Director of Finance - Financial Operations

Description

The following information aims to provide potential candidates with a better understanding of the requirements for this role.

About Dura

At Dura Software, our mission is clear : we're dedicated to nurturing and advancing software companies that provide mission-critical solutions across diverse industries.

We acquire hyper-niche businesses with established customer bases and empower them with the essential resources and expertise needed for sustainable growth.

Dura Software has successfully acquired 18 enterprises and is poised for exponential growth in the coming years. Employing a robust Support Services model, we stand shoulder to shoulder with our portfolio of companies, ensuring not just growth, but sustained, profitable growth.

While the day-to-day never looks the same at Dura, our teams are all passionate about living our five core values (deliver opportunity, make mom proud, give, take calculated risks, and champion diversity) through our daily work.

We know that diverse experiences in life help us to grow and learn and we are looking for people that aren’t afraid to lean in and explore different strategies to help us succeed.

About Dura’s Finance team

Dura’s Finance team is an integral part of the decision making process at the company, providing key insights and recommendations to leaders, up to and including CEO and Board of Directors.

Dura Finance is embedded in all aspects of the organization, from due diligence of new acquisitions and integration through ongoing management and execution of portfolio companies.

Finance team members also engage regularly with key institutional investors to ensure long term value creation targets are on track.

Given Dura’s rapid pace of growth and Finance team’s involvement at all levels of the organization, all team members, regardless of role or title, are expected to get their uniform dirty and be a proactive, trusted advisor to all team members.

Role Summary

As the Director of Finance responsible for Financial Operations, you will serve as the thought partner to key operational CEOs, playing a crucial role in shaping the financial landscape of each portfolio company.

Your accountability extends to crafting and executing comprehensive bottom-up financial plans in close partnership with respective leaders.

The ultimate goal is to guide the company toward sustained profitability and generate long-term value creation from the portfolio companies.

Your Contributions

• Accountable for creating the detailed financial forecast for each portfolio company, from bookings to free cash flow
• Partnering with the operational CEO’s to create and report on the key KPI’s needed to manage the business on a weekly basis
• Guide resource management across the portfolio of companies to ensure financial targets are being met
• Owning cross-functional projects that drive improved financial performance across the portfolio of companies
• Design and implement a finance organization that will scale as additional portfolio companies are added

Requirements

Your Experience

• Proven experience as a director of finance or similar role.
• Proven ability to perform and be adaptable in a fast-changing / startup environment.
• Experience in establishing planning processes from the ground up incorporating detailed KPI’s and financial outputs (sales bookings through free cash flow) and driving accountability w / leaders on a regular cadence
• Proven ability to drive accountability with leaders on a regular cadence.
• Demonstrated high sense of ownership, with the ability to drive change in the business and lead cross-functional programs when required.
• Strong communication skills, adept at synthesizing financial targets into simple and clear operational objectives for business leaders to execute against.
• Ability to create and manage complex financial models in Excel, leveraging other business intelligence tools as needed.
• BSc / BA in Finance, Accounting, or relevant field; MBA, CFA, or other relevant qualification is a plus.

Competitive salary package including best in Class Benefits (Medical, Dental, Vision, 401K, Phone Allowance) and unlimited paid vacation time.

Location : San Antonio preferred w / hybrid / remote options available for the right candidate

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