Founded in 2006, OrthoPediatrics is an orthopedic company focused exclusively on advancing the field of pediatric orthopedics. As such it has developed the most comprehensive product offering to the pediatric orthopedic market to improve the lives of children with orthopedic conditions. OrthoPediatrics currently markets 53 products that serve three of the largest categories within the pediatric orthopedic market. This product offering spans trauma and deformity, scoliosis, and sports medicine/other procedures. OrthoPediatrics’ global sales organization is focused exclusively on pediatric orthopedics and distributes its products in the United States and over 70 countries outside the United States. For more information, please visit www.orthopediatrics.com.
GENERAL SUMMARY: The role of the Australian Operations and Finance Manager is to ensure the proper execution of the company's operational and financial functions. They will work closely with the local sales channel, APAC management, and corporate teams to develop and implement the Australian business strategy. This is a crucial role in the organization, and the manager will be responsible for the successful functioning of the business.
Essential Functions:
- Operational Management: Oversee day-to-day business operations, ensuring processes and systems are efficient and compliant with Australian standards.
- Financial Management: Oversee budgeting, forecasting, and financial reporting, ensuring accuracy and compliance with Australian accounting and tax standards.
- Staff Management: Supervise and guide the operations and finance teams, fostering a collaborative work environment.
- Compliance & Legislation: Ensure all operations and financial activities adhere to Australian employment and industry-specific legislations.
- Strategy Development: Collaborate with executive leadership to formulate strategies that align with business goals.
- Stakeholder Communication: Interact with suppliers, partners, and other stakeholders to establish mutually beneficial agreements and cultivate value-oriented relationships through negotiation. Ensure that all contractual obligations are met and that the partnerships are mutually beneficial.
- Continuous Improvement: Improve processes in operations and finance; partner with local management to drive growth, and build relationships with customers, vendors, and intercompany.
EDUCATION & TRAINING:
- Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Finance, Health or a related field
- MBA or equivalent post-graduate qualification preferred
QUALIFICATIONS: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. (The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- 6+ years experience in operation and financial management
- 4+ years medical devices (orthopedic) preferred
- Strong understanding of the Australian regulatory landscape
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills
- Ability to manage multiple projects while delivering to critical timelines
- Ability to be persuasive in the absence of organizational authority
- Excellent analytical, decision-making and problem-solving skills
- Demonstrated proficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel, Word & PowerPoint)
- Familiarity with the orthopedic industry and market trends
- Advance proficiencies with financial software and tools
- Must possess unwavering ethics & integrity in a competitive and demanding work environment
- Exercise discretion and independence when applying professional expertise
- Must be able to manage time, projects, stress and conflict
- Must possess strong interpersonal skills, including written and oral communication
- Must be able to bring tasks through to completion with minimal supervision
- Must have the ability to priorities work and keep detailed and confidential records
LANGUAGE SKILLS: Work requires professional written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills. Fluent in English.
Mathematical Skills Ability to perform various financial analyses.
Reasoning Ability: Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
Certificates, Licenses, Registrations: Requires a valid driver’s license.
Other Skills and Abilities: Ability to work independently but also motivate teams to produce quality output and results within tight timeframes while concurrently managing several projects. Ability to facilitate, present at and participate in group meetings. Will need the ability to operate a variety of common office equipment. Must have knowledge of ERP’s and accounting software as well as supply chain, purchasing management, and inventory systems. A high degree of proficiency in Excel is required.
physical demands: (The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations will be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.)
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit and use hands to finger, handle or feel. The employee is frequently required to climb stairs, talk and hear. The employee is frequently required to stand; walk; reach with hands and arms; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, and ability to adjust focus.
Work Environment: (The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.)
The noise level in the work environment is that found in a “normal office environment; noise levels during visits to other locations in the building may be moderate and occasionally loud. The employee occasionally performs work in other locations, with an expectation of up to 20% of time spent on travel.
The above statement reflects the general details necessary to describe the principle functions of the occupation described and shall not be construed as a detailed description of all the work requirements that may be inherent in the occupation.