Regional Finance Director
Description
Base Salary Range: $160,000 - $170,000
Compensation Range with Bonus: $176,000 - $187,000
This opportunity with BluSky is part of a private equity-backed organization with substantial growth potential.
We pride ourselves on hiring the best candidates to join the BluSky family and are passionate about our team, culture, and services. BluSky is seeking the most talented, driven, and professional individuals who want to grow their careers, be a part of a supportive team and have the passion to succeed.
The Regional Finance Director is a key team member of the finance group. As a leader within finance, the position encompasses various aspects of financial planning, analysis, and forecasting in an effort to increase regional performance, improve the company’s bottom line, and efficiently use the company’s balance sheet to finance projects. The position includes heavy involvement with operational staff, including project accountants, project directors, and superintendents, to understand and drive financial and operational excellence.
PRINCIPAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Reviews various financial reports and data to provide meaningful insights to the organization.
- Outlines and implements regional budgets.
- Uses data analysis to forecast financial trends strategically.
- Works with and advises the operations and sales teams on solid financial decision-making to increase profits, minimize losses, and efficiently use working capital to finance projects.
- Provides strategic financial planning advice to the office and regional management to support short-term and long-term growth.
- Analyzes and interprets financial data and presents the information with reports and presentations to the executive leadership team.
- Stays abreast of current market trends and patterns and acts accordingly.
- Assesses company spending and works to reduce costs.
- Drive collections and adherence to company escalation procedures on past due for strategic customers and projects.
- Manages project accountants, training any new employees as necessary.
- Possesses a clear understanding of and adheres to current laws and regulations.
- Identifies financial status by comparing and analyzing actual results to plans, budgets, and forecasts.
- Monitors adherence to company best practices and notifies the appropriate parties of any potential concerns.
- Maintains and analyzes key metrics utilizing a data warehouse and the Power BI business intelligence tool.
SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITY:
- This role supervises three to four finance team members.
COMPETENCIES, KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES:
- Intellectual horsepower and continuous improvement mindset.
- High level of overall business acumen.
- High level of customer service and the ability to work closely with others.
- Ability to analyze data and solve problems.
- Statistical analysis.
- Ability to maintain a high level of confidentiality.
- Must be organized, accurate, and detail-oriented.
- Highly efficient in time management with the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
- Ability to establish trust and relationships throughout the organization.
QUALIFICATIONS & REQUIREMENTS:
- 7-10 Years in a similar role or within the construction industry is a plus.
- Excellent communication and leadership skills.
- Experience with MS Office suite (with a high level of proficiency with excel) and ability to quickly grasp new systems and software.
- Team player – able to collaborate at all levels throughout the organization.
- Experience utilizing/working in ERP systems.
EDUCATION:
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance or Accounting required MBA preferred.
TRAVEL:
Travel to support branch locations (10-25% of the time). Some out-of-area and overnight travel may be expected for training or meetings.
COMPENSATION:
BluSky offers a competitive base salary, a bonus plan for qualified positions, and a comprehensive benefits package that includes: a matching 401(k) plan, health insurance (medical, dental, and vision), paid time off, disability, equipment appropriate to the position (i.e., laptop, smartphone, etc.), and corporate apparel allowance.
BluSky also offers extended benefits such as Remote Work, Employee Assistance Program, Accident & Critical Illness Coverage, LegalShield, Professional Development, Paid Referral Program, and more.
WORK ENVIRONMENT & PHYSICAL JOB DEMANDS:
The work environment characteristics described here represent those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions. The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet.
The physical demands described here represent those that must be met by an employee to perform the essential functions of this job successfully. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.
The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, use hands and fingers, reach with hands and arms, talk, and hear. The employee is required to move and walk around the office regularly.
BluSky is dedicated to the principles of equal employment opportunity. BluSky prohibits unlawful discrimination against applicants or employees on the basis of age 40 or over, race, sex, color, religion, national origin, disability, genetic information, sexual orientation, or any other applicable status protected by Federal, State, or local law.
It is and will continue to be the policy of BluSky that all persons are entitled to equal employment opportunity based on their individual qualifications, performance, and potential without regard for any protected status, as required by state and federal law.