Director, Finance

Overview

The organization is seeking a Director of Finance to lead FP&A and forecasting processes that guide business decisions. This role partners closely with the CFO, Controller, data analytics, and other executive leadership, and works with operational department leaders to provide the financial analysis they need to make decisions.

This is a remote role. Candidates must live in one of the following states: Florida, Kentucky, Michigan, Nebraska, New York, North Carolina, South Carolina, Texas, Virginia, or West Virginia.

Responsibilities

• Own long-range financial modeling, the annual budget, and rolling reforecasts.
• Translate business drivers (including fiber passings, customer market share penetration, ARPU, and churn) into multi-year projections for the P&L, balance sheet, and cash flow.
• Lead monthly variance analysis, explaining what changed and why.
• Track CapEx against plan and evaluate payback periods.
• Monitor and evaluate unit economics, including CAC and customer lifetime value.
• Build unit-cost models.
• Evaluate pricing and promotions with a focus on protecting margin and cash.
• Serve as a finance partner to Engineering, Construction, Operations, Sales and Marketing, and Supply Chain leadership.
• Review department spend, staffing plans, and productivity with functional leaders.
• Prepare financial packages and recommendations for executive leadership, the Board, and external investors and lenders.
• Coach and develop the finance and FP&A team, while remaining hands-on with analysis.
• Work with Accounting, Data Analytics, and IT to improve data workflows, BI dashboards, and variance reporting.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related quantitative field.
• 7+ years of corporate finance and FP&A experience.
• 3+ years managing finance professionals.
• Experience building and forecasting 3-statement financial models and running monthly variance analysis.
• Experience with BI reporting tools; strong preference for Snowflake, PowerBI, Ramp, and NetSuite Financials.
• Ability to translate detailed financial data into clear recommendations for leaders outside finance.
• Comfort performing hands-on analysis while leading a team.

Preferred Qualifications

• MBA, CFA, or CPA.
• Experience in telecommunications, fiber, utilities, or another capital-intensive industry.
• Experience preparing reports for Executive Leaders, Board of Directors, Investors, and Lenders.

Compensation & Benefits

• Transparent and fair pay approach.
• Expected base pay range: (listed below in the original posting; not provided in the supplied text).
• Eligible for an annual bonus in addition to base pay.
• Comprehensive total rewards package, including robust health and wellness benefits, and retirement savings.
• Compensation decisions made to ensure fairness and alignment with market benchmarks while recognizing individual contributions and potential.