Job Description
Overview
The Director, Finance serves as a strategic partner to senior leadership and a key driver of financial insight, operational performance, and enterprise transformation. This role goes beyond traditional finance responsibilities, combining advanced analytics, AI-enabled decision support, and executive communication to guide the organization’s strategic direction.
The Director, Finance will partner cross-functionally across the business to provide financial insight that drives performance and strategic decision-making. This individual will also play a critical role in developing board- and private-equity-ready financial insights and reporting, while advancing the organization’s data, automation, and AI capabilities within the finance function and across the enterprise.
This position requires a forward-thinking finance leader who is both analytically rigorous and highly collaborative.
Location
Remote US
Scope
Global
Education
Minimum required: Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related field
Preferred: MBA and/or CPA
Span of Control:
Reports to: CFO
Oversight: This position has could have 1-5 direct reports
Roles/ Responsibilities
Strategic Business Partnership
- Serve as a trusted financial advisor to executive leadership and business unit leaders.
- Partner with commercial, operational, and product teams to drive profitable growth and informed decision-making.
- Translate complex financial data into clear insights and strategic recommendations.
- Lead financial evaluation of strategic initiatives, investments, pricing strategies, and new business opportunities.
Financial Analysis & Business Insights
- Develop and maintain advanced financial models and analytical frameworks to evaluate business performance and strategic opportunities.
- Identify trends, risks, and opportunities through deep financial and operational analysis.
- Build executive dashboards and metrics that provide clear visibility into key drivers of performance.
- Partner with functional leaders to improve data quality, reporting clarity, and performance measurement.
Board & Private Equity Reporting
- Prepare high-quality board and investor reporting packages, including financial performance analysis, key metrics, and strategic insights.
- Collaborate with executive leadership and private equity stakeholders to communicate company performance and business drivers.
- Ensure reporting is clear, concise, and tailored for executive and investor-level decision-making.
- Support leadership in developing strategic narratives and insights for board discussions.
AI, Automation & Finance Transformation
- Champion the use of AI, advanced analytics, and automation within finance and across the enterprise.
- Identify opportunities to improve decision intelligence, reporting efficiency, and forecasting insights through modern technologies.
- Lead initiatives that enhance data-driven decision-making and operational agility.
- Partner with technology and data teams to strengthen financial data infrastructure, reporting capabilities, and analytics tools.
Leadership & Influence
- Act as a finance thought leader and change agent, helping the organization evolve toward more data-driven decision-making.
- Influence cross-functional leaders through insightful analysis and clear financial storytelling.
- Foster a culture of analytical rigor, curiosity, and continuous improvement.
Qualifications
Minimum required:
- 8–12+ years of progressive finance experience in strategic finance, analytics, or business partnering roles.
- Experience working in private equity-backed, high-growth, or transformation environments preferred.
- Demonstrated ability to create executive-level and board-ready financial presentations.
- Strong experience with financial modeling, business analytics, and performance analysis.
- Proven ability to act as a strategic business partner to operational leaders.
- Experience leveraging data analytics, automation, or AI tools to improve finance insights and decision-making.
- Exceptional communication skills with the ability to translate complex financial data into clear business insights.
Teamwork/Leadership/interpersonal Skills:
- Strategic thinker who connects financial insight to business outcomes
- Analytically rigorous with strong modeling and problem-solving abilities
- Change agent comfortable leading transformation and adopting new technologies
- Executive communicator able to influence senior leaders and investors
- Collaborative leader who thrives in cross-functional environments
Organizational Interlocks
• This position will work closely with internal stakeholders
Physical Demands/ Travel required
Work associated with this position is sedentary in nature and performed indoors at a desk either remotely or in an office setting.
Travel for this position is less than 10%.
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