Director of Finance

Mackenzie Stuart; Illinois; On-site; USD 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Mackenzie Stuart is recruiting on behalf of a growing transportation and logistics business seeking a senior finance leader to oversee the finance function for a specialist freight division. You will lead financial reporting, budgeting, forecasting and analysis while partnering with operational leaders to improve decision-making, profitability and growth.

You will also lead an established finance team and help modernise processes, systems and reporting.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting or related discipline.
• At least 10 years of financial experience, with 5+ in management.
• Strong expertise in financial analysis, budgeting and forecasting.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Office skills.
• Experience partnering with operational and cross-functional teams.
• Knowledge of financial controls, compliance and risk management.
• Confidence communicating financial performance to non-finance stakeholders and senior leaders.
• Experience in transportation, logistics or asset-intensive industries.
• Experience with data visualization tools such as Tableau or Power BI is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Act as the senior financial adviser to divisional and operational leadership.
• Oversee month-end close, balance sheet reconciliations, financial controls and P&L analysis.
• Lead annual budgeting, forecasting and strategic financial planning.
• Oversee billing, invoicing, collections and accurate revenue recognition.
• Provide analysis on historical, planned and forecast performance.
• Identify opportunities to improve revenue, margins, customer value and operational efficiency.
• Support pricing decisions and the financial evaluation of new business.
• Lead and develop a team of finance professionals, including managers and individual contributors.
• Ensure compliance with relevant financial regulations and company policies.
• Drive process improvement and the effective use of finance technology and data.

Skills

Financial analysis

Budgeting

Forecasting

Stakeholder communication

Excel

Tableau/Power BI

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Finance/Accounting or related

Tools

Tableau

Power BI

Job description

We are hiring on behalf of a growing transportation and logistics business seeking a senior finance leader to oversee the finance function for a specialist freight division.

You will lead financial reporting, budgeting, forecasting and analysis while partnering with operational leaders to improve decision-making, profitability and growth. You will also lead an established finance team and help modernise processes, systems and reporting.

Key responsibilities

• Act as the senior financial adviser to divisional and operational leadership.
• Oversee month-end close, balance sheet reconciliations, financial controls and P&L analysis.
• Lead annual budgeting, forecasting and strategic financial planning.
• Oversee billing, invoicing, collections and accurate revenue recognition.
• Provide analysis on historical, planned and forecast performance.
• Identify opportunities to improve revenue, margins, customer value and operational efficiency.
• Support pricing decisions and the financial evaluation of new business.
• Lead and develop a team of finance professionals, including managers and individual contributors.
• Ensure compliance with relevant financial regulations and company policies.
• Drive process improvement and the effective use of finance technology and data.

Key candidate requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting or a related discipline, or equivalent experience.
• At least 10 years’ financial experience, including five or more years in management.
• Strong expertise in financial analysis, budgeting and forecasting.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Office skills.
• Experience partnering with operational and cross-functional teams.
• Strong knowledge of financial controls, compliance and risk management.
• Confidence communicating financial performance to non-finance stakeholders and senior leaders.
• Experience in transportation, logistics or another asset-intensive industry.
• Experience with data visualisation tools such as Tableau or Power BI is desirable