Senior Director of Finance and Analysis

Unity Search Group; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Unity Search Group is seeking a Senior Director of Finance and Accounting to lead financial planning, analysis and reporting for a PE-owned manufacturing company. The role reports to the CFO and partners with senior management to optimize earnings, cash flow and operational efficiency.

The candidate will supervise a small finance team, manage KPI dashboards, and guide cost reporting, budgeting and audits across domestic and international operations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in accounting required.
• 10+ years of experience; PE or public accounting background ideal.
• Manufacturing experience with strong inventory and costing background.
• CPA highly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Mentor and lead the finance team (2 direct reports) across controllership, inventory management, costing, FP&A, and overseas finance controllers.
• Identify and track KPI's; update dashboards for data-driven decisions.
• Partner with operations to evaluate costs, productivity, inventory and develop timely cost reporting and variance analyses.
• Advance report generation through AI and other tools to increase analysis time over data gathering.
• Manage ad hoc projects including margin analysis, inventory costing, and SG&A spend analysis.
• Review capital investment proposals, oversee capital budgets and analyses.

Skills

Leadership

Excel modeling

Data management

Financial analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in accounting

Job description

Unity Search has been retained with this medium-sized PE-owned manufacturing company in search of a Senior Director of Finance and Accounting.

This role will serve as a critical resource reporting directly to the CFO.

Position Summary

Reporting to the CFO, the Senior Director of Finance and Analysis will be responsible for providing leadership and coordination of company financial planning, analysis & reporting, treasury functions, and ensure company accounting procedures and reporting conform to generally accepted accounting principles. The position will also partner with peer management team members to optimize company earning power and cash flow by helping the business identify and capture revenue and margin growth, cost reductions and operational efficiency opportunities.

Key Responsibilities

• Mentor and lead the finance team (2 direct reports) in the following functional areas: controllership, inventory management, costing, financial planning & analysis as well as oversight of international finance controllers.
• Identify, maintain and track KPI's and update relevant dashboards and/or reporting tools to enable functional leaders and senior management to make data-driven decisions.
• Partner with operations to evaluate costs, productivity, inventory and develop effective and timely cost reporting and variance analyses.
• Help other functions reduce time in report generation and increase time in analysis and results through use of AI and other tools.
• Manage and assist with various ad hoc projects, such as margin analysis, inventory management/costing, and SG&A spend analysis.
• Review capital investment proposals based on business cases, challenge business owners, and provide oversight of capital budgets and analysis.
• Proactively assist the company in identifying opportunities for improvements and cost reductions.
• Manage the implementation of financial process improvements and information systems assuring reliable and timely financial information.
• Lead the annual budget and financial planning process to ensure partnership between finance team and functional business leaders.
• Support monthly closing and summarize financial results and expectations for senior management as well as monthly and quarterly compliance reporting ownership.
• Act as lead for domestic and international audits and tax filing requirements domestically and in various countries.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting required
• 10+ years of experience, with private equity and/or a public accounting foundation ideal
• Manufacturing experience required (strong inventory and costing background preferred)
• CPA HIGHLY preferred and will get first consideration
• Strong excel and modeling skills as well as data management experience