Director of Financial Operations GWGL

Are you a strategic finance leader looking to make a real difference? We’re seeking a results-driven professional to oversee financial operations, lead key initiatives, and drive performance improvements within a mission-driven organization. In this role, you’ll manage budgeting, financial planning, and compliance while serving as a trusted advisor on pricing strategies and operational efficiency. You’ll also lead a talented team, drive process improvements, and work closely with senior leadership to maximize impact. If you have strong analytical skills, experience navigating federal contracting regulations, and a passion for making a difference, we want to hear from you!

RESPONSIBILITY LEVEL:

Implements strategy for finance projects/initiatives. Develops long- and short-term business strategies (3-5 years), and oversees implementation for Finance. Is heavily involved in developing department standard operating procedures. Forecasts and plans annual operating and capital budget, implements cost-savings measures. Maintains and adjusts operating budget, manages expenses based on changes in internal or external factors, and communicates budgetary performance. Typically works on projects and initiatives that span 2-5 years. Responsible for integration of systems, systems metrics and analysis.

PRINCIPAL DUTIES:

1. Ensures financial and internal control compliance with all applicable federal contracting regulations.

2. Coordinates with other corporate functions to ensure compliance with enterprise requirements as well as federal contracting regulations, including IT security.

3. Serve as key business advisor to operational unit teams on the development of pricing strategies, program/product line/customer evaluation, and process improvement initiatives to maximize operating margin for mission reinvestment.

4. Perform variance analysis and complex financial activities including monthly and ad hoc financial statement analysis and commentary.

5. Oversee and complete the month-end close, year-end close, assistance of internal and external audit, and annual insurance review.

6. Manage ROI analysis for operational unit projects. This includes development of the annual contract proposal, scenario analysis, and presentation to the Executive team, SLT, and Navy Contract leaders and/or operational and financial leadership.  

7. Develop and manage the financial planning and analysis process for operational unit leaders including the annual budgeting process, rolling 12-month forecast, year-end and other projections.

8. Day-to-day financial contact for operating unit customers and vendors, including partnering with legal for contract review and negotiations.

9. Oversee the Goodwill Great Lakes Galley Finance team reporting requirements, food procurement, process improvement and GWGL Accounts Receivable and Accounts Payable functions.

10. Leading and Developing Talent: Manages organizational design for area of responsibility and directs talent planning, hiring, development and training of staff.  May participate in succession planning discussions. Networks and sources for positions throughout the organization. 

11. Project and Change Management: Serves as project owner for high complexity department, cross-functional or multi-location projects and improvement initiatives. Set project direction including project scope, timeline and resources. Accountable for making decisions and project success. Manages change through effective planning, communication and coaching. Builds and participates in leadership coalition supporting and implementing organizational change.

12. Community Engagement: Actively engages with community partners and links activities to business performance.

13. Responsible for completing other duties/responsibilities as assigned.

REQUIREMENTS:

1. Bachelor s degree or experience equivalency, and a minimum 8 years  experience in finance leadership. 

2. Advanced Excel skills, able to quickly analyze large amounts of  data and summarize.

3. Must be a US Citizen, as defined by US Navy security guidelines

4. Required to obtain a Common Access Card (CAC) within 90 days of date of hire, pursuant to US Navy security guidelines. Inability to obtain CAC card may result in removal and/or termination from position.

LEADERSHIP COMPETENCIES:

1. Business Insight: Demonstrates thorough business/industry knowledge and can synthesize business information and respond to changing market dynamics effectively. Proactively monitors external factors and policies that may affect the organization. Uses knowledge to plan work and guide decision making.

2. Courage: Fosters a culture that supports people taking well-reasoned risks, regardless of outcome and appropriately advocates for decisions that are for the good of the organization. Confronts actions that are inconsistent with the Guiding Principles and demonstrates the ability to provide leadership through high-stakes situations, crises, or conditions of uncertainty. 

CORE CULTURALCOMPETENCIES:

1. Customer Focus: Fosters a customer service-focused environment with a sense of urgency and importance of meeting the customer s needs. Establishes organizational partnerships with key customers and ensures resources and support are focused on meeting customer needs.

2. Values Differences: Cultivates an environment that makes all people feel valued and that encourages and supports diversity and inclusion. Sponsors and mentors people from a variety of backgrounds and perspectives. Applies understanding of cultural differences to create value and help meet business goals.

3. Communicates Effectively: Promotes a free flow of information throughout the organization and demonstrates candor and openness when discussing major organizational initiatives. Creates venues for constructive dialogue and ensures organizational information is cascaded to a wide variety of audiences at all levels.

4. Situational Adaptability: Demonstrates flexibility in a changing, competitive environment and initiates change in response to the cues in the external environment. Adapts leadership style in response to a broad range of situations and challenges that ingrains flexibility within the organizations structures, systems and culture.

5. Drives Results: Drives organization to achieve results that have a direct impact on business performance. Pushes the organization to move forward in difficult circumstances and eliminates obstacles that affect organizational performance. 

6. Ensures Accountability: ensures the organization meets commitments and holds leaders accountable for team performance. Sets and monitors goals that align with organizational strategy creating an environment of accountability for meeting agreed upon expectations and performance expectations.

PHYSICAL/SENSORY DEMANDS:

Job requires the following: remain stationary for sustained periods of time; ability to move about to accomplish tasks; must be able to operate a computer or similar technology, which typically involves substantial motions of wrist, hands and/or fingers; visual acuity to perform activities such as preparing data, operating equipment or review thoroughness of work; ability to communicate with others and exchange information. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

When determining placement within the salary range for this position Goodwill Greater Milwaukee & Chicago considers education, experience, internal equity, market demands and other qualifying criteria. It is not typical for individuals to be hired at or near the top of the rage for their role and compensation decisions are dependent on facts and circumstances of each case.

 Certain roles are eligible to participate in an incentive plan. Participation in this plan does not guarantee an incentive payment and is subject to the terms and conditions of the plan, which are subject to change.

In addition to compensation, we offer a competitive benefit program that may include medical, dental, vision, short and long-term disability, life insurance, retirement plan, paid time off (PTO) and more. The specifics of each benefit package will vary depending on factors such as full or part time jobs, contracted, temporary, or other job categories.

Equal Opportunity Employer

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