Director of Finance - Allentown, United States - Liberty Search Group

    Liberty Search Group
    Liberty Search Group Allentown, United States

    3 weeks ago

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    Job Description

    Job Description

    Ownership of annual budget process to set direction and establish financial targets for the Commercial Business Unit


    • Evaluate and assess the financial results of the Commercial Business Unit


    • Business Forecast and Planning:

    • Actively engage and participate with the business planning process.
    • Build and manage business sales and spending forecasts
    • Manage the annual budgeting process and review key inputs and assumptions
    • Evaluate business opportunities, investment projects, and cost optimization initiatives, ensuring alignment with the company's financial goals
    • Lead monthly Commercial financial results discussion


    • Finance Business Partner:

    • Drive meaningful analysis to guide business investments and decisions
    • Work proactively and collaboratively across the organization with product managers, sales, and operations and advise on how business actions may affect the financials
    • Ensure business initiatives and metrics are aligned with strategic goals
    • Monitor relevant control limits and escalate concerns to the business
    • Identify key trends and areas of opportunities and make recommendations
    • Prepare executive and senior management level presentations and work directly with the leadership team


    Requirements


    • Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, economics, or a related field


    • MBA preferred


    • Minimum of 10 years of relevant and progressive accounting/finance experience


    • 5+ years people management experience directly leading and managing analysts and/or managers. Experience promoting a culture of accountability and fostering growth and development


    • Proven track record of working collaboratively, with an ability to influence major decisions through reasoned analysis and good judgment about people and business issues. Outstanding technical and analytical skills, communication ability, and sound judgment to synthesize information, develop insights and communicate effectively in presentations and in-person meetings


    • Strong understanding of both corporate and operational finance with an orientation to value creation and core business drivers, and a strong business acumen



    Benefits
    • medical
    • dental
    • life
    • vision
    • 401k