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Department: Finance Office
Employment Type: Permanent – Full Time
Location: Royal Oak
Reporting To: Katherine Ephlin & Catherine Spriet
Description
The Head of Finance, North America will provide financial leadership and business partnership to the regional Managing Director and sales teams within the region. To be successful in this role, we are searching for an individual who is like-minded in the belief that great people, great clients, and great work will lead to great financials. They will be responsible for providing insightful analysis, executing strategic financial planning, and ensuring operational efficiency across the region. With their expertise in financial forecasting, revenue recognition, and margin optimization, they will contribute to the growth and profitability of Human8 North America. The successful candidate will be included in the regional leadership team and demonstrate the value behind the numbers.
Responsibilities
Strategic Financial Leadership:
- Serve as the trusted financial advisor to the Regional Managing Director and individual sales teams, providing expert guidance on financial matters.
- Collaborate closely with sales and operations teams to develop and implement strategies that optimize profitability and drive revenue growth.
- Translate financial data into actionable insights that drive business growth and profitability.
- Provide strategic advice on staffing, margin improvement possibilities, pricing strategies, and discounts.
- Identify and recommend cost-saving opportunities without compromising service quality or business objectives.
- Lead the design and implementation of regional incentive compensation plans aligned with business goals and individual performance.
- Provide financial training to new business partners as they change roles or join the company.
Financial Analysis, Planning and Budgeting:
- Conduct in-depth analysis of regional and team P&L’s, customer P&L’s, and key performance indicators (KPIs) to identify trends, patterns, and areas for improvement.
- Prepare comprehensive monthly reports that provide a clear and concise overview of the financial performance of the region.
- Generate accurate and timely forecasts of sales, revenue, and P&L, enabling proactive decision-making.
- Lead the annual budgeting process for the region, ensuring alignment with business objectives and financial targets.
Sales Process Support and RFP Management:
- Streamline the pre-sales process to ensure efficient and effective proposal preparation and submission.
- Manage and maintain a library of RFP templates and standard responses to expedite proposal development.
- Assist in completing RFPs and RFIs, providing accurate and timely financial inputs.
Financial Controls and Compliance:
- Establish and implement robust financial controls to safeguard assets, maintain accurate records, and prevent fraud.
- Ensure compliance with all applicable financial regulations, accounting standards, and internal policies.
- Support and sometimes conduct regular audits and reviews to assess the effectiveness of financial controls and identify potential risks.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or related field, Master’s degree and/or CPA preferred
- 10+ years of experience in financial analysis, budgeting, and forecasting
- 5+ years of experience in a financial leadership position
- Experience working within a finance department of a global consulting agency preferred
- Proven track record of success in providing financial analysis, reporting, and forecasting
- Experience leading the budgeting process, translating financial insights into concrete actions, and implementing financial controls
- Strong ability aligning financial regional metrics with global organizational strategy and vision
- Ability to facilitate pre-sales processes and manage RFPs
- Skilled in creating and managing incentive compensation plans
- Strong understanding of US GAAP accounting principles
- Experience with ERP systems such as SAP preferred
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team
- Proficient in Microsoft Office, particularly Excel and PowerPoint
- Experience with financial systems and tools such as SAP, Oracle, or Hyperion is a plus.
Benefits & Perks
- We promote work-life balance by offering schedule flexibility and the opportunity for our employees choose when to remote work or be present in our Royal Oak office
- Human8 offers competitive paid time off including holiday time and a paid company shutdown between December 24th through New Year’s Day
- Our contemporary work environment includes a relaxed dress code – if you’re comfortable, we’re comfortable
- Our health benefit offerings start on day one, all with significant premium contributions from Human8
- Traditional and Roth 401K plans, offering a 100% company match for up to 3% of your salary and a 50% match on the next 2%, available on your first day of full-time employment
- Our celebrated culture includes company outings such as our Tigers game day, Cinco de Mayo celebration, Annual Golf Outing, 5k runs, and lots more
- Our internal philanthropy team organizes charity events throughout the calendar year to keep us engaged within our community
