Director of Finance

Our client is a rapidly growing, private equity-backed professional services company serving the logistics industry. Following a recent acquisition by a leading private equity sponsor, the organization is entering an exciting phase of growth and transformation. The company is looking to add a Director of Finance who will play a critical role in building the financial infrastructure, processes, and team necessary to support the next stage of the business. This is a highly visible position that will partner closely with the CEO and senior leadership team and serve as a key financial advisor to the organization. This is an excellent opportunity for a finance and accounting leader who enjoys operating in a build-and-improve environment and is interested in a defined path toward a Chief Financial Officer role . Position Overview Serve as a trusted financial advisor and thought partner to the CEO and executive leadership team. Develop and maintain financial models to support strategic planning, business decisions, investments, and growth initiatives. Lead the annual budgeting, forecasting, and long-range financial planning processes. Develop meaningful financial and operational KPIs to measure business performance. Provide leadership with actionable analysis around revenue, profitability, pricing, headcount, productivity, and cash flow. Partner with business leaders to understand performance drivers and identify opportunities to improve profitability and efficiency.Support the CEO and PE sponsor Provide leadership and oversight of the accounting function, ensuring accurate and timely monthly and year-end financial reporting. Partner with the accounting team and external resources on the month-end close, reconciliations, accruals, and financial statement preparation. Establish and improve accounting policies, procedures, and internal controls as the organization scales. Ensure financial reporting is accurate, consistent, and aligned with GAAP and PE-backed company expectations. Coordinate with external accounting, tax, audit, and other financial service providers as needed. Build, develop, and eventually lead a high-performing finance and accounting organization. Assess the current finance and accounting structure and identify opportunities to improve talent, processes, systems, and organizational design. Establish scalable processes around budgeting, forecasting, reporting, cash management, and financial analysis. Partner with the CEO and private equity sponsor on financial reporting, analysis, and value-creation initiatives. Support acquisition analysis, due diligence, integration, and post-acquisition reporting. Qualifications Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics, or a related field. 8+ years of progressive experience across finance and accounting, with increasing leadership responsibility. Strong FP&A / corporate finance background with a solid foundation in accounting. Experience building or significantly improving a finance function, preferably within a growing or PE-backed organization. Demonstrated experience with budgeting, forecasting, financial modeling, KPI development, and management reporting. Strong understanding of financial statements, accounting principles, and month-end close processes. Experience partnering directly with senior executives and influencing business decisions through financial analysis. Experience leading, developing, or building finance and accounting teams. Private equity, M&A, professional services, logistics, transportation, or other asset-light services experience is highly desirable. By submitting to this position, you are agreeing to be included in our talent pool for future hiring for similarly qualified positions. 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