Global Budget Operations Director: Finance Strategy & Insights

Leadout Capital; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Leadout Capital is seeking a Director to establish and lead the REWS Budget Operations finance function, owning annual planning, forecasting, governance, and performance insights for a global real estate and workplace services portfolio. You will partner with senior leaders across REWS and Corporate Finance to drive disciplined spend and scalable processes.

You will define operating rhythms, lead bottom‑up budgeting, manage spend and forecasts, and deliver clear executive insights and dashboards

Qualifications

• Experience leading finance operations, FP&A, or strategic finance with ownership of complex budgets and planning processes.
• Strong budgeting, forecasting, accruals, variance analysis, and financial controls expertise.
• Ability to influence decisions by partnering with senior leaders and cross‑functional stakeholders.
• Ability to translate complex financial and operational data into concise executive insights and actionable recommendations.
• Experience creating financial dashboards, KPIs, and reporting using enterprise data, analytics, and AI tools.

Responsibilities

• Establish the REWS Finance Operations function: define priorities, rhythms, roles, and processes.
• Own bottom‑up budgeting in partnership with budget owners and leadership.
• Manage spend and forecasts with regular reviews and variance assessment.
• Support leadership reviews: assess performance, risks, opportunities, and investment tradeoffs.
• Provide scenario analysis and portfolio insights to guide cost management and allocation.
• Identify funding opportunities, prioritize reinvestment, and develop leadership recommendations.
• Lead reporting and dashboards for budgets, commitments, actuals, forecasts, and trends.
• Collaborate on accruals, variance analysis, spend closeout, and data quality with FP&A and Spend Management.
• Develop governance, policies, playbooks, and monitoring practices.

Skills

Finance operations

FP&A

Budgeting

Forecasting

Variance analysis

Financial controls

Stakeholder management

Executive storytelling

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Finance/Accounting/Business

Tools

Coupa

Workday

Tableau

Hyperion/Essbase

Job description

Leadout Capital is seeking a Director to establish and lead the REWS Budget Operations finance function, owning annual planning, forecasting, governance, and performance insights for a global real estate and workplace services portfolio. You will partner with senior leaders across REWS and Corporate Finance to drive disciplined spend and scalable processes.

You will define operating rhythms, lead bottom‑up budgeting, manage spend and forecasts, and deliver clear executive insights and dashboards