Director of Financial Operations

Director of Financial Operations

The Director of Operational Finance position is within Prolink's Finance Department and serves as a strategic business partner to operational leadership. This role is responsible for connecting financial strategy with day-to-day business execution through performance analysis, forecasting, pricing support and operational decision support. The Director of Operational Finance leads a team of Financial Business Partners and is accountable for developing financial insights that drive revenue growth, profitability and operational efficiency.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary finance partner to operational leadership teams.
• Lead the development of financial insights and recommendations that support business performance and profitability.
• Oversee weekly, monthly and quarterly operational performance reporting.
• Drive forecasting, budgeting and long-range planning processes in partnership with business leaders.
• Provide analysis and recommendations regarding productivity, margins, profitability and operational efficiency.
• Lead pricing strategy support, pricing tool development and large-scale deal modeling activities.
• Develop and maintain pricing scorecards and trend reporting to support strategic decisions.
• Build business cases supporting investments, strategic initiatives and incremental spending requests.
• Lead, coach and develop a team of Financial Business Partners and finance professionals.
• Establish standard operating procedures, training materials and financial education programs for business leaders.
• Drive continuous improvement, automation and process standardization initiatives across operational finance functions.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration or a related field.
• 7+ years of progressive experience in operational finance, FP&A or business finance.
• 5+ years of leadership experience managing finance professionals.
• Experience supporting operational leaders through business partnering and financial planning activities.
• Advanced financial modeling, forecasting and analytical capabilities.
• Experience with ERP platforms, CRM systems and reporting technologies.
• Strong communication and executive presentation skills.
• Ability to balance strategic priorities with tactical execution in a fast-paced environment.

Preferences

• MBA preferred.
• Experience with in the professional staffing industry.
• Experience leading finance business partner organizations and operational finance transformations.

Candidates with additional and relevant experience, education, licensing, or certification beyond the role's requirements and/or specific to the nature of Prolink's business will be given additional consideration in the candidate selection process. If all minimum requirements are met, candidates with unique and/or diverse qualifications will also be given additional consideration.