Strategic Finance Director

Posted Aug 3

Salary: $150,000-$170,000/yr

We’re obsessed with growth. From enabling companies to flourish, to helping careers bloom. 

SupportNinja was founded in 2015 to help companies solve for scale and connect them with a wider world of talent. Our vision is to show the world a better way to grow by developing the best people, implementing the latest technology, and challenging the status quo. 

SupportNinja is seeking a Strategic Finance Director to join our team! The Strategic Finance Director is responsible for bringing together all the financial information to tell the story and is intimately involved in the business decision making process. This position will provide strategic guidance, financial insights, and actionable recommendations to senior leadership, while overseeing financial planning, budgeting, forecasting, and analysis activities.

What does a day in the life as a Strategic Finance Director look like?

  • Develop and execute the organization’s financial strategy in alignment with organizational goals and objectives
  • Lead the monthly, quarterly and annual budgeting and long-term financial planning processes, considering market trends and business dynamics
  • Lead the forecasting process to provide accurate and timely financial projections for short-term and long-term planning 
  • Build and manage the corporate planning calendar, and clearly communicating timelines, deliverables, and expectations with all planning stakeholders
  • Identify and assess financial risks, develop risk mitigation strategies, and monitor risk exposure and collaborate with other departments to implement effective risk management practices and controls
  • Partner with key stakeholders across the organization, including within Finance and Accounting, Sales and Operations, Marketing and support departments, to provide narrative insights on current and expected future performance
  • Collaborate with executive leadership to develop and implement financial models and scenarios to drive business performance
  • Shape, structure, and maintain the financial IT systems and applications and their linkage and dependency on the broader IT landscape of the company
  • Build and scale models giving structure to data, assess historical trends, and design drivers to accurately support business decisions
  • Work closely with the Global Finance and Accounting team to ensure deliverables are provided accurately and on time allowing for accurate and timely consolidation results for leadership, board of directors and investors
  • Adheres to company policies and procedures
  • Meets or exceeds performance targets for related KPI’s 
  • Continuously improves knowledge of products, services, and processes by participating in training programs and continuous learning modules
  • Collaborates with other departments as needed to resolve customer issues
  • Maintains a positive, empathetic, and professional attitude toward customers and colleagues at all times
  • Performs other duties as assigned

What are the required qualifications for a Strategic Finance Director?

  • Strong FP&A experience at least 5-6 years
  • Solid background in financial modeling,income statements, balance sheet and forecasting
  • Preference on the industry: Came from service/technology not necessarily from a call center
  • Strong technical accounting background with a thorough knowledge of US GAAP
  • An experienced manager/leader - not particular with the years of experience
  • Strong communication skills, both verbal and written
  • Strong creative problem solving and strong business acumen with a high level of attention to detail and accuracy
  • Proficient in using computers and various software applications
  • Previous ERP/CPM implementation experience a plus (Planful, Mosaic, Adaptive)

Having these qualifications are helpful, but not required

  • Multi geo experience
  • Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, or a related field
  • Prior M&A experience

SupportNinja Perks and Benefits

  • Competitive compensation
  • Medical, dental and vision insurance
  • Paid time off, birthday leave
  • Bonus and incentive plans
  • Opportunities for skills training and personal and professional development

$150,000 - $170,000 a year

Disclaimer:

The duties and responsibilities listed above describe the post as it is in general terms and are not definitive. The post holder is expected to accept any reasonable alterations that may from time to time be necessary. 

SupportNinja is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and we do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, veteran status, disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics under federal, state, or local law.