Finance & Data Analytics Director

Transdev; Fairfax (VA); On-site; USD 122,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Vacation: 2 weeks minimum

Sick days: 5 days

Holidays: 12 days (8 standard, 4 float

401(k) retirement plan

Medical, dental and vision insurance

Life insurance

Short-term disability

Voluntary long-term disability

Job summary

Transdev seeks a Director of Data and Finance to lead financial management, analytics, performance reporting, and data governance across the organization. You will partner with executive leadership to ensure financial accountability and drive data-driven decisions that support contracts and operations.

Responsibilities include directing budgeting, forecasting, monthly close, KPI development, and strategic analysis, while supervising finance and analytics teams and aligning with operations, HR,

Qualifications

• Minimum of five (5) years of progressively responsible experience in finance, budgeting, business analytics, or data management.
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Responsibilities

• Directly supervise finance and analytics personnel. Direct and oversee all financial planning, budgeting, forecasting, and reporting activities.
• Lead the monthly accounting close process, ensuring timely, complete and accurate recording of transactions.
• Analyze financial results, variances, trends, and key performance indicators and provide recommendations to leadership.
• Manage general ledger activities, account reconciliations, accruals, and financial controls. Monitor revenue, expenses, labor costs, overtime, fuel costs, maintenance expenditures, and other operational expenses.
• Support annual audits and ensure compliance with internal and external financial reporting requirements.
• Lead the collection, validation, analysis, and interpretation of operational and financial data.
• Develop KPIs to measure operational efficiency, customer service, safety, maintenance performance, and workforce productivity. Translate complex data into meaningful insights and actionable recommendations.
• Coordination of all compliance requirements of the organization and related periodic reporting and renewals.
• Partner with Operations, Maintenance, Safety, and Human Resources departments to evaluate operational performance. Identify trends, risks, opportunities, and operational improvement initiatives through advanced data analysis.
• Monitor service delivery metrics including on-time performance, ridership, maintenance reliability, absenteeism, turnover, and labor utilization.
• Accountability for the accounts receivable and accounts payable function of all operating divisions. Provide assistance in forecasting and budgeting for all operating divisions as well as operational cost analysis.
• Support business planning, contract proposals, and client presentations through financial and operational analysis.Lead special projects involving process improvement, automation, and performance management.
• Prepare monthly accounting and finance reports and review with leadership team.
• Direct supervision of team members including operations, maintenance, and office administration staff.
• Ability to communicate effectively with executive leadership, clients, auditors, and regulatory agencies.
• Perform other work-related duties as assigned.

Skills

Data governance

Financial analysis

Forecasting

KPIs

Supervisory experience

GAAP knowledge

Independent worker

Strategic thinking

Communication

Attention to detail

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting/Finance/Economics/Business Administration/Data Analytics/Statistics

Tools

ERP systems

Payroll systems

Business intelligence platforms

Financial management software

Job description

Transdev seeks a Director of Data and Finance to lead financial management, analytics, performance reporting, and data governance across the organization. You will partner with executive leadership to ensure financial accountability and drive data-driven decisions that support contracts and operations.

Responsibilities include directing budgeting, forecasting, monthly close, KPI development, and strategic analysis, while supervising finance and analytics teams and aligning with operations, HR,