Finance Director - Client-Facing
About The Position
Growth Operators is seeking an experienced finance professional with strong financial acumen and leadership skills who is passionate about driving business results for mid-size businesses and delivering high-quality client service. The Finance Director serves Growth Operators’ clients, typically under the direction of a Growth Operators Partner or Managing Director, in a leadership role, managing and overseeing financial planning and business intelligence functions. Services are provided in the form of advisory services (specific projects) and outsourced services (interim or fractional roles with clients). You will be a key asset to our clients. Work performed by the Finance Director on client engagements may include contributing to strategic planning, direction, and goal setting; improving budgeting, planning, forecasting, analytics, and reporting capabilities; assessing and recommending improvements to financial reporting through people, processes, and technology; developing key performance indicators; reviewing financial performance against budgets; developing models to understand the financial impact of business decisions; developing strategies to meet long-term financial objectives; and overhauling or creating policies, practices, and procedures for sustained performance improvement. This role also involves managing projects to keep them on track and identifying opportunities to provide additional value to clients.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in finance or accounting
- 10+ years of progressive finance or accounting experience
- Ability to identify and seek needed information/research skills
- Analytical thinker and is detail oriented
- Strong decision-making skills
- Knowledge of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)
- Advanced Microsoft Excel skills
- Experience with planning & analytics software (Cube Software, Workday Adaptive Planning, Planful, Anaplan, Essbase, etc.)
- Experience with visual data platforms (PowerBI, Tableau, Sisense, etc.)
- Experience with database applications
- Deep experience preparing financial reports and presentations
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Experience planning, executing and delivering projects on time and within budget, ensuring alignment with business goals and stakeholder expectations
- Proven leadership ability, responsible for managing and mentoring finance teams
- Ability to work in a fast-paced collaborative environment
- Strong project management skills
- Must be able to spend substantial time in the Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN area for onsite client work as needed
Nice To Haves
- CPA (active or inactive) and/or MBA
- Background in mergers, acquisitions and integrations
- Prior engagements in consulting or contract work
- Experience working with private equity-backed companies
Responsibilities
- Contribute to the strategic planning, direction and goal setting for the business in collaboration with senior management.
- Responsible for improving the organization’s budgeting, planning, forecasting, analytics, and reporting capabilities.
- Assess and provide recommendations on how the mix of people, processes, and technology can improve an organization’s financial reporting; and how to implement efficiencies and improvements in these areas.
- Develop key performance indicators measuring the financial health of the organization or assigned units or functions.
- Review past and current financial performance against budgeted estimates and develop models that assist management in understanding the financial impact of business decisions.
- Develop strategies meant to assist the organization in meeting its long-term financial objectives.
- Overhaul and/or create policies, practices, and procedures for sustained performance improvement.
- Manage projects to keep on track and identify opportunities to provide additional value to our clients.
Benefits
- health benefits, including medical, dental, and vision insurance
- 401k with employer match
- voluntary disability, life, accident, critical illness, and hospital indemnity insurance
- MN paid family and medical leave
- flexible time off programs
- employee assistance programs
- additional perks
- quarterly incentive program
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
