FINANCE DIRECTOR SKILLS, EXPERIENCE, AND JOB REQUIREMENTS
Published: Nov 26, 2024 - The Finance Director has extensive experience in leading financial forecasting, budgeting, and financial model development processes. Strong skills in GAAP and financial statement analysis, with a proven ability to develop justifications for capital expenditures. Proficient in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and Word, with advanced capabilities in Excel, including pivot tables and complex functions, and a track record of managing departmental expense and capital budgets.
Essential Hard and Soft Skills for a Standout Finance Director Resume
- Financial Reporting
- Budgeting
- Forecasting
- Financial Modeling
- Risk Management
- Taxation
- Cash Flow Management
- Auditing
- Investment Analysis
- Regulatory Compliance
- Leadership
- Communication
- Problem-Solving
- Strategic Thinking
- Negotiation
- Decision-Making
- Adaptability
- Time Management
- Collaboration
- Conflict Resolution
Summary of Finance Director Knowledge and Qualifications on Resume
1. BS in Finance with 7 years of Experience
- In-depth experience with all stages of FQHC and related programs Revenue Cycle Management
- In-depth knowledge of regulations, and policies related to ambulatory health service delivery in an FQHC setting
- Knowledge and experience with Ryan White and other HRSA programs preferred
- Strong knowledge and experience using healthcare billing and general ledger software applications
- Demonstrated ability to manage multiple competing priorities successfully
- Excellent interpersonal and oral and written communication skills and demonstrated ability to work with health care providers, clients, and all levels of department staff
- Ability to apply reason, logic, and advanced problem-solving skills to resolve complex issues.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite and highly advanced skills with Excel.
- Ability to work in a fast-paced organization with strict deadlines.
- Experience negotiating contracts and managing vendor relationships.
2. BA in Economics with 8 years of Experience
- Experience participating or leading financial forecasting, budgeting, and financial model development processes.
- Experience developing justifications for capital expenditures.
- Experience with GAAP and financial statement analysis.
- Intermediate level skill in Microsoft Excel (for example using SUM function, setting borders, setting column width, inserting charts, using text wrap, sorting, setting headers and footers and/or print scaling).
- Intermediate level skill in Microsoft PowerPoint (for example applying a theme, formatting character spacing, inserting a picture, changing slide layout and theme colors, adding transitions, customizing slide numbers, changing chart style and/or formatting font).
- Intermediate level skill in Microsoft Word (for example inserting headers, page breaks, page numbers and tables and/or adjusting table columns).
- Experience planning, developing, and managing departmental expense and capital budgets.
- Experience direct leadership and/or cross-functional team leadership.
- Experience participating in or leading financial forecasting, budgeting, and financial model development processes.
- Advanced level skill in Microsoft Excel (for example using the AVERAGE function, merging and centering cells, printing centered page and/or creating a pivot table).
3. BS in Accounting with 7 years of Experience
- FiT and SAP skills
- Prior Category, Corporate FPandA and/or BU experience pr
- Demonstrated strong analytical skills and broad business acumen
- Excellent interpersonal and leadership skills
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to manage multiple projects concurrently
- Ability to work autonomously and think independently
- Ability to coach, develop and help team prioritize
- Excel technical skills along with systems agility
- Experience with financial models, audits, forecasting, and reporting.
- Understanding of non-profit accounting, reporting, and regulations preferred.
- Experience with fund accounting software and restricted grants
4. BS in Business Administration with 10 years of Experience
- Expertise in US GAAP, IFRS and FOCUS reporting, CPA or equivalent certification
- Proven experience in leading a team with exceptional management skills and expertise in identifying solutions to design automated solutions to improve financial efficiencies
- Experience in Finance Transformation efforts including offshoring and outsourcing
- Experience in managing ERP systems (e.g. Finance, HR, and other back office systems), cost allocation and billing systems, and data governance
- Knowledge of Oracle Cloud, Quickbooks, Microsoft Excel, Smartsheet, Tableau, Word, and Google Suite
- Strong analytical skills combined with creativity and strategic thinking.
- Excellent organizational skills, self-motivation, flexibility, and the ability to work and thrive working
- Strong business acumen and capacity for fiscal responsibility
- Experience leading, building teams, developing careers and motivating others
- Exceptional interpersonal, organizational, communication, problem-solving, and decision-making skills
- Exceptional Excel, PowerBI, Cognos TM1 and/or other advanced reporting tool skills
- Financial systems development experience
- Demonstrated capacity for effective leadership and willingness to assume greater responsibility
- Ability to make recommendations to resolve problems or issues effectively, by using judgment with Agency standards, practices, policies, procedures, or regulations
5. BA in Financial Management with 7 years of Experience
- Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from the leadership team, physicians, staff and patients.
- Proven experience with building and fostering strategic partnerships.
- Strong communication skills and the ability to relate to and influence people at all levels of the organization.
- Sound analytical ability, good judgment and strong operational focus.
- Knowledge of General Accounting software, MS Excel, Word and Access or similar programs
- Strong knowledge of the structure of accounting systems and key approaches to financial reporting and analysis.
- Experience with a change management project for a large-scale business operations change, e.g., enterprise resource planning (ERP) software implementation
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Exceptional project management and organizational skills, and problem-solving ability
- Proven capacity to effectively manage deadlines and ensure accuracy while responding quickly and appropriately to emerging and/or urgent issues
- Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite and ability to learn new software
- Ability to supervise and lead a team of staff, as well as motivate, lead, and support the success of unit colleagues to enable school-wide success