Director of Finance & Business Analytics - Remote

Overview

The Director of Finance & Business Analytics will report to the CFO and be responsible for driving financial strategy, planning, and data-driven decision-making. This role combines financial leadership with business intelligence expertise, ensuring accurate financial modeling, forecasting, and reporting.

In Short

• Lead budgeting, forecasting, and long-term financial planning across multiple regions and business units.
• Manage financial modeling, reporting, and compliance while integrating real-time data insights.
• Oversee the FP&A and Business Analytics team, ensuring financial strategy is supported by strong data governance and predictive modeling.
• Partner with Sales, Marketing, and Operations to refine forecasts, track performance, and provide strategic financial insights.
• Collaborate with the Controller to ensure accurate financial reporting, compliance, and alignment between finance and business intelligence.
• Enhance financial systems and automate reporting through tools like RPA, Python, or Alteryx.
• Leverage business intelligence tools (Tableau, Power BI, Looker) for financial visualization and data-driven decision-making.
• Manage data architecture, ETL processes, and cloud-based data solutions (Snowflake, Redshift, BigQuery) to optimize financial analytics.
• Present financial insights and recommendations to executives, investors, and key stakeholders.

Requirements

• 7+ years of experience in FP&A, business analytics, or financial leadership roles.
• Strong analytical skills with expertise in financial modeling, forecasting, and scenario planning.
• Experience managing finance and data analytics teams with a focus on collaboration.
• Deep understanding of GAAP, revenue recognition, and key financial metrics.
• Proficiency with financial systems, including Salesforce, Netsuite, and general ledger tools.
• Hands-on experience with SQL, data visualization tools (Tableau, Looker, Power BI), and automation technologies.
• Familiarity with ETL processes and cloud-based data platforms (Snowflake, AWS, Redshift) is a plus.
• Strong executive communication skills—able to translate complex financial data into strategic insights to various audiences.
• Comfort and experience presenting to the executive team, board of directors, bankers, etc.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, evolving environment and manage multiple priorities.
• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field; MBA or advanced degree preferred.
• Experience in the technology or education industries is a plus.
• Understanding of SAFe methodologies and Agile financial planning is beneficial.

Benefits

• Collaborative remote environment.
• Opportunity to shape decision-making at the executive level.
• Hands-on leadership role in financial planning and analytics.
• Work with a diverse team across multiple regions.
• Contribute to community initiatives through corporate philanthropy.