Top Finance Director Jobs

Lead IT finance and administration: manage budgeting, financial analysis, reporting, payroll costing, internal controls, contracts, and staff supervision. Serve as Workday/Tidemark liaison, oversee software budget and approvals, produce forecasts and dashboards, coordinate year-end close, and provide strategic financial guidance to senior management.

Leads corporate credit and finance operations, including credit risk policy development, proposal approval, portfolio monitoring, risk mitigation, facility structuring, funding relationships, regulatory compliance, and auditor engagement. Manages and develops credit analysts and managers while making informed credit decisions based on financial, industry, and economic analysis.

Lead the creation of a Marketing Finance capability and serve as a strategic partner to the CMO and marketing leadership. Evaluate marketing ROI, attribution, incrementality, channel economics, campaign performance, and investment allocation. Establish planning, forecasting, KPIs, governance, and performance review processes that connect marketing activity to revenue and long-term enterprise value. Build the team, operating model, and financial frameworks needed to improve investment decisions and communicate recommendations to executives.

Serve as the System CFO's chief advisor and senior operational leader for System Finance. Establish governance, align priorities across finance functions, translate strategy into executable initiatives, prepare executive and Board materials, lead special projects, and develop finance leadership to drive organizational performance and disciplined execution.

Leads Cengage’s royalty payments and product finance operations, including royalty models, contributor payments, product data, system ownership, reporting, audit support, and risk control. The role manages a team, develops scalable processes, oversees data setup across finance systems, drives complex improvement initiatives, resolves contributor issues, and presents analyses and recommendations to executive leaders.

Leads finance strategy and performance for a $600M+ laboratory chemicals division. Responsibilities include annual planning, forecasting, long-range planning, P&L management, pricing, commercial finance, manufacturing and supply chain finance, cost optimization, capital allocation, financial controls, KPI reporting, and executive decision support. The role partners with divisional leaders and builds a high-performing finance organization focused on profitable growth, margin improvement, cash flow, and operational excellence.

Leads Man Group’s nine-person US finance team across New York and Fort Worth. Owns month-end close, billing, accounts payable, fund recharges, technical US GAAP accounting, IFRS group reporting support, regulatory filings, internal controls, and external audits. Drives post-acquisition integration, process standardization, and operational improvements while partnering with US business leaders and London-based global finance leadership. Requires strong experience in complex, multi-entity financial services environments, regulated broker-dealers, US GAAP, team leadership, and audit management.

Leads finance support for manufacturing, operations, and supply chain across multiple sites. Responsibilities include long-range planning, budgeting, cash flow, KPI reporting, cost management, inventory and procurement analysis, make-versus-buy decisions, capital allocation, ROI and NPV business cases, standard costing, variance analysis, COGS improvement, and ERP or planning-tool implementation. The role manages finance business partners and advises operations leadership in a fast-growing, matrixed manufacturing organization.

Own the company’s finance function, including financial reporting, cash-flow forecasting, budgeting, forecasting, profitability improvement, financial modeling, process documentation, automation, dashboards, and systems evaluation. Partner with leadership and cross-functional teams on growth, inventory planning, and executive decision-making while building scalable finance operations for continued expansion.

Leads enterprise pricing strategy, revenue optimization, financial modeling, forecasting, predictive analytics, and resident financial underwriting. Partners with executives and cross-functional stakeholders to improve revenue, occupancy, cash flow, and long-term financial performance. Oversees reporting, contract economics, governance, process automation, and continuous improvement while building and developing a centralized finance and analytics team.

Leads all finance and accounting functions for the Commercial Snow and Ice division. Provides strategic financial guidance, reporting, budgeting, forecasting, cost accounting, inventory valuation, audit and SOX compliance oversight, M&A support, and financial analysis for business initiatives. Partners with leadership to improve performance and profitability while managing and developing finance staff across multiple plants and locations.

Directs the City's finance and accounting operations, including accounts payable, payroll, receivables, cash and investments, reporting, budgeting, purchasing compliance, asset inventory, and financial systems. Supervises six employees, develops internal controls and policies, prepares the annual comprehensive financial report, coordinates audits, advises City departments, and ensures compliance with governmental accounting standards and applicable laws.

