Director Finance

Accounting Career Consultants; St. Louis (MO); On-site; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Accounting Career Consultants is seeking a senior FP&A leader to step in as a true right‑hand to a respected SVP of Finance. You will consolidate forecasts for 1B+ business units, translate complex data into a compelling executive story, and drive standardized planning processes across the organization.

The role requires partnering with technology teams, building dashboards, and leading budgeting and forecasting with a focus on cost optimization and strategic insights for senior leadership.

Qualifications

• Strong FP&A / finance background with experience consolidating forecasts across multiple teams or business units.
• Ability to translate complex data into a clear narrative for executive audiences.
• Systems-savvy with planning tools and data governance.
• Advanced Excel and large dataset experience.
• Confident communicator who can influence across functions and levels.
• Comfort operating in ambiguity.

Responsibilities

• Partner with financial planning leads to design and implement standardized forecasting, reporting, and variance analysis processes across the organization
• Establish best practices for financial management including use of planning tools, reporting templates, and performance metrics
• Facilitate alignment across financial planning teams to ensure consistent financial support and reporting across business units
• Partner with technology teams to ensure systems support reporting, planning, and financial data needs
• Develop and deliver financial reports, dashboards, and analysis to support leadership decision making
• Consolidate financial results and prepare reporting packages including metrics, variance analysis, and executive summaries
• Translate complex financial data into actionable insights and recommendations for senior leadership
• Lead annual budgeting and forecasting processes aligned with strategic business objectives
• Build financial models to evaluate scenarios, investment decisions, and cost optimization strategies

Skills

FP&A experience

Executive storytelling

Advanced Excel

ERP/Planning tools

Cross-functional communication

Data-driven analysis

Job description

Why is This a Great Opportunity?

Unique opportunity to step into a true right‑hand role to a highly respected SVP of Finance—an exceptional leader known for developing top talent.

Seeking a finance leader who thrives at the intersection of data, systems, and business insight—someone who can consolidate complex forecasts across $1B+ business units and translate that into a clear, compelling story for executive leadership.

Job Description

• Partner with financial planning leads to design and implement standardized forecasting, reporting, and variance analysis processes across the organization
• Establish best practices for financial management including use of planning tools, reporting templates, and performance metrics
• Facilitate alignment across financial planning teams to ensure consistent financial support and reporting across business units
• Partner with technology teams to ensure systems support reporting, planning, and financial data needs
• Develop and deliver financial reports, dashboards, and analysis to support leadership decision making
• Consolidate financial results and prepare reporting packages including metrics, variance analysis, and executive summaries
• Translate complex financial data into actionable insights and recommendations for senior leadership
• Lead annual budgeting and forecasting processes aligned with strategic business objectives
• Build financial models to evaluate scenarios, investment decisions, and cost optimization strategies

Qualifications

• Strong FP&A / finance background with experience consolidating forecasts across multiple teams or business units
• Ability to translate complex data into a clear narrative for executive audiences
• Systems‑savvy (Oracle EPM, SAP, Hyperion, OneStream, or similar) with a process improvement mindset
• Advanced Excel skills and comfort working with large, complex datasets. Experience with planning/reporting tools is a plus
• Confident communicator who can influence across functions and levels
• Comfort operating in ambiguity—connecting dots across data, teams, and priorities