The Finance Director, FP&A is a senior leader in the Financial Planning and Analysis Team, serving as a key partner in leading the team to enable visibility and monitoring of the business strategy and financial direction and drivers of the company performance. This position is responsible for supporting Towne's management and operations with the financial aspects of the business such as budgeting, forecasting, and analyzing trends. This position will also play a key role in the preparation of management reporting, monthly total company performance reviews and forecasts, and communicating with executive leadership on findings.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform all functions.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Advises leadership on financial implications of a variety of business decisions, including new business, changes to existing business, and emerging business segments.
• Lead and mentor a team of financial professionals, fostering a collaborative environment and ensuring the development of technical and analytical skills. Strong leadership and interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate at all levels of the organization
• Support the building of analytical tools such as Tableau, SQL, etc.
• Supports the enterprise consolidated forecast, including the compilation and distribution of the weekly update performance reports to the Senior Leadership Team and Operations Leadership Team. Routinely reviews data on historical and implication on future trends
• Oversee the weekly and monthly processes, the planning, forecasting, and reporting models and their continuous innovation
• Oversees and manages the annual budgeting process and routinely reviews data on historical and future trends in performance; develops reports
• Assist in leading the annual operating and companywide budgeting process by compiling and analyzing historical data, deal terms, economic indicators and assisting in the creation of budget files.
• Recognizes areas to improve the effectiveness of our financial planning and forecasting activities and consistently strives to streamline processes and improve tools. Works cross functionally to ensure procedures are streamlined.
• Enforces and maintains consistency of information and reports, share best practices and develop systems knowledge.
• Partner with key field finance and operation leaders to drive an improved business forecasting discipline across the organization
• Assists in management of financial data and statistics and relevant cohorts (i.e. client groupings, components of growth and pricing and volume measurements.
• Leverage advanced data analytics techniques and tools (e.g., SQL, Power BI) to extract actionable insights and drive strategic decision-making
• Actively participates and leads activities related to potential merger/acquisition, new customer/growth and retention workstreams and analysis

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, or business administration; AND a minimum of six (6) to eight (8) years of experience in financial analysis or equivalent analytical experience; OR equivalent combination of education and experience
• Advanced degree preferred but not required.

Required Licensure, Certification, etc.:

Work Experience:

• At least five (5) years of experience in working with senior finance and operational leadership.
• Demonstrated leadership experience in a managerial role for over three (3) years, effectively guiding and mentoring team members to achieve organizational goals and enhance performance
• Expert proficiency in Excel (macros, index, conditional list, arrays, pivots, lookups, power query, power pivot)
• Preferred experience to demonstrate ability to take on and create new solutions.
• Preferred experience with large-scale data mining and reporting tools (i.e. SQL)

Knowledge & Skills:

• Demonstrated problem solving and root cause analysis and proven ability to communicate such analysis
• Track record of data-driven mindset coupled with ability to influence and lead discussions utilizing data
• Knowledge of short and long-term budgeting and forecasting, performance metrics and profitability analysis
• Highly analytical, detail oriented and strong business sense; proven ability to manage new ideas and creative solutions
• Ability to work and manage across all levels and departments and communicate business direction and strategy to internal constituents and external parties.
• Working knowledge of accounting concepts and the ability to understand how the impact of financial decisions will affect the financial statements, bank covenants, cash flow, etc.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment adhering to strict deadlines
• Ability to research and analyze data to arrive at valid conclusions, recommendations, and plans of actions
• Strong analytical skills and the ability to apply problem solving skills to complex financial scenarios
• Extremely high level of aptitude with the ability to utilize advanced functionality of Microsoft Excel, Powerpoint and various financial technology and reporting applications.
• Ability to maintain confidential information.

Authority to Act:

Performs duties independently with minimal supervision, operating from specific and definite directions and instructions. Decisions are of a routine nature made within prescribed operating guidelines, policies and procedures. Mistakes/errors may result in work stoppage, loss of business, poor customer relations and/or damage to product, all of which can have negative financial implications for the organization.

Budget Responsibility:

The employee has control over resources available only.

The working conditions and physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an associate to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Physical Requirements

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to sit or stand for extended periods of time and may be required to run; walk; handle or feel objects, tools or controls; reach with hands and arms; climb stairs; balance; stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

Lifting Requirements

Exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 25 pounds of force frequently, and/or greater than 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects.

Working Environment

The majority of work will be performed in a climate-controlled environment, but may be exposed to inclement weather and varying degrees of temperatures on occasion.

Travel

Travel of up to 10% may be required.