Leads company-wide finance for a commercial real estate portfolio, including debt strategy, banking relationships, equity capital formation, financial modeling, reporting, transaction due diligence, cash management, and risk reduction. Oversees loan requests and renewals, equity offerings, portfolio valuation, covenant compliance, and capital deployment. Reports to the President and CEO and manages a Financial Analyst.

Leads Urban Alliance’s finance function, overseeing budgeting, forecasting, financial reporting, accounting, nonprofit compliance, grants, audits, internal controls, and monthly and annual closes. Provides strategic financial guidance to senior leadership and the Board, manages financial risk, ensures accurate fund and donor-restricted accounting, and leads, mentors, and develops the finance team. The role also oversees tax filings, including IRS Form 990, and supports long-term financial planning and organizational sustainability.

Support Business Development and Quote teams with financial analysis, modeling, ROI and valuation work for major strategic quotes. Build custom financial models, review FGCM outputs, provide ad-hoc analytics for volumes, inventory and cash, train finance team members, and support Global Account Management and executive quote presentations.

Lead complex project finance and infrastructure credit-rating assignments, including financial model analysis, transaction structuring, risk assessment, rating recommendations, committee presentations, and portfolio surveillance. Provide sector and methodology leadership, develop research and thought leadership, engage senior market participants, mentor analytical staff, support recruiting, and contribute to strategic growth initiatives while maintaining analytical independence.

Leads strategic finance for a portfolio of programs, managing budgeting, quarterly forecasting, variance reviews, expense projections, financial models, ROI and cost analyses, and executive reporting. Partners with program leaders and cross-functional teams to identify risks, opportunities, and resource needs. Translates complex financial analysis into actionable recommendations and serves as the finance expert for assigned programs.

Lead monthly close, ensure accurate reporting, standardize financial processes, build budgets and rolling forecasts, analyze margins and labor efficiency, optimize workflows and systems, maintain controls, develop dashboards and KPIs, and mentor the finance operations team to support scalable growth.

Lead Magnet School finance operations including cash management, month-end close, grant and state reporting, budgeting, audits, financial modeling, staff supervision, and board presentations while ensuring GAAP and CT SDE compliance.

Lead divisional finance as strategic partner to the President: own FP&A, budgeting, forecasting, long-term planning, KPI design, compliance (US GAAP/IFRS), audits, continuous improvement, pricing and footprint initiatives, and build a high-performing global finance team to drive profitable growth.

Lead cross-functional accounting and finance transformation initiatives, own the finance technology roadmap (ERP/NetSuite and AI), manage acquisition integrations, vendor/consultant relationships, and grow a small team of Senior Accountants while strengthening controls, data integrity, and process efficiency.

Lead transaction tax advisory for private equity and corporate clients: perform tax due diligence, structuring, and modeling; prepare C-suite reports; conduct complex tax research; review purchase agreements and disclosure schedules; identify post-closing opportunities; and manage client and engagement teams.

Lead GTM finance owning the end-to-end P&L for Sales, Marketing, and Customer Success. Build first-principles financial models, drive unit economics and ARR forecasting, deliver exec/board reporting, partner on capacity/pricing, champion AI-enabled finance workflows, and hire and develop the GTM finance team as the company scales.

Directs finance department operations for a 75-bed acute care hospital. Develops goals and plans, manages budgets, staffing, audits, compliance (e.g., HIPAA), and departmental performance. Oversees hiring, training, evaluations, disciplinary actions, and fosters professional growth while coordinating internal/external audits and ensuring alignment with clinical and administrative objectives.

Directs the library system’s financial and administrative operations, including budgeting, financial reporting, audits, tax filings, payroll, investments, accounts receivable and payable, asset management, and regulatory compliance. Leads the Finance Department, advises executive leadership and the Board’s Finance and Executive Committees, oversees department budgets, improves financial workflows, trains managers, and supports long-range organizational planning. Provides financial guidance to the Capital Area Library District and represents the library with community groups and partner organizations.