Director of Finance

Company

Description:

Liftsafe Group of Companies is a privately owned company that designs, builds, inspects and maintains lifting, material handling, and fall protection systems equipment.

The Director of Finance is responsible for leading the accounting team, overseeing daily financial operations, and ensuring the absolute accuracy, integrity, and timeliness of monthly financial reporting. This role acts as a bridge between technical accounting control and operational process improvement.

A primary objective of this position is to optimize Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central workflows, partner cross-functionally with department heads to streamline transaction flows and eliminate systemic bottlenecks to significantly reduce the friction of the month-end close cycle. Additionally, this role supports the leadership team by driving the annual budgeting process and maintaining accurate project cost forecasting models.

This position is posted due to a current vacancy.

• Lead, mentor, and develop the accounting and finance team, fostering a culture of accountability and continuous professional growth.
• Manage the end-to-end monthly, quarterly, and annual financial close processes to deliver accurate financial statements on a strict timeline.
• Ensure completeness and accuracy of general ledger accounts through rigorous reconciliations, sub-ledger balancing, and analytical reviews.
• Oversee core transaction streams including Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Payroll, Fixed Assets, and Inventory accounting functions.
• Coordinate year-end audit activities, acting as the primary operational liaison with external auditors to ensure compliance.

• Champion financial system optimization, driving automation and configuration enhancements specifically within Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central.
• Partner with operational department leaders to design, standardize, and enforce strict workflows that ensure all project costs are accurately consumed to specific projects in Business Central before month-end.
• Streamline revenue recognition pathways, verifying that all monthly project revenue is accurately recognized and captured in compliance with standards.
• Transition the close framework from a manual, end-of-month scramble to a continuous close model by automating approval workflows, simplifying transaction tracking, and eliminating data bottlenecks between procurement, inventory, and accounting.
• Establish and document clear standard operating procedures (SOPs) and accountability frameworks for month-end deadlines across all business units.

• Support the annual budgeting and rolling forecasting processes, translating operational project pipelines into structured financial models.
• Analyze monthly financial results, investigating and reporting on key cost and revenue variances against budget, forecasts, and prior periods.
• Build and monitor departmental KPIs, dashboards, and management reporting tools within Business Central and Power BI to improve visibility into project margins and profitability.
• Provide actionable financial insights to the President and operational managers to improve working capital management and overall project cost efficiency.

• Maintain and enforce effective internal controls, delegated authority matrixes, and financial policies across all departments to mitigate risk.
• Manage daily cash flow, liquid asset optimization, and operational working capital planning.
• Support the management of relationships with banks and lenders, ensuring adherence to debt compliance and reporting requirements.

• Delivering accurate and timely financial statements within a tight, optimized monthly close window.
• Successfully auditing and re-engineering Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central workflows so that project cost absorption and revenue capture are seamless and clear of manual errors.
• Building a highly reliable, collaborative dynamic between the accounting team and operational department managers.
• Providing clear, transparent Budget vs. Actual visibility that helps department leaders manage project budgets effectively.

• Designation: CPA designation required.
• Education:
  
  Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, or a related field.
• Experience:
  
  7–10+ years of progressive accounting and financial management experience,…