Director, Business Finance

The Director, Business Finance for Joint-Ventures is a strategic finance leader responsible for driving financial performance, optimizing resource allocation, and enabling business decision-making. This role partners with senior leaders to deliver insights, lead planning cycles (budget/forecast/long-range plan), and ensure financial discipline and alignment with corporate objectives. The role remains accountable for understanding, explaining, and influencing actual financial performance not only forward-looking planning and FP&A activities by connecting reported results to operational drivers, risks, and corrective actions. About the Role Owns end-to-end finance support for designated business areas, including actual results review, planning, performance management, and executive decision support. Provides clear visibility to financial risks and opportunities, explains variances between actuals, forecast, budget, and business drivers, and drives actions that improve profitability, cash flow, and return on investment. Responsibilities Strategic Financial Leadership Lead the financial planning cadence, including annual budget, monthly/quarterly forecasts, and long-range planning. Build business cases and support investment decisions through ROI analysis, scenario modeling, and sensitivity testing. Partner with Corporate Finance to align business plans to enterprise commitments, create productive tension, and drive accountability to results. Business Partnering Provide strategic recommendations to the executive team based on financial analysis and projections. Serve as a trusted advisor to operational leaders on financial matters. Collaborate with department heads to understand financial needs and deliver actionable insights. Performance Management Own the review and interpretation of actual financial results, including revenue, gross margin, IFO, cash, backlog, cost, and other. Monitor key performance indicators (KPIs) and financial metrics. Explain actual performance versus forecast, budget, and prior outlooks by linking financial outcomes to operational drivers, commercial decisions, project execution, and market conditions. Identify areas for cost optimization and revenue growth. Partner with business leaders to identify performance gaps, define corrective actions, and follow through on opportunities for cost optimization, margin improvement, revenue growth, and cash performance. Drive continuous improvement in financial processes and reporting. Reporting & Compliance Ensure timely and accurate financial reporting. Maintain compliance with internal policies and external regulations. Support audit and tax processes as needed. Leadership & People Management Demonstrate strong matrix leadership with ability to influence, align, and drive outcomes through cross-functional partners and senior stakeholders. Lead, coach, and develop high-performing finance talent— set clear goals, ensure role clarity, and build capability and succession (direct and/or matrixed). Establish an operating rhythm with business and finance stakeholders (actuals, forecast, KPI, and variance reviews), clarify owners/next actions, and ensure follow-through. Model ethical decision-making, reinforce strong controls, and foster a culture of continuous improvement. Key Deliverables / Success Measures On‑time, accurate budget/forecast submissions with clear assumptions and documented drivers. Clear ownership of actual performance reviews, variance bridges, root‑cause analysis, and agreed business actions that improve financial outcomes. Executive‑ready performance reporting (KPIs, variance commentary, and risks/opportunities) with actionable recommendations. Demonstrable financial impact through cost optimization, margin improvement, and/or revenue growth initiatives. Strong governance outcomes: clean audits, compliant processes, and effective internal controls. Support sales team for acquiring new work, including prospect development, proposal reviews, pricing/financial diligence, and contract reviews to accounting, assess risks, margins, and commercial terms. Specific Key Deliverables / Success Measures Own Joint Venture reporting, governance, and stakeholder communications. Support stand‑alone statutory financial statements, audits, and regulatory compliance. Ensure alignment between JV stand‑alone reporting and consolidate financial results. Maintain JV‑specific financial governance, cash management, and control compliance requirements. Scope & Impact: Owns end-to-end finance support for designated business areas, including actual results review, planning, performance management, and executive decision support. Provides clear visibility to financial risks and opportunities, explains variances between actuals, forecast, budget, and business drivers, and drives actions that improve profitability, cash flow, and return on investment. Key Relationships : Business unit leadership; FP&A/Corporate Finance; Accounting/Controllership; Treasury; Tax; Internal Audit; Procurement; HR; and cross-functional operational teams. Qualifications Required Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field. 10+ years of progressive experience in finance partnering with business leaders. Strong analytical, strategic thinking, and problem‑solving skills. Excellent communication and interpersonal abilities. Ability to influence and drive change across diverse teams. Preferred MBA and/or CPA (or equivalent) strongly preferred. Experience in a global and/or matrixed organization. Advanced financial modeling and scenario planning expertise. Proficiency with modern planning and reporting tools (e.g., ERP, FP&A platforms, BI tools). Experience with Joint Venture expectations. Core Competencies Strategic business partnering and executive presence. Structured problem‑solving and data‑driven decision‑making. Communication that translates financial outcomes into business actions. Change leadership, influence, and stakeholder management. #J-18808-Ljbffr Confidential Jobs