Regional Finance Director

Horizon Services • Boston, MA

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About The Position

The Regional Finance Director for Horizon Services Group’s East region is the principal finance partner to the Regional Vice President and General Managers. This commercially minded, business-facing role provides insight into the operational drivers of financial results, challenges assumptions, identifies risks and opportunities, and translates performance into clear actions. The director owns regional financial performance, forecasting, and visibility, while supporting leadership in achieving targets.

The role also improves the accuracy, timeliness, consistency, and usefulness of financial reporting and core finance processes. It works closely with regional operating leaders and corporate functions to resolve issues, validate cost allocations, improve processes, and keep finance focused on insight and business partnership. Regular travel across the region is required.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, or a related field.
• At least 6 years of progressive finance experience.
• Experience supporting a multi-site, multi-unit, or multi-region business.
• Track record of working across functions and influencing decisions and behaviors without direct authority.
• Executive presence and communication skills to operate as a peer to regional operating leaders from day one.
• Willingness to travel regularly across the region.

Nice To Haves

• MBA or CPA.
• Experience in a private-equity-backed or transaction-oriented environment.
• Experience in services, residential services, distribution, or another multi-location service business.
• Experience using Claude or other AI tools to sharpen analysis and boost productivity.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary finance advisor to Regional Vice Presidents and General Managers, building trust and credibility with operating leaders.
• Translate complex financial and operating data into clear decisions, priorities, and next steps.
• Pressure-test assumptions, raise risks and opportunities, and reinforce financial discipline.
• Own regional financial performance, forecasting, and visibility, including understanding the operational drivers behind results.
• Analyze results against plan, forecast, and prior periods; identify root causes and work with the business on corrective actions.
• Develop scenarios showing what is needed to achieve plan, including actions, timing, assumptions, risks, and financial impact.
• Provide leadership with a forward-looking view of performance and flag risks and opportunities early.
• Ensure accurate, timely, and consistent regional financial reporting.
• Run and reinforce standardized close, forecasting, and reporting processes.
• Reduce manual work and regional inconsistencies.
• Work with Accounting, Procurement, Fleet, and other teams to resolve issues, validate cost allocations, and ensure costs are recorded accurately and on time.
• Identify ways to simplify, automate, or shift transactional work so finance can focus on insight and partnership.
• Partner with Corporate Finance, FP&A, and Controllership on process improvements and company-wide initiatives.
• Travel regularly across the region.

Benefits

• Opportunity to influence the performance of a growing region.
• Direct access to senior operating leaders.
• Opportunity to shape how finance partners with the business.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director