Sockwell Partners Looking for Director of Finance at Charlotte Metro Full Time

Our client is a wholly owned subsidiary of a global manufacturing company. The US organization is more focused on sales, marketing, and light assembly. The business primarily serves the consumer and professional market segments and mostly sells through private label at big box retailers.

The company is rapidly growing and is expected to double its revenues in the next 12-18 months. This is a critical hire and will report directly to the President.

Responsibilities

S/he will lead the finance function of the wholly owned subsidiary. S/he will partner with the President to execute the company’s growth plans. These growth plans will include the complexity of an increased customer count, more sophisticated logistics and warehousing, and a larger headcount.

The Director of Finance will oversee the Company’s fiscal activity and processes, including billing, collections, budgeting, and reporting. S/he will ensure adequate accounting policies and procedures are in place, prepare monthly financial packages for their global parent, and develop customer-level reporting and analysis. In addition, the Director of Finance will support other administrative areas for the business, including risk management, human resources, payroll, benefits, and office management.

Qualifications

• a track record of success in positions of increasing responsibility in the financial function; experience in small to medium-sized dynamic, growth-oriented environments; while prior experience as a business’s #1 finance executive is not required, candidates should have demonstrated the ability to take this next step; the ideal candidate will have experience in environments with inventory;
• strong accounting and reporting skills; will be capable of delivering timely financial information for management to use in running the business;
• analytical skills; will innately understand how numbers fit together; will be proficient developing budgets, forecasts, and ad hoc financial analysis;
• leadership ability; must possess a heightened sense of internal expectations and high standards;
• organizational/administrative skills; will have a hands-on, roll-up-the-sleeves work style; someone who is detail oriented and comfortable in a small company atmosphere; will have a spirit of pitching in to get the job done; proven track record of excelling in an environment where decisions are made quickly and opportunities are seized;
• problem-solving skills; will take ownership of the function and possess pride for excellence; must demonstrate initiative and proactivity;
• team orientation and low ego; must conduct business in an honest and ethical manner to fit into our client’s culture;
• bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, or business; a CPA would be an added plus.