Head - Finance - BFS

- Implements financial and accounting best practices and oversees critical accounting procedures to ensure legal compliance with financial reporting and banking regulations at the local, state, and federal level.

- Leads planning and forecasting activities with business partners to achieve investment and accounting goals.

- Hires, onboards, trains, supervises, coaches, assesses, and provides performance feedback to finance team members.

- Maintains and revises accounting systems as needed.

- Reviews financial reports and advises corrective action accordingly.

- Collects and analyzes data to prepare financial forecasts and suggest strategies to address challenges and leverage strengths.

- Analyzes revenue, expenses, cash flows, and balance sheets to optimize profitability and transparency.

- Assists and supports upper-level management to ensure sound financial decision-making that is in the long-term best interest of the organizational mission.

- Reviews and processes payments made to clients, vendors, and other business partners.

- Looks for ways to cut costs without impairing the long-term financial health of the organization.

- Studies market trends and section-specific data to maximize profits and growth.

- Maintains an accurate filing and record-keeping system for all financial statements and company documents.

- Executes revisions and updates to procedures, policies, and systems to facilitate the expansion and scaling of the business and increase transparency and compliance.

- Engages in sector-specific professional development opportunities to identify opportunities for continuous improvement in the financial operations of the business and encourages and enables direct reports and other staff to do the same.