Company Overview:
FORTNA partners with the world’s leading brands to transform omnichannel and parcel distribution operations. Known world-wide for enabling companies to keep pace with digital disruption and growth objectives, we design and deliver solutions, powered by intelligent software, to optimize fast, accurate and cost-effective order fulfillment and last mile delivery. Our people, innovative approach and proprietary algorithms and tools ensure optimal operations design and material and information flow.
Culture:
At FORTNA, we believe in fostering a workplace that isn't just a job but a movement – a collective effort to redefine success and transform challenges into opportunities. "Join the Movement" encapsulates our commitment to a workplace culture that thrives on collaboration, celebrates diversity, and empowers every individual to contribute to something greater than themselves.
Position Overview:
Working closely with FORTNA’s CFO and senior business leaders, this key role is charged with empowering the LPS business to achieve financial objectives and managing operational and financial processes. The Director, Finance – LPS must understand the operations of the business and how the financial systems, accounting, capital structure, and operating policies all interrelate to help ensure the business achieves both short and long-term goals. The ideal candidate will be able to articulate past results with a strong focus on how to project and enhance future results. This individual will guide the development of a financial strategy to include revenue, profit, balance sheet, and cash flow maximization.
Key Responsibilities:
- Manage internal financial and business reporting to provide management with timely information to facilitate decisions and drive performance.
- Work with business leadership to establish annual financial targets and monitor the business’ progress against annual and quarterly forecasts.
- Manage and mentor a small finance team focused on financial planning & analysis, business support, business accounting to establish strong business partner relationships.
- Lead preparation of analysis, commentary, and presentation material for the monthly financial review meetings with business and corporate leadership.
- Proactively seek opportunities to improve planning and reporting processes, drive adoption of business-wide consolidation tool, Planful.
- Provide financial modeling and analysis and support other ad-hoc financial projects. Benchmark performance against competition with available information.
- Build relationships and partnerships across departments to thoroughly understand how information flows through transactional systems and standardize its usage across the various functions within the LPS Business.
- Partner with International finance team to standardize and harmonize reporting and forecast processes between North American & European based LPS businesses.
- Serve as a partner to the LPS Business, supporting business unit leadership in assessing strategic options, analyzing data, and providing recommendations.
Required Knowledge, Skills, Abilities:
- Strong business acumen and judgment.
- Robust communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to interact effectively with senior management and cross-functional teams.
- Proven leadership capabilities, with experience in managing and developing teams.
- Results and accountability orientation with the ability to solve problems and execute in a dynamic environment.
- Effective written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to influence peers and gain alignment across functions.
- High integrity, accepting and adhering to high moral, ethical, and personal values in decisions, communications, and actions.
Education and Experience:
- 10+ years of progressive financial leadership and reporting experience.
- Bachelor’s degree in finance or accounting, CPA or MBA preferred.
- Has worked in a company using US GAAP and is familiar with the SOX internal control framework.
- Proficiency in financial software and systems, with advanced Excel skills.
Benefits:
- Competitive salary and performance-based bonuses
- Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance
- Retirement savings plan with company match
- Paid time off and holidays
- Opportunities for professional development and career growth
Other Relevant Information:
- This position may require up to 10% travel to various sites.
- The base salary range for this role is $148,800 to $223,100. This base salary range represents the low and high end of the base salary range for this position. Actual base salary offered will vary based on various factors including but not limited to location, level, job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and performance.
This job description describes the general nature and level of work expected of a person assigned to this position. All job requirements listed indicate the minimum level of knowledge, skills and/or ability deemed necessary to perform the job proficiently. Employees may be required to perform any other job-related duties as requested by their supervisor.
It is the policy of FORTNA and its affiliated companies to provide equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, pregnancy or pregnancy-related condition, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, citizenship status (if authorized to work in the U.S.), or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. In addition, FORTNA will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities.
