Senior Director of Finance

Company Profile:

At FORVIS, your career is designed with a purpose. We want our team members to thrive professionally and feel the impact their work yields when serving clients, industries, and local communities. This starts by empowering team members to design a career journey that leverages their skills and fuels their passions.

Creating a best-in-class employee experience is at the heart of our vision for the future. With several industry focus areas, multiple service lines, and locations in five geographical regions across the country to choose from, the opportunities for your career are without limit.

About FORVIS

FORVIS is a Top-10 professional services firm providing assurance, tax, and advisory services, driven by our commitment to using our forward vision to provide rewarding career opportunities and deliver unmatched client experiences. Learn more at FORVIS.com

Design your career with purpose at FORVIS. For more information about our firm locations, visit FORVIS.com. FORVIS, LLP is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. Employment selection and related decisions are made without regard to age, race, color, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, religion, genetic information, disability, protected veteran status, or other protected classifications.

It is FORVIS's standard policy not to accept unsolicited referrals or resumes from any source other than directly from candidates.

• FORVIS expressly reserves the right not to consider unsolicited referrals and/or resumes from vendors including and without limitation, search firms, staffing agencies, fee-based referral services, and recruiting agencies.
• FORVIS further reserves the right not to pay a fee to a recruiter or agency unless such recruiter or agency has a signed vendor agreement with FORVIS.
• Any resume or CV submitted to any employee of FORVIS without having a FORVIS vendor agreement in place will be considered the property of FORVIS.

Requisition Number: 2235356

Position Title:

External Description: Description & Requirements

The Senior Director of Finance works with the CFO, Senior Leadership team and Management Committee on forecasting financial results, analyzing actual results, leading change management within the Finance Department, leading the Firms fraud risk assessment and fraud controls, executing special projects as coordinated with the CFO, leading Finance Department business combination integration, and "leaning in" to assist various sub-groups with in Finance based on capacity constraints.

How you will contribute:

• Financial Close - Guide, test, verify controller and accounting team on business changes that need to be addressed in the monthly close. Test and verify results to make sure they are materially accurate. Understand the results, activity and business to assist FP&A with explanations and research for the MPs
• Drive UCX in Accounting - Assess, guide, strategize and implement process and procedures to achieve firm UCX standards in the accounting area
• Lead Change Agility within all of the finance sub-groups: Accounting, FP&A, Treasury, Practice Management and Real Estate
• Lead integration of finance business processes for business combinations and disposals
• Lead practice management Power BI dashboard views by anticipating, planning and working with developers on updates, improvements, new visuals and practice structure changes
• Serve as key finance representative on real estate strategic planning, sizing, leasing guidance, financial impact of potential options and lease review and approval
• Lead the Firms Fraud Risk Assessment process and guide Firm on fraud controls
• Strategic partner with CFO on assessing Finance department opportunities and taking lead on investigating and executing strategic opportunities
• Play a key role in assisting Finance department teams on special projects, improvements, issues and communications
• Present financial results and other Finance department presentations to Senior Leadership team and management committee when the CFO is unavailable
• Strategically plan, execute and train users new Power BI dashboards for certain financial statement information for the RMPs and MPs consumption

We are looking for people who have Forward Vision and:

• Leadership skills
• Proficient communication skills
• Ability to handle change
• Ability to work with leaders at all levels across the firm

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in a related field
• 10+ years of related experience
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel & PowerPoint

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City: Charlotte

State: North Carolina

Community / Marketing Title: Senior Director of Finance

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With a legacy spanning more than 100 years, Forvis Mazars is committed to providing a different perspective and an unmatched client experience that feels right, personal and natural. We respect and reflect the range of perspectives, knowledge and local understanding of our people and clients. We take the time to listen to deliver consistent audit and assurance, tax, advisory and consulting services worldwide.

We nurture a deep understanding of our clients’ industries, delivering greater insight, deeper specialization and tailored solutions through people who listen to understand, are responsive and consult with purpose to deliver value.

About Forvis Mazars, LLP

Forvis Mazars, LLP is an independent member of Forvis Mazars Global, a leading global professional services network. Ranked among the largest public accounting firms in the United States, the firm’s 7,000 dedicated team members provide an Unmatched Client Experience® through the delivery of assurance, tax, and consulting services for clients in all 50 states and internationally through the global network. Visit forvismazars.us to learn more.

Forvis Mazars, LLP is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. Employment selection and related decisions are made without regard to age, race, color, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, religion, genetic information, disability, protected veteran status, gender identity, or other protected classifications.
It is Forvis Mazars, LLP standard policy not to accept unsolicited referrals or resumes from any source other than directly from candidates.

Forvis Mazars, LLP expressly reserves the right not to consider unsolicited referrals and/or resumes from vendors including and without limitation, search firms, staffing agencies, fee-based referral services, and recruiting agencies.
Forvis Mazars, LLP further reserves the right not to pay a fee to a recruiter or agency unless such recruiter or agency has a signed vendor agreement with Forvis Mazars, LLP.Any resume or CV submitted to any employee of Forvis Mazars, LLP without having a Forvis Mazars, LLP vendor agreement in place will be considered the property of Forvis Mazars, LLP.