Job Description

The Director of Finance will be responsible for Treasury and Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) personnel and activities. The Director will lead the overall treasury and FP&A functions, overseeing daily cash management, reviewing customer credit, preparing budgets, forecasts, and variance reports, assisting in the issuance of long-term debt, managing relationships with credit agencies, establishing and maintaining appropriate controls and procedures, analyzing investment opportunities, preparing long-term financial forecasts and ah-hoc analyses.

Primary responsibilities include (but not limited to):

Leadership Specific

• Being personally accountable for the performance and achievement of employees in reporting area, and teaching employees in area to be likewise personally accountable
• Demonstrating organizations leadership skills and traits as outlined below
• Serving as a role model for Companys Guiding Principles and actively exhibiting behaviors which champion its Vision and Mission
• Aligning department with corporate Vision, Mission, goals, and strategies.
• Engaging in regular, consistent performance management (e.g., coaching, teaching, appraising, and mentoring)
• Executing staff succession and growth plans

Position Specific

• Drives business value by providing financial and analytical counsel to facilitate decision-making around strategic business initiatives.
• Serves as an objective financial steward with an enterprise perspective, safeguarding Company's assets
• Ensures strong controls are in place and the company's intellectual property is protected
• Oversee forecasts, budget, and long-range plan with business initiatives, economic trends, and operational effectiveness through collaboration with other members of management
• Directs, coordinates, and administers accounts receivable.
• Analyzes records of present and past operations, trends and costs, estimated and realized revenues, administrative commitments, and obligations incurred.
• Develop and coordinates preparation of various financial reports and operating statistics.
• Teach employees applicable treasury concepts, policies, and procedures
• Ensure treasury policies and procedures are effective, efficient, compliant, accurate, and current
• Maintain corporate compliance with all treasury matters
• Maintain, report and forecast rating agencies metrics
• Assist management on all strategic and tactical matters as they relate to budget management, cost benefit analysis, forecasting needs, and securing new funding
• Analyze cash flow and expenses to guide business leaders
• Analyze financial statements to pinpoint potential areas of opportunity
• Establish and implement short and long-range departmental goals, objectives, policies, and operating procedures
• Assist in development and negotiation of contracts (financial terms)
• Participate in developing new business by identifying new funding opportunities, developing prospective programmatic budgets, and determining cost effectiveness of prospective service delivery
• Monitor banking activities
• Oversee maintenance of cash flow and forecasting
• Other duties as assigned

Minimum

• Bachelors degree in finance, economics, or accounting
• Strong management and analytical skills
• Experience in strategic planning and execution, internal controls, financial statements, cash flow management, and budget development
• Experience in treasury and familiarity with debt markets
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Executive presence required
• Strong attention to detail
• Ability to maintain confidentiality of materials

Preferred

• Advanced degree (MBA, CPA) or related certification
• Experience guiding the financial dynamics of diverse public commercial corporations
• Extensive financial modeling experience
• Utility regulatory experience

Job Tags

Similar Jobs