Finance Director

Vaco by Highspring; Washington (District of Columbia); Remote; USD 170,000 - 185,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading environmental engineering firm seeks a Finance Director to oversee management reporting, cash management, and strategic initiatives. The ideal candidate will have over 15 years of experience in finance, with strong analytical skills and a proven ability to communicate effectively with senior leadership.

Qualifications

• 15+ years of finance experience with startups and environmental industries preferred.
• Proven track record in solving complex problems and strong analytical skills.
• Ability to communicate effectively with executive management.

Responsibilities

• Lead management reporting and operational KPIs.
• Oversee cash management operations and collections.
• Create financial models and prepare presentations for the Board.

Skills

Analytical skills

Problem-solving skills

Communication skills

Detail-oriented

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Finance, Accounting, or Economics

Tools

Advanced Excel

SQL

Tableau

Power BI

Alteryx

ERP experience

BST & Deltek Vantagepoint

Job description

This range is provided by Vaco by Highspring. Your actual pay will be based on your skills and experience — talk with your recruiter to learn more.

Base pay range

$170,000.00/yr - $185,000.00/yr

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Client: Environmental Engineering Firm
Role: Finance Director
Salary: $175,000 - $185,000/annually + Bonus
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Location: Remote - Must be able to travel up to 1-2 times a month!

Job Description:

• Lead management reporting, including operational KPIs, dashboards, business trends and performance vs plan to deliver weekly financial updates, monthly performance analyses and quarterly rolling forecasts, including reporting for investors.
• Provide strategic leadership over cash management operations, including oversight of collections, billing processes, and cash flow optimization to ensure financial stability
• Lead preparation of the semi-annual planning process and maintain the rolling three-year financial plan.
• Lead initiatives to continuously improve and automate forecasting and reporting tools and processes.
• Manage quarterly financial update process for investors and be the main point of contact.
• Interpret and present key findings directly to and engage with senior leadership across multiple functions.
• Create analyses, commentary and presentation materials for Board and leadership meetings.
• Create financial models to help evaluate and assess new business opportunities and strategic partnerships.
• Exhibit true mastery of handling most complex analytics including business issues that are beyond finance.
• Partner with functional business teams to provide value-added business insight and decision support.
• Serve as a true financial resource to internal business partners.
• Evangelize a data-driven, analytical approach to business issues across the company.
• Required Meetings: Staff and executive meetings as scheduled.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, a related field, or relevant work experience.
• 15+ years of finance experience with a mix of startup and environmental industries preferred.
• Self-starter who is able to thrive in a dynamic environment under short timelines and changing priorities.
• Proven track record of breaking down and solving complex problems with impeccable business judgment. Ability to distill complex issues into structured frameworks and concrete action plans.
• Superior analytical, modeling and presentation skills.
• Superior problem-solving skills and ability to communicate effectively with executive management.
• Detail-oriented to ensure accuracy and quality of output.
• Willing and excited about diving into the numbers and being hands-on.

Systems:

• ERP experience, BST & Deltek Vantagepoint
• Advanced Excel skills
• SQL, Tableau, Power BI, Alteryx experience to analyze large datasets

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Director

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

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