Finance Director

Conexus; Irvine (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Conexus is seeking a Finance Director in Irvine, CA to lead FP&A and operations finance efforts across the organization. You will report to the CFO, mentor a small team, and partner with senior leaders on strategic initiatives and financial planning.

The ideal candidate has PE-backed experience, strong budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis, and financial modeling skills, and a proven ability to translate data into actionable business recommendations for operational leaders.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, or related field.
• Strong background in operations finance, FP&A, or financial business partnering.
• Ability to partner with operational leaders and translate data into business recommendations.
• Strong budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis, and financial modeling skills.
• Experience mentoring or developing junior finance team members.
• Comfortable operating in a fast-paced, private equity-backed environment.

Responsibilities

• Partner with business unit leaders to drive financial planning, forecasting, and variance analysis.
• Deliver decision support and financial evaluation for initiatives at the unit and regional level.
• Analyze operating results to identify trends and translate them into actionable recommendations.
• Collaborate with operational leadership to capitalize on positive trends and address areas of underperformance.
• Build and refine management reporting to support accountability and informed decision-making.
• Develop and mentor a small team.
• Serve as a direct partner to the CFO on strategic initiatives and special projects.
• Support enhancement of financial processes and analytical capabilities company-wide.
• Present financial performance updates and insights to operational and executive stakeholders.
• Assist with budgeting and forecasting cycles across multiple business units.
• Evaluate operational and financial risks and opportunities within a complex, multi-site environment.
• Support ad hoc strategic and financial analysis as priorities evolve.

Skills

Operations finance

FP&A

Financial business partnering

Budgets

Forecasting

Variance analysis

Financial modeling

Mentoring

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field

Job description

Compensation: $180,000 - $200,000 + Bonus

Location: Irvine, CA 92618 (Onsite)

Company Description

Our client, a large organization, is seeking a Finance Director with strong FP&A and operations finance experience. This individual will report directly to the CFO and mentor a small team, playing a key role in strengthening financial planning and reporting company-wide, with strong visibility to senior leadership. The ideal candidate must have operations finance or FP&A business partnering experience and the ability to translate financial data into actionable insights for operational leaders.

• High visibility position to senior leadership
• Casual Work Environment

Responsibilities

• Partner with business unit leaders to drive financial planning, forecasting, and variance analysis
• Deliver decision support and financial evaluation for initiatives at the unit and regional level
• Analyze operating results to identify trends and translate them into actionable recommendations
• Collaborate with operational leadership to capitalize on positive trends and address areas of underperformance
• Build and refine management reporting to support accountability and informed decision-making
• Develop and mentor a small team
• Serve as a direct partner to the CFO on strategic initiatives and special projects
• Support enhancement of financial processes and analytical capabilities company-wide
• Present financial performance updates and insights to operational and executive stakeholders
• Assist with budgeting and forecasting cycles across multiple business units
• Evaluate operational and financial risks and opportunities within a complex, multi-site environment
• Support ad hoc strategic and financial analysis as priorities evolve

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field
• Strong background in operations finance, FP&A, or financial business partnering
• Demonstrated ability to partner with operational leaders and translate data into business recommendations
• Strong skills in budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis, and financial modeling
• Experience mentoring or developing junior finance team members
• Comfortable operating in a fast-paced, private equity-backed environment