Director, Finance

THE TEAM YOU WILL BE JOINING

• One of the larger and more complex divisions of a growing national services organization, made up of multiple operating companies
• Reports directly to the division leader, with a dotted line to the Chief Accounting Officer
• Works closely with a senior divisional business leader whose role spans COO/CFO-type responsibilities
• Leads a small existing finance team and partners with finance resources at each operating company
• Builds relationships with operating company leaders across a decentralized business

WHAT THEY OFFER YOU

• A true divisional finance leadership seat with visibility to corporate accounting leadership
• Exposure to M&A, due diligence, and acquisition integration in an acquisitive business
• A front-row seat to an enterprise-wide Workday transformation
• A hiring team open to creative transition arrangements, including working around notice periods and year-end bonus timing

LOCATION

• Charlotte, NC

WHY THIS ROLE IS IMPORTANT

• Provides technical accounting oversight and ensures financial accuracy across multiple operating companies
• Supports M&A activity, including due diligence, acquisition accounting, and opening balance sheets
• Owns budgeting, forecasting, financial analysis, and performance management for the division
• Oversees the financial calculations behind bonus and incentive programs
• Consolidates financial information across businesses running different processes and systems
• Helps the division through its move to Workday and Workday Adaptive Planning

THE BACKGROUND THAT FITS

• CPA strongly preferred, with excellent accounting fundamentals
• Started in public accounting, then moved into meaningful corporate/industry experience
• Experience leading financial operations and partnering with business leaders
• Strong budgeting, forecasting, and analytical skills
• Comfortable in decentralized, multi-entity environments with different teams and systems
• Hands-on: a senior leader who is still willing to do detailed work
• Industry experience is flexible. Complex, acquisitive, multi-site businesses are a great fit
• M&A, integration, and opening balance sheet experience is a strong plus