Strategic Finance & Operations Director

001 Brown & Brown, Inc; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

ESPP

401k

Student loan assistance

Tuition reimbursement

Mental health services

Paid time off

Job summary

Brown & Brown seeks a Director of Financial Operations in Atlanta, GA to lead month-end close, internal controls, budgeting, forecasting, and FP&A for a defined region within the Wholesale Division. You will partner with senior leaders and the CFO to drive performance and operational excellence.

You will build and develop a high-performing finance team, deliver accurate financial analysis and reporting, and provide strategic decision support to executive leadership while advancing process

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance; Master’s degree preferred.
• A minimum of seven to ten years’ experience in similar role (Controller or FP&A role preferred).
• Proven leadership skills in managing and developing a team.
• Must have experience in delivering projects and initiatives that deliver measurable financial results with a focus on driving organic growth.
• Proven ability to effectively interact with senior management in a dynamic environment.
• Expert level proficiency in Microsoft suite; focus on Excel, PowerPoint and Word.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for the timely & accurate completion and review of the defined region's month-end close process.
• Responsible for ensuring internal controls are designed, implemented and operating effectively for the defined region's Profit Centers.
• Partner with leadership team at responsible Profit Centers and within the division and work closely with the CFO of the Wholesale Division in all financial planning & analysis and decision support functions.
• Responsible for preparing forecasts, annual business plans and investments cases.
• Responsible for the preparation, analysis and reporting of monthly, quarterly, and annual budgeting/forecasting process including interpretations of actual performance versus plan/forecast/prior year.
• Recruit, develop, and retain high-quality finance teammates in order to build a world class finance organization in line with continued growth of the organization.
• Develop and maintain strong working relationships with Profit Center Leaders, Share Service Departments, Operational Leadership and the Wholesale Division Leadership Team and Executive Leadership.
• Effectively synthesize and summarize detailed financial data to create meaningful, high-level, result-oriented analysis.
• Develop detailed budget and forecast models to drive high-quality decision-making, analyze the company, and closely monitor business performance.
• Provide standard and ad hoc analysis; look for new ways to analyze the business and drive productivity.
• Prepare analysis, commentary and presentation material for monthly, quarterly and annual financial review meetings, including short, mid, and long-range planning presentations for senior leadership.
• Effectively lead, coach and develop the finance team in your defined region and within the Wholesale Division.

Skills

Leadership

Financial planning

Forecasting

Strategic thinking

Cross-functional collaboration

Mentoring

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance

Master's degree preferred

Tools

Microsoft Excel

PowerPoint

Word

Job description

Brown & Brown seeks a Director of Financial Operations in Atlanta, GA to lead month-end close, internal controls, budgeting, forecasting, and FP&A for a defined region within the Wholesale Division. You will partner with senior leaders and the CFO to drive performance and operational excellence.

You will build and develop a high-performing finance team, deliver accurate financial analysis and reporting, and provide strategic decision support to executive leadership while advancing process