Division Finance Director - Pacific
About The Position
The Division Finance Director (DFD) is responsible for directing the strategy, analysis, personnel, and financial activities at the Pacific division level. This role acts as a thought partner to the Regional Finance Senior Director, Division Director, and Business Unit (BU) Finance staff in decision-making and implementation. Due to growing demands across the North America Region and operational needs of the Pacific division, a dedicated DFD for the Pacific is being hired. The DFD provides broad oversight of Division-wide finances, including planning, reporting, and analysis of current division finance and operations activities. They are tasked with identifying gaps in alignment and efficiencies, and ensuring financial management standards and compliance requirements are met. The DFD represents the division in regional and organizational-wide initiatives, tailoring implementation for their division and effectively addressing challenging situations that could impact long-term financial or operational stability. While not managing BU Finances directly, the DFD will develop standards that influence BU-level processes within their divisions. Key responsibilities also include synthesizing financial information for senior leaders and developing creative financial strategies to allocate resources to critical work. The DFD serves as a subject matter expert and resource for BUs, ensuring alignment across the division. This position reports to the North America Region Senior Finance Director with a dotted line to the Pacific Division Director. The role is open to U.S.-based candidates, with a strong preference for those in Hawaii–Aleutian Daylight Time or Pacific Time zones. The ideal candidate will possess exceptional communication skills, a strong executive presence, a collaborative spirit, and experience in data management and financial planning, focusing on divisional financial strategy, creative problem-solving, and change management. The role offers cross-functional and cross-geographical visibility within the organization.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration or related field
- 7 years related work experience, or equivalent combination of education and experience
- Experience recruiting, supervising, and developing staff
- Experience designing, implementing, and directing multiple complex projects
- Experience with accounting principles, practices, and regulations
- Project management experience
- Strong written and verbal communication skills with a strong executive presence
- Experience with complex financial analysis, including analyzing provided data and sharing to stakeholders
- An innovative mindset to develop and implement organizational improvements
Nice To Haves
- Experience developing, mentoring, and coaching staff
Responsibilities
- Directing the strategy, analysis, personnel and financial activities at the Pacific division level
- Acting as a thought partner to the Regional Finance Senior Director, Division Director and Business Unit (BU) Finance staff in decision-making and implementation
- Providing broad oversight of Division-wide finances including planning, reporting, and analysis of current division finance and operations activities
- Identifying gaps in alignment and efficiencies and ensuring financial management standards and compliance requirements are met
- Representing the division in regional and organizational-wide initiatives and tailoring implementation for their division
- Addressing challenging situations effectively that would impact the financial or operational situation long-term
- Developing standards that impact BU-level processes in their divisions
- Synthesizing financial information for senior leaders
- Developing creative financial strategies to drive resources towards critical work
- Providing subject matter expertise and serving as a resource to their BUs
- Directing alignment across their division
- Focusing on divisional financial strategy, creative problem-solving, and change management
- Working cross-functionally and cross-geographically
Benefits
- Competitive, comprehensive benefits package
- Health care benefits
- Flexible spending accounts
- 401(k) plan with an 8% employer match
- Parental leave
- Accrued paid time off
- Life insurance
- Disability coverage
- Employee assistance program
- Other life and work well-being benefits
- Flexible work environment
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
