Director of Finance | Global Manufacturer | Chicago Heights, IL

Director Of Finance

I'm partnered with the CFO at a multi-million dollar leader in their space located near Chicago Heights, IL (2 days remote). Our client is an industry and global leader in their space, and are now seeking to bring on a Director of Finance to join the growing team!

Reporting directly to the Senior Director of Finance, this is a highly visible role where you will partner with senior leaders and the corporate entity to help make process improvements within the finance team at this growing business unit. As the Director of Finance, you will be overseeing the day-to-day finance function, while managing a team.

Job Description

• Lead the development and management of the annual budget, working closely with department leaders to ensure alignment with overall business goals.
• Conduct financial analysis to uncover key business drivers and performance metrics, offering actionable insights.
• Provide detailed monthly commentary and analysis for company reporting packages.
• Assist in sales and profit forecasting by evaluating category trends, customer dynamics, and key growth initiatives to support business planning and prioritization.
• Identify cost-saving opportunities and strategies to enhance earnings, collaborating with senior leadership to drive financial improvements.
• Develop and maintain financial reporting packages on a weekly, periodic, and quarterly basis, focusing on customer and SKU profitability.
• Deliver trended reports and insights to optimize freight, product mix, pricing, and other revenue or non-operational costs.
• Conduct profitability analysis for customers, individual items, and new initiatives.
• Perform in-depth analysis of financial and competitive results, including P&L performance, variance analysis (Price, Volume, Mix), and sales trends.
• Build short- and long-term financial forecast models for income statements, balance sheets, and cash flow statements.
• Support strategic planning and business case analysis as needed to aid in decision-making.

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