Director of Finance

Job Type: Full Time
Salary: Competitive annual salary
Job Address: Fremont, CA

About the job:
The Director of Finance, Financial Planning; Analysis sets the direction and develops strategies for worldwide financial planning. The FPA function is responsible for budgeting, planning, forecasting, financial analyses; financial performance reporting, business plan evaluation, and ad hoc requirements of top-level executives. The successful candidate will be well-rounded with the ability to work closely with all departments and functions. Serve as primary contact for the US headquarters team, liaise and direct the India team's day-to-day work

Company Overview:
Iron Systems is an innovative, customer-focused provider of custom-built computing infrastructure platforms such as network servers, storage, OEM/ODM appliances, & embedded systems. For more than 20 years, customers have trusted us for our innovative problem solving combined with holistic design, engineering, manufacturing, logistics, and global support services.

Service Global - a wholly owned subsidiary of Iron Systems, Inc., is a global provider of world-class IT support and services. We are driven by an experience-centric, service-oriented, and outcome-based approach, that allows our customers to focus on their core business while we provide them 24X7X365 support on their IT infrastructure and field resource management.

You can learn more about our company at:
https://www.ironsystems.com/
https://www.serviceglobal.com/

Responsibilities:

• Lead the strategic long-term planning, financial budgeting, forecasting and monthly operations processes
• Identify need for new end-to-end processes, as well as operating controls, to cover significant business risks and achieve company objectives
• Drives change, enabling top management decision making on changes through 'story' telling
• Continually refine planning models to appropriately reflect the key variables in the business
• Consolidate and analyze the annual budget and long-range financial plans
• Coordination across functions worldwide to ensure process deliverables and deadlines are met completely and accurately
• Demonstrate a deep understanding of the Company's business, including its risks and opportunities in its competitive environment
• Develop in-depth financial analysis for trends in revenue, cost, inventory, pricing, cash flow and profitability across markets. Develop and implement management dashboard reports. Ad-hoc requests should be met promptly with clear and concise analysis
• Report to management on the results of operations against the budget and forecast. Demonstrate a clear and well thought out concepts in formal presentations, team discussions and written analysis
• Deliver clear management and Board reporting that highlights drivers of budget variances and deeper business insight.
• Effectively interact with all levels of the organization to share financial data and updates on goals on a regular basis.
• Direct the development and implementation of financial planning processes and systems to support requirements of corporate, business units and functions
• Serve as the finance business partner for product business units and build analysis and reporting capabilities that will effectively support the product portfolio investment decisions
• Manages people who lead departmental and cross-functional teams that are focused on the efficient operations of the company's ] functions and planning for future needs
• Build strong relationships across functions within the company and maintain an open flow of communication, to build a deep knowledge of current events in the business.

Requirements:

• 10+ years of finance and accounting experience, with 5 years in management in a MSP company
• Bachelors' degree in finance or accounting. MBA/CPA strongly preferred
• Must have strong experience in reporting requirements, consolidations (domestic and international subsidiaries), GAAP and is well-versed in current accounting issues/trends
• Demonstrated ability to work with global and cross-functional teams
• Demonstrated ability to step-in and take ownership in a fast paced, results-oriented environment
• Experience with MSP company earnings reporting cycles; inventory and international operations background are strongly preferred
• Excellent computer skills with ability to design and maintain complex financial models and to create high quality financial presentations. Proficient in MS-Word, Excel, and Power

Personal Characteristics:

• Demonstrate a sense of curiosity as to the financial implications of company activities
• Process oriented, with a focus on standard work
• Ability to deliver information about issues in a timely and objective manner
• Serve as an effective business partner to the executive management team with a demonstrated ability to influence at the executive staff level in both written and verbal modes
• A team player with the ability to develop strong relationships and leverage internal and external alliances
• Creative, proactive, and forward thinking. An individual who looks for opportunities to drive continuous improvement
• An exceptional overall leader who is focused, energetic and inspires confidence in employees and management