Director of Finance

divh2Director Of Finance/h2pThe Director of Finance is a hands-on finance leader and strategic business partner responsible for driving insight-based decision support across the organization. This role partners closely with Sales, Operations, and Executive leadership to support profitable growth through rigorous financial analysis, forecasting, and performance management. Operating in a fast-paced, private-equity-backed consumer food environment, the Director of Finance will both execute and lead owning core FPA processes while providing forward-looking insights that influence key business decisions. This role manages one to two direct reports and is expected to scale tools, processes, and capabilities as the business grows./ph3Key Responsibilities:/h3ulliServe as a trusted finance partner to Sales, Operations, and Executive leadership, providing clear, actionable insights to support pricing, margin, mix, capacity, and investment decisions./liliDrive operating margin improvement by identifying growth and cost opportunities, evaluating trade-offs, and supporting execution with data-driven analysis./liliLead long-range planning, annual budgeting, and rolling forecast processes, ensuring alignment with business strategy and PE value-creation objectives./liliOwn variance analysis and performance tracking, clearly explaining drivers of results versus plan and forecast./liliDevelop and maintain management reporting, dashboards, and KPI frameworks that translate financial and operational data into meaningful insights./liliPrepare and present financial results and recommendations to cross-functional leaders at varying levels of the organization./liliContinuously improve budgeting, forecasting, reporting, and incentive plan processes to increase speed, accuracy, and scalability./liliEstablish planning calendars, coordinate inputs across functions, and ensure accountability to timelines and deliverables./liliLead, coach, and develop a small finance team (12 direct reports) with a focus on ownership, quality, and continuous improvement./liliAct as a player-coach, remaining actively involved in analysis and execution while building team capability./liliMaintain strong command of the PL, balance sheet, cash flow, and working capital, helping leaders understand financial implications of operational decisions./liliPartner cross-functionally to interpret results and support informed, timely decision-making./li/ulh3Qualifications Education:/h3ulliBachelors degree in Finance or Accounting required; MBA preferred/lili7+ years of progressive finance experience; CPG and/or manufacturing experience strongly preferred/liliProven experience leading budgeting, forecasting, and FPA in a growth-oriented environment/liliStrong analytical and financial modeling skills with the ability to interpret trends across financial statements/liliExperience presenting financial insights to senior leaders and influencing decision-making/liliDemonstrated ability to improve and scale finance processes in a dynamic, resource-lean environment/liliStrong communication, leadership, and cross-functional partnership skills/liliComfortable operating in a hands-on, private-equity-backed setting/li/ul/div