Finance Lead: Data-Driven Strategy & Automation

The Judge Group; Traverse City (MI); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

The Judge Group is seeking a Senior Finance Lead in Traverse City, MI. This pivotal role safeguards financial integrity while acting as a strategic advisor to sales, operations, and procurement teams.

It focuses on executing timely, accurate records and elevating systems, data architectures, and internal controls to inform executive decisions. Beyond standard accounting, the position drives data intelligence, automation, and scalable workflows, partnering with business units to optimize margins

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, or related quantitative field.
• Strong mastery of GAAP and foundational accounting principles.
• Progressive accounting/finance experience managing multi-faceted business models.
• Proven track record leading period-end close routines, financial statement generation, balance sheet reviews, and external audits.
• Demonstrated experience working with ERP platforms and advanced financial reporting suites.
• High proficiency in Excel alongside experience handling large, complex datasets.
• Strong problem-solving, quantitative, and analytical capabilities.
• Demonstrated capability (or high potential) for leadership and team development.
• Ability to break down complex transactional structures into clear data and financial impacts.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills across executive and operational audiences.

Responsibilities

• Own and validate financial assumptions across commercial and operational channels.
• Maintain the quantitative inputs and assumptions powering the organization's overarching financial forecast and business model.
• Analyze variance between actual and projected performance through operational drivers.
• Contribute to annual budgeting cycles and long-term strategic plans.
• Build dynamic scenario models evaluating sensitivity around pricing, volume, vendor costs, and working capital parameters.
• Drive cross-functional alignment across finance to publish an integrated corporate outlook.

Skills

GAAP knowledge

ERP systems

Excel proficiency

Financial reporting

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance/Accounting

CPA/CMA (preferred)

Tools

Power BI

SQL

Data visualization tools

Job description

The Judge Group is seeking a Senior Finance Lead in Traverse City, MI. This pivotal role safeguards financial integrity while acting as a strategic advisor to sales, operations, and procurement teams.

It focuses on executing timely, accurate records and elevating systems, data architectures, and internal controls to inform executive decisions. Beyond standard accounting, the position drives data intelligence, automation, and scalable workflows, partnering with business units to optimize margins