What are the responsibilities and job description for the Director of Finance position at Morgan Hunter?
Director of Finance
As the Director of Finance, you will support the development of financial strategies, budgeting, forecasting, and reporting across the organization. Your expertise in financial modeling and analysis will drive informed business decisions and contribute to our overall success. You will have a strong financial acumen and the ability to provide insightful analysis and recommendations to senior leadership. You will have the ability to build strong partnerships with leaders and have a keen understanding of Private Equity ownership.
Responsibilities:
- Drive forecasting, annual budgeting, and long-range financial planning processes in a timely and accurate manner
- Perform cost benefit analysis to support strategic capital investment decision making process
- Perform deep dives and leverage financial analytics to deliver insights on business
- Report and analyze key performance indicators benchmarking to industry and peer data and assess current and future business risks
- Evaluate and communicate key financial insights to facilitate effective company scaling
- Serve as a trusted financial advisor to senior leadership, providing data-driven recommendations to support their decision-making processes
- Assist in the preparation of presentations that provide thoughtful analysis, identify action items and effectively frame decisions that need to be made
- Create financial models including what-if scenario analyses
- Support ad-hoc analyses & projects
- Identify improvement and efficiency opportunities
Qualifications
- Relevant professional certification (e.g., CFA) or MBA (degree in Math/Statistics is a plus)
- Experience in Housing and Authority Development
- All employees must live in Kansas City, MO
- Exceptional communication and presentation skills
- 10 years’ FP&A and related work experience, preferably in Manufacturing with strong analytic skills and a track record of growing and managing organizations in fast-paced, fluid environments
- Strong knowledge of financial modeling, forecasting, and budgeting
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
- Expertise in financial software and tools (e.g., ERP systems, Excel, financial modeling software)
- Ability to understand complex business drivers, develop insights utilizing a data-driven approach and communicate succinctly to a range of different audiences
- Adaptable to changing priorities while effectively managing multiple commitments
- Outstanding interpersonal and communication skills with proven experience in cultivating cross-collaborative working relationships across an organization and ability to influence at all levels
- Strategic mindset and a track record of driving financial performance
