What are the responsibilities and job description for the Director of Finance position at RealCold?
Finance Director
Established in 2022, RealCold was founded to address the unmet needs of the food cold chain sector. By combining high-growth strategic locations, state-of-the-art facilities, and exhaustive offerings that include traditional storage programs and diverse value-added services (including DTC), the company has positioned itself as a collaborative and integrated provider for food retailers, producers, and distributors. This mission is reinforced through its highly bespoke solutioning and customer-centric approach. The RealCold platform operates a national, omni-channel network, inclusive of traditional storage offerings, as well as comprehensive direct-to-consumer programs, which can reach the majority of U.S. consumers within 1- or 2-day ground service. For more information on RealCold, please visit www.realcold.com.
RealCold is currently searching for a Finance Director to join our growing Finance team. Ideal candidates possess in-depth experience in FP&A and Field Finance combined with strong technical skills, natural curiosity and the ability to thrive in a highly collaborative team environment. You will report directly to the CFO and be responsible for the leadership, development, and execution of all FP&A and Field Finance initiatives at RealCold. These initiatives include, but are not limited to, budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis, capital decision analysis, analysis to drive sourcing decisions, development of key performance indicators and collaboration with field (operations and sales) leaders to drive the business. This position will reside in Lakeland, Florida (near Orlando) or Lockhart, Texas (near Austin).
Responsibilities :
- Lead and develop the finance team to support the growth in scale and complexity of the organization.
- Develop strong relationships based on mutual trust and respect with operating and sales leaders at all levels.
- Drive financial results via data analysis, including key trends, variance analysis and development of financial models for decision support.
- Lead annual multi-year strategic plan and business plan processes for the portfolio, including year-over-year analysis and recommendations for top-line and bottom-line growth.
- Lead monthly reporting and forecast processes including variance analysis and explanations.
- Increase productivity by developing automated reporting and forecasting tools.
- Review and influence capital spending plans via business case, project payback and profitability analysis.
- Drive overall business analysis, understanding and actions using key performance indicators, including non-financial metrics.
- Drive deep analytics and understanding of site level, customer level, and product / service line level performance and profitability.
- Collaborate with cross functional teams including accounting, operations, and sales to ensure monthly results, variance analysis, and recommended actions are promptly and clearly communicated to the leadership team.
- Collaborate as strategic advisor to the CFO on financial planning and business growth initiatives.
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Competencies Preferred :
RealCold is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. We believe in providing employment opportunities to all Team Members and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.
