Strategic Finance Director: M&A & FP&A Leader (Hybrid)

Farnsworth Group, Inc.; Champaign (IL); On-site; USD 175,000 - 215,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) with company match up to 5%

Medical/Dental/Vision Insurance

Flexible Spending and Health Savings

Short & Long-Term Disability

Paternity Leave

Professional Development and Training

Mentoring Program

Paid Time Off

Wellness/Fitness Reimbursements

Hybrid Work Program

Job summary

Farnsworth Group, Inc. is seeking a Finance Director to provide strategic financial leadership across planning, analysis, and reporting. You will partner with the CFO and executives to drive performance, oversee budgeting, forecasting, and capital planning, and lead M&A activities.

Responsibilities include building financial models, managing FP&A, KPI dashboards, and real estate and CapEx planning. Ideal candidates have 10+ years of finance experience, with strong leadership in mid-size

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, economics, or business-related field is required.
• MBA is an alternative option to a bachelor’s degree in business.
• Minimum 10 years of progressive finance experience, with 3–5 years in a senior leadership role.

Responsibilities

• Lead financial due diligence for acquisitions and partnerships / joint ventures.
• Develop and maintain financial models to evaluate valuations, deal structures, and ROI.
• Coordinate with legal counsel and internal stakeholders through the transaction lifecycle.
• Prepare M&A memos, deal summaries, and board materials.
• Oversee FP&A, budgeting, forecasting, and reporting packages for senior leaders.
• Lead FP&A to deliver monthly, quarterly, and annual reporting.

Skills

Strategic financial leadership

M&A due diligence

Financial modeling

Budgeting & forecasting

Education

Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, economics, or business-related field

MBA (optional)

Tools

Deltek Vantagepoint

Oracle

SAP

NetSuite

Infor

MS Dynamics

Excel

Power BI

Job description

Farnsworth Group, Inc. is seeking a Finance Director to provide strategic financial leadership across planning, analysis, and reporting. You will partner with the CFO and executives to drive performance, oversee budgeting, forecasting, and capital planning, and lead M&A activities.

Responsibilities include building financial models, managing FP&A, KPI dashboards, and real estate and CapEx planning. Ideal candidates have 10+ years of finance experience, with strong leadership in mid-size