Director of Finance, Whatcom County- Filled (Upgraded to CFO)

Do you enjoy being part of a leadership to help the business prosper? Are you interested in working for an industry leader?  If so, read on.

Our client is looking for a Director of Finance in their corporate headquarters in Whatcom County, WA. You will own the entire finance department, including accounting, reporting directly to the President. There are 10 people on your team. You are engaged in the business, helping with the improvements in the business. While they are an established leader in their industry, there is still opportunity for improvement. You & your team will own the day-to-day functions of finances of the company which includes an inventory component. One of the company’s goals is to overhaul their financial systems for their orders, products, and accounting data. They want to be fully digitized. You will have the opportunity be a part of that selection as well as implementation.

You have the ability to work with the tried and true ideals but also work on innovative, out-of-the box solutions. You will be able to accomplish a lot because you have the support of the company.

Fast forward a year, what will you be doing?

You have built out consistent processes and procedures in a positive, proactive way. You have helped the company expand into new channels. You have created strong partnerships with the various lines of business leaders. You are engaged in the business, helping with improvements. You have identified new, more efficient financial systems. You are successfully using data & analytics in your projects. Your department is fully digitized. You are part of this new journey, the next evolution of the company. You are a great mentor & manager to your team. You are respected, happy, and proud of your work.

How will you get there?

30 days:

  • Meet with the business line leaders as well as your team

  • Understand the roles, responsibilities & strength of your team

  • Introduced to the various inventory products & how your finance team reports on them

 90 days:

  • Understand the various products

  • Own the entire financial process

  • Provide appropriate information to balance to the penny

  • Fully aware of procurement & payment of products

 6 months:

  • Established departmental budgets

  • Auditing budget in place

  • Tracking incentives, audit for accuracy

  • Understand new product offerings, offering credit to customers

  • A/R is fully automated

  • Yearly audit is in place, prepared for it

  • Accounting process is fully digitized

What you will need:

  • 5-7 years of financial leadership experience with a solid understanding of basic tenants of accounting & accounting principals

  • CPA required

  • Strong Excel skills

  • Not afraid to get hands-on when needed, teaming attitude

  • Experience working with a privately held company

  • Inventory business, understand the financials of having

  • Success partnering with external audit firms

  • Ability to work in the U.S.

 

Kim Frost