Frederick Fox Looking for Senior Director Finance at Sarasota, FL Full Time

Seeking candidate open to relocation to Sarasota, FL for Senior Director level role with reputable company (you’ve probably eaten their products). Direct path to CFO in five years, as the CFO is retiring. This role is entirely on-site. Company is in the billions of dollars in size. Seeking someone from company of similar size. Ideal candidate will come out of food distribution space or consumer goods.

Job Summary

The Sr. Director, Finance and Accounting at Client will partner with the CFO to support all aspects of the company’s operations. The Sr. Director, Finance will be responsible for supporting the company’s profitable growth strategy and bring disciplined focus on execution and a “customer service” mindset to the finance and accounting organization. S/he will accomplish this by providing a broad suite of financial and

operational tools, facilitating data-rich decision making and executing value creation initiatives for this closely held family business.

Responsibilities will include business and capital planning, internal controls, financial reporting and compliance, tax, inventory management, and cost accounting. While a candidate may not possess all these experiences in current or prior roles, s/he will bring a ‘totality of experience and executive potential’ that validate his/her ability to be successful in the role and in future assignments.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Work lockstep with the Chief Financial Officer to provide cross-functional leadership and foster an atmosphere of collaboration and accountability.
• Act as a business partner to senior operating executives by participating in key decisions pertaining to strategic initiatives.
• Implement finance and accounting strategies, real-time reporting capabilities, and inventory technologies to improve transparency, accountability, and efficiency.
• Assess organizational performance against both the annual budget and company’s long-term strategy; work with the executive management to develop short, medium, and long-term financial plans and projections; oversee budgetary planning and cost management in alignment with the company’s strategic plan; develop and maintain capital budget; manage financial planning function and related analyses and reports.
• Provide strategic oversight over accounting, financial reporting, and tax functions, ensuring proper maintenance of all accounting and reporting systems.
• Ensure regulatory and tax compliance regarding all financial functions.
• Serve as an ambassador for the company in the local community and bring an appreciation for the company’s history as a 5th-generation family-owned business.
• Manage within an organization consisting of efficient processes, tight discipline, and rigor capable of supporting rapid growth. Create and foster a culture of high performance and excellence.
• Demonstrate a strong commitment to continual improvement; work to drive change as needed working well with all internal stakeholders.
• Effectively recruit, develop, manage, motivate, and retain a high quality, inclusive and diverse finance organization.

Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance.
• 10-15 years of experience in finance and accounting.
• Previous experience in a leadership role in finance for companies or businesses that at least match the scale and operational complexity of client.
• Strong background in assessing cash flow, financial reporting, tax regulations, accounts payable, payroll, sales audit, inventory, and capital accounting.
• Sophisticated financial planning skills evidenced by a framework for driving insightful, data-rich monthly, quarterly, and longer-term budgeting processes.
• Experience using/upgrading ERP and business intelligence software to provide financial and operating dashboards to inform decision-making, promote accountability and monitor team and enterprise performance.
• 10+ years of experience in inventory management, cost accounting principles, margin enhancement, and working capital management.
• Previous experience in a manufacturing environment. Food manufacturing is a plus as would experience with companies that sell products into the major grocery systems.
• Preferably worked for other closely held business where the prevailing culture promotes prudent risk management and generational value creation.

Personal Attributes

• Highly detail-oriented and strong work ethic.
• Fact-based and consensus conscious style of decision-making.
• Collaborative and cross-functional leader.
• Confident and self-motivated
• Eager to learn the business and “roll-up your sleeves” mentality.
• Inspiring and Motivating