Associate Director of Finance
About the Role
We are seeking an experienced, analytical, and detail-oriented **Associate Director of Finance** to support financial reporting, accounting operations, treasury functions, and business planning within the Corporate Finance team. This role is responsible for helping ensure accurate financial close processes, timely reporting, effective cash flow planning, strong liquidity management, and disciplined working capital utilization.
The Associate Director of Finance will play a key role in connecting financial performance with business operations. This position will oversee core finance activities, support budgeting and forecasting, provide financial analysis for business decisions, coordinate communication with headquarters, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to improve financial visibility and operational alignment.
The ideal candidate is a strong finance leader who combines technical accounting knowledge, treasury experience, business analysis skills, and sound judgment. This person should be comfortable managing financial processes, explaining results to stakeholders, identifying risks and opportunities, and supporting leadership with clear, accurate, and actionable financial information.
Key Responsibilities
- Oversee financial reporting, accounting operations, and treasury-related activities within the Corporate Finance team.
- Manage monthly, quarterly, and annual financial close processes to ensure accuracy, timeliness, and compliance with internal requirements.
- Prepare, review, and analyze financial statements, management reports, account reconciliations, schedules, and supporting documentation.
- Monitor financial performance and provide analysis of revenue, expenses, margins, cash flow, working capital, and operating results.
- Support cash flow planning, liquidity management, treasury operations, and funding needs.
- Manage working capital utilization, including analysis of receivables, payables, inventory, cash conversion, and short-term financial needs.
- Support budgeting, forecasting, and long-range planning processes.
- Provide financial analysis, modeling, and business insights to support leadership decisions.
- Identify financial risks, trends, variances, and opportunities for improved performance.
- Cook up communication with headquarters regarding financial results, reporting requirements, forecasts, cash planning, and other finance matters.
- Work closely with accounting, operations, sales, procurement, supply chain, legal, tax, and business leadership teams to align financial performance with business activity.
- Develop clear reports, presentations, dashboards, and executive summaries for leadership and headquarters review.
- Support internal controls, financial policies, audit preparation, compliance requirements, and process improvement initiatives.
- Review financial processes and recommend improvements to increase accuracy, efficiency, transparency, and operational discipline.
- Assist with treasury controls, banking relationships, cash positioning, payment planning, and liquidity reporting as needed.
- Support ad hoc financial projects, strategic initiatives, business cases, and management requests.
- Help mentor, guide, or support finance team members depending on department structure.
Required Qualifications
- Strong experience in finance, accounting, treasury, financial planning and analysis, corporate finance, or a related function.
- Experience managing or supporting financial close, reporting, reconciliations, and accounting operations.
- Strong understanding of financial statements, cash flow, working capital, budgeting, forecasting, and variance analysis.
- Experience with treasury functions such as cash flow planning, liquidity management, cash positioning, or banking coordination.
- Ability to analyze financial results and translate data into clear business insights.
- Strong attention to detail and commitment to accuracy, compliance, and timely reporting.
- Experience working with cross-functional business teams and senior stakeholders.
- Strong communication skills, including the ability to explain financial information to both finance and non-finance audiences.
- Strong Excel, financial modeling, reporting, and presentation skills.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities, deadlines, and reporting cycles in a fast-paced environment.
- Strong judgment, professionalism, and ability to handle confidential financial information.
Paid Benefits
- Competitive salary
- Full-time employment
- Health, dental, and vision benefits
- Paid time off
- Retailment plan options
- Professional development opportunities
- Collaborative corporate finance environment
- Opportunity to support strategic business decisions
- Opportunity to strengthen financial reporting, treasury operations, and business planning processes