# 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.
* Coordinate 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.

## Preferred Qualifications

* Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, economics, business administration, or a related field.
* CPA, CMA, CFA, MBA, or other relevant advanced credential preferred.
* Experience in corporate finance, multinational finance, manufacturing, technology, consumer goods, healthcare, logistics, or another complex business environment.
* Experience coordinating financial reporting or communication with headquarters, parent company, regional leadership, or global finance teams.
* Familiarity with ERP systems, financial reporting systems, treasury platforms, planning tools, and business intelligence software.
* Experience with SAP, Oracle, NetSuite, Workday, Hyperion, Adaptive Planning, Anaplan, Power BI, Tableau, or similar tools.
* Experience supporting audits, internal controls, SOX compliance, tax coordination, or statutory reporting.
* Experience leading process improvement efforts within finance or accounting operations.
* Prior people management or team leadership experience is a plus.

## Ideal Candidate Profile

The ideal candidate is a finance professional who can bring structure, accuracy, and insight to a corporate finance environment. This person understands the importance of reliable financial reporting, disciplined close processes, strong liquidity management, and clear communication with leadership.

They should be able to move comfortably between detailed accounting work and higher-level business analysis. The right candidate can review financial results, identify what matters, explain variances, support forecasts, and help business leaders understand the financial impact of operational decisions.

This person should be proactive, organized, and collaborative. They should be able to work with headquarters, finance colleagues, and cross-functional teams while maintaining a high standard for accuracy, confidentiality, and financial integrity.

## Work Environment

This role will involve close collaboration with corporate finance, accounting, treasury, operations, business leadership, and headquarters teams. The Associate Director of Finance should be comfortable working in a deadline-driven environment with recurring close cycles, reporting requirements, budget timelines, cash planning needs, and ad hoc business requests.

The position requires strong self-direction, clear communication, and the ability to manage sensitive financial information. The successful candidate should be comfortable balancing routine financial responsibilities with strategic analysis and process improvement work.

## Compensation and Benefits

Compensation will be based on experience, qualifications, location, and overall fit for the role. Benefits may include:

* Competitive salary
* Full-time employment
* Health, dental, and vision benefits
* Paid time off
* Retirement 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

## Equal Opportunity Statement

We are an equal opportunity employer and welcome applicants from all backgrounds. Employment decisions are based on qualifications, experience, skills, and business needs. We are committed to maintaining a respectful, inclusive, and professional work environment.