Director of Finance

GA Rogers & Associates has partnered up with a client as they aim to identify a Director of FP&A to join their dynamic team!

This leadership role is responsible for driving the FP&A strategy and function, and supporting the executive team by sharing valuable insight on financial goals.

This opportunity is instrumental in elevating the overall corporate FP&A function and plays a key role in decision making, improving processes and implementing structure for the organization that align with and drive business goals.

This highly visible role provides financial & cash management leadership to all areas of the business driving financial processes and providing hands-on financial and analytical support.

Hybrid Schedule Base Compensation Bonus

In this role, you will:

• Develop and manage the annual budget with cross functional business partnership to gather relevant inputs
• This role will work across highly diverse and global teams to deliver insights that drive the business forward and partner with the business to develop solutions and services that drive profitable growth
• Effectively communicate financial information and insights to various stakeholders, including the CEO and CFO
• Manage near and long-term financial forecasting and reporting activities, including formulating and driving the annual plan, providing insightful top and bottom line analytics, continuously improving processes, identifying areas for cost reduction and cash savings, performing variance analysis, along with other ad-hoc projects
• Conduct in-depth financial analysis, variance analysis, trend analysis, KPI analysis and financial modeling.
• Lead strategic financial initiatives, financial due diligence, support execution of integration plans.
• Evaluate growth initiatives and capital investments.
• Act as an advisor to the executive team for financial guidance and support
• Foster an environment of continuous improvement
• This role will lead a team of high performers in FP&A and focus on professional development and fostering an environment of excellence.

Requirements

• Education & Experience: Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance related discipline with a strong background in accounting and budget development;
• 9 to12 years of progressively responsible job-related experience
• Knowledge of the importance of "big picture" thinking and planning; ability to apply organizational acumen and competitiveness to identify and maintain focus on key success factors for the organization
• Knowledge of finance and accounting practices, financial analysis, and reporting; ability to apply finance knowledge appropriately to diverse situations
• Prior leadership experience and organizational capability building

Systems

• Experience utilizing financial planning systems such as Hyperion, Essbase, PowerBI, etc
• Requires expert level Excel abilities

Expertise required in: Financial Planning & Analysis, M&A Valuation, Modeling, Budgeting and Forecasting, Long Range Planning.