Director, Finance

Role Overview

• Develops finance team strategy to achieve business goals and objectives
• Promotes the development of effective team relationships and functions in various capacities as required to ensure the success of team efforts
• Frequently interacts with senior management and peers on finance and accounting matters requiring internal or cross company coordination
• Serves as a consultant to senior leadership in long-range planning and influences business decision making
• Consistently interacts with senior leadership as a trusted advisor on financial issues
• Makes recommendations to solve short-term decisions, as well as strategic financial business problems
• Assists in developing the financial strategy for supported operating companies
• Identifies problems and critical issues impacting financial operations and implements appropriate responses to meet business challenges
• Maintains familiarity with financial oversight and controls in a highly regulated environment
• Leads the development, coordination, and facilitation of identifying and communicating business technology requirements
• Assumes leadership responsibility on select projects
• Builds and oversees a team of employees for assigned functional area through ongoing execution of recruiting, development, retention, coaching and support, performance management, and managerial activities
• Ensures risks associated with business activities are effectively identified, measured, monitored, and controlled in accordance with risk and compliance policies and procedures.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics, or related field is required; OR 4 years of related experience may be substituted in lieu of degree
• 8 years of treasury and/or finance operations experience in the financial services industry OR advanced degree in Business, Accounting, Finance, or Economics and 6 years of treasury and/or finance operations experience in the financial services industry
• Subject matter expert on the principles and theories of treasury or finance operations, finance, accounting and/or other related financial business fields and disciplines
• Knowledge and experience with functionalities of corporate financial or tax systems
• 3 years direct team lead or management experience required
• Experience successfully communicating and influencing finance/treasury operations matters with leadership
• Ability to effectively work with internal and external partners.

Benefits

• comprehensive medical, dental and vision plans
• 401(k)
• pension
• life insurance
• parental benefits
• adoption assistance
• paid time off program with paid holidays plus 16 paid volunteer hours
• various wellness programs
• career path planning and continuing education