Head of Finance

Evolving Solution Services; Port Saint Lucie (FL); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A financial solutions company is seeking a finance manager to oversee financial reporting and ensure compliance across operations. The ideal candidate will have 7+ years of finance experience, a proven track record in sales analytics management, and strong leadership skills to coordinate with cross-functional teams. Key responsibilities include developing monthly reporting packages, leading budget processes, and assisting in SOX implementation. This role offers an opportunity to enhance financial systems and drive strategic alignment with business goals.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in finance.
• Proven track record of managing sales analytics.
• Strong leadership skills with experience in managing teams.

Responsibilities

• Oversee all financial reporting to ensure compliance.
• Develop and implement monthly reporting packages and monitor KPIs.
• Lead budgeting process, including sales and SG&A aspects.

Skills

Financial reporting

Sales analytics management

Leadership

Communication skills

Problem-solving

Data analysis

Tools

Financial software

Data analysis tools

Job description

Position Summary:
This role will oversee all financial reporting for Expert Shutters, ensuring accurate sales reporting, forecasting and budgeting. This role is responsible for ensuring rigorous compliance with HD accounting policies across each commercial organization as well as detailed periodic sales analysis. This role will also play a critical role in Hunter Douglas’ value realization plan (across growth and synergies) for ESS.

Key Responsibilities:

• Monthly Reporting:
  • Develop, implement, and oversee monthly reporting package for organization
  • Establish and monitor key performance indicators (KPIs) to assess sales in way that ties with the P&L
  • Report on and validate monthly commercial initiatives both to standard reporting and bridging to the P&L
  • Implement detailed PVM procedures in conjunction with HD Magellan reporting
  • Detailed ZBB monitoring and reporting to maximize spend efficiency
  • Detailed COGS reporting
• Budget Development:
  • Directly oversee Sales, SG&A, and COGS aspects of budget
    • Build bottoms up sales model for each product and brand to enable detailed and efficient budgeting process
    • Build bottoms up SG&A budget with detailed assumptions based on ZBB classification
  • Lead ZBB savings validation, and support in ideation, with commercial and management teams
    • Implement monthly reporting process for all budgeted savings
• Develop detailed, automated sales reporting to enhance analysis across product, customer, brand, and geographical performance
• Leverage Magellan to build and maintain sales dashboards
• ZBB Analysis:
  • Develop detailed, automated spend reporting to enhance analysis and justify ZBB spending in line with commercial goals
  • Maintain and monitor spend to be in line with, or better than, budgeted spend
• Systems Development and Oversight:
  • Oversee the finalization and improvement of unified front-end ordering and accounting systems
  • Assist in the consolidation of financial systems into a single system and instance
• Cross-Functional Collaboration:
  • Partner with sales, revenue management, and product teams to align finance efforts with broader company objectives.
  • Work with sales managers at SunPro, Universal Screens, and Progressive Screens to address reporting and process challenges and ensure seamless effective and accurate monthly, quarterly and annual closes as well as enhanced reporting analysis
• SOX Implementation
  • Assist in assessing, implementing, and designing SOX compliant procedures across all locations
• Multi-Team Process Alignment:
  • Assess, rationalize, and align procedures across the SunPro, Universal, and Progressive plants to create a cohesive and efficient close procedure
  • Ensure all organizations are operating under a common SOX framework

Qualifications:

• 7+ years of experience in finance
• Proven track record of developing and managing sales analytics
• Strong leadership skills with experience directly managing teams and overseeing remote or indirect reports.
• Exceptional communication, problem-solving, and interpersonal skills.
• Proficiency in financial software and data analysis tools.
• Experience in manufacturing, construction, or screen solutions industries is a plus.
• Strategic thinking and ability to align commercial finance with business goals.
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and teams.
• Adaptability to manage diverse teams and operational needs across multiple locations.
• Data-driven decision-making and process optimization expertise.