Director of Finance
Organization: Mercury Broadband is a leading provider of high-speed Internet and digital phone service. The Company was founded in Topeka, KS, after recognizing a need for Broadband Internet access in rural America. A hybrid approach to serving these "last-mile" customers was developed by extending high capacity fiberoptic networks with the range, reliability, and flexibility of carrier-class wireless technologies. Today Mercury Broadband's rapidly expanding network is headquartered in Kansas City serving Kansas, Indiana and Missouri with plans to expand across three additional midwestern states.
Position Summary: The Director of Finance oversees the financial operations of the Company. They are responsible for leading the financial planning and analysis function at Mercury including monthly analysis for pro-forma department level, service center level, and consolidated financial statement, explaining results and trends with crisp narrative suitable for executive consumption. They are also responsible for providing decision support, business case development, data sourcing and management, and oversight of the finance team. The Director of Finance delivers analysis of results to inform driver-based forecasting and model updates, supports the year-end budget cycle, and supports planning for vendor contracts and proposals based on operational needs analysis. The Director of Finance supervises and reviews work done by the finance team, partners with accounting to ensure alignment between budget and reported financials, and provides financial analysis to inform leadership team decision-making. The position reports to the Vice President of Finance.
Location: Mission, KS
Position Type: Full-Time
Compensation: Competitive Pay
Benefits: Health, Vision, Basic Dental & Life Insurance, STD, LTD, 401k With Match, Paid Time Off and Holidays, Paid Training
Key Responsibilities:
- Collaborate with Accounting to produce monthly financial analysis and results decks for pro-forma based financials and GAAP based financials
- Lead annual budgeting process and monthly reporting of performance vs. budget
- Own cash forecasting and related variance analysis
- Publish actionable insights monthly related to spending trends, cost-savings and margin improvement opportunities
- Manage a team that develops business cases, presentation materials, and recommendations for executive decision-making rooted in rigorous financial analysis
- Partner with operating colleagues to develop and refine key assumptions underpinning forecast models
- Provide financial analysis and support to operating leadership to assist them in managing their operations
- Help foster an environment of continuous improvement, always seeking to increase the efficiency of key processes
Skills and Requirements:
- 2+ years of experience managing teams or leadership roles
- 10+ years of professional experience in finance or accounting roles
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills and ability to develop strong working relationships
- Strategic thinking applied in collaborative settings with operating leadership to help address their business needs
- Exceptional attention to detail, keeping in mind the team's work product is relied upon by senior management, sponsor personnel and investing and lending third parties
- Excellent analytical, computational, and mathematical abilities
- Proficiency in data extraction and management and fluent within Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Office suite
- High level of integrity
- Understanding of Accounting Principles
- Excellent time management skills and ability to lead others in meeting deadlines
Education Requirements:
- Bachelor's Degree in finance, accounting, or related field (master's degree or higher preferred)
- 10+ years of relevant experience
- Advanced proficiency in Excel and relevant accounting software and platforms
Physical Requirements:
- While performing the duties of this job, the employee may be regularly required to stand, sit, talk, hear, reach, stoop, kneel, and use hands and fingers to operate a computer, telephone, and keyboard.
- Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision requirements due to computer work.
- Light to moderate lifting may be required.
- Regular, predictable attendance is required; including quarter-driven hours as business demands dictate.
- Ability to sit at a computer terminal for an extended period.
Mercury Broadband is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Mercury is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status. For individuals with disabilities who would like to request an accommodation, please contact the Human Resources Department.
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