operations in Belgium, China, Germany, India, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Mexico, Taiwan, and the United States and a presence across dozens more countries to support its members.
