Director of Finance 
Location: Greater New Haven, CT 
Base Salary: $150,000-$200,000 + Annual Bonus Potential 
Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision, 401k, Life, AD&D, Disability, HSA, FSA, Holidays, PTO   
Job Type: Full-Time 
Typical Hours: M-F, 8am-5pm
Start Date: ASAP
Relocation Assistance is available 

Director of Finance (international accounting exp. req.) Description

Our client, a company dedicated to sustainability, is looking for a Director of Finance to join their team outside of New Haven, CT. Initially, this will be an individual contributor role with the opportunity to build a team in the future. They have multiple service offerings and recently acquired another company to expand their market share of this business unit in North America. Given their continued growth, they have created this position to drive alignment and standardize financial processes between their three subsidiaries in the US and Canada. You will provide FP&A to enhance business performance and meet organizational goals. Initially, you’ll be working in more of a hands-on capacity performing more daily accounting initiatives to understand where the bottlenecks are and how you can optimize workflow. Someone who prefers more structure and less ambiguity or to be less hands-on at this stage of their career would not be an ideal fit for this role. Instead, they’re looking for candidates who would feel empowered by the opportunity to take what exists and build something better. You will play a pivotal role in laying the foundational financial groundwork for this division. Given the undoubtable impact you will be positioned to have, this role has the opportunity to ascend into a CFO position in the future. This is your chance to create a legacy you can be proud of with the backing of a multi-billion-dollar company. 

Director of Finance (international accounting exp. req.) Responsibilities

•    Prepare and analyze all financial statements across each subsidiary 
•    Develop and maintain financial models, budgets, and rolling forecasts 
•    Support strategic decision-making and track performance against budget
•    Conduct variance analysis to identify trends and provide actionable insights
•    Monitor the financial performance of each subsidiary, identifying risks and opportunities
•    Lead the annual budgeting process alongside subsidiary management teams
•    Provide financial analysis for capital expenditure proposals and other strategic initiatives 
•    Ensure compliance with regulations and reporting in both the US and Canada, including tax laws
•    Develop and maintain robust internal controls to safeguard company assets 
•    Conduct regular reviews of financial processes and facilitate audits 
•    Prepare and present comprehensive financial reports for executive leadership

Director of Finance (international accounting exp. req.) Qualifications  

•    High-level finance experience including FP&A and compliance required 
•    Strong project-based accounting background required 
•    Deep knowledge of IFRS & international accounting required 
•    Experience with intercompany transactions required 
•    Travel up to 20% (primarily US & Canada)  

Who you are: 

While you pride yourself on your technical accounting acumen, you have never identified yourself as the “typical” accountant. Why? Because you have never understood how others settle for doing things the same way just because “that’s the way it’s always been done.” How could you? Your mind is constantly thinking about ways to do something better. Work smarter not harder is just the tip of the iceberg with you. You get excited about ways to leverage technology and increase automation. You understand people management is at the cornerstone of each leadership position and work diligently to create meaningful relationships across cross-functional and multi-cultural teams. You acknowledge that change doesn’t come as easy for everyone else as it does for you, so you have refined your approach to how you lead others through it. You share the “whys” to usher buy-in and gain trust. You’re inherently consultative. You understand the importance of driving alignment versus agreement. You think of challenges as an opportunity to make more of an impact. Ultimately, you are looking to be stimulated while supported, challenged but rewarded, and remembered by not only the processes you created but the relationships you built along the way.