Published: Mar 11, 2025 - The Financial Officer advises the CEO on financial strategy to enhance business opportunities and performance. Build strong relationships with regional leadership to drive a coordinated strategy and strengthen financial capabilities. Lead improvements in finance operations through digitization, data analytics, and process optimization while ensuring compliance and effective resource management.

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1. Financial Officer, Caius Farm Brewery, Branford, CT
Job Summary:
- Support management in shareholder relations (KPI development, AGM management, board meetings).
- Own the financial plan and support the management in the preparation of fundraising.
- Focusing on equity and debt transactions (capital increase).
- Contribute to the reflection on financing (tax optimisation, subsidy management, etc.).
- Rethinking the processes in place to ensure the best financial management of the company and implement the appropriate financial controls.
- Maintain current relations with the company's main contacts: banks, accountants, consultants, lawyers, insurers, auditors, tax departments, etc.
- Supervision of the input/follow-up of customer and supplier payments
- Lead the reflection and action plan from a purchasing point of view: monitoring supplier management (contracts / POs/payments).
- Control the company's legal commitments (insurance, subcontracting, etc.) by centralising and validating all the contracts drawn up and monitoring claims.
- Ensure compliance with legislation (company law), ensure legal and contractual monitoring and supervise the settlement of disputes.
- Leadership of the finance function, including full P&L accountability
- Managing a small team, including a Financial Controller and a Management Accountant, with a budget to grow and evolve the team
- Full oversight of budgeting, forecasting, planning cycles, audits, tax and compliance
- Overseeing all transactional activity, including accounts payable, payroll and the review of monthly management reporting
- Summarising budget trends, analysing deficiencies and reporting variances to the Board
- Ensuring robust financial frameworks and best practices are in place
Skills on Resume:
- Shareholder Relations (Soft Skills)
- Fundraising Support (Hard Skills)
- Tax Optimization (Hard Skills)
- Financial Controls (Hard Skills)
- Stakeholder Management (Soft Skills)
- Legal Compliance (Hard Skills)
- Leadership (Soft Skills)
- Budgeting and Forecasting (Hard Skills)
2. Financial Officer, Grid Dynamics Holdings, San Ramon, CA
Job Summary:
- Direct and oversee all aspects of the finance and accounting functions of the organization
- Provide leadership, direction and management of the finance and accounting team
- Manage the processes for financial forecasting and budgets, prepare reliable current and forecasting reports
- Responsible for ensuring financial reporting and compliance is in accordance with generally accepted financial accounting (e.g. IFRS) and regulatory standards
- Control and evaluate the organization's fundraising plans and capital structure
- Perform risk management by analyzing the organization's liabilities and investments
- Oversee preparation of monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements for in- and external stakeholders
- Ensure compliance with all applicable laws and company policies
- Leading and developing a small team to provide overall support of all financial and management accounting requirements, with a key emphasis on ensuring the quality and accuracy of financial reports and a focus on optimisation of business processes.
- Building a strong cost management culture across the business.
- Implementation and enhancement of systems, controls, and processes
Skills on Resume:
- Financial Leadership (Soft Skills)
- Budgeting and Forecasting (Hard Skills)
- Financial Reporting (Hard Skills)
- Compliance (Hard Skills)
- Risk Management (Hard Skills)
- Team Development (Soft Skills)
- Cost Management (Hard Skills)
- Process Optimization (Hard Skills)
3. Financial Officer, Protagonist Therapeutics, Newark, CA
Job Summary:
- Calculation of structured note prices, using pricing model and other data sources
- Interaction with Trading and Marketing on pricing issues
- Delivery of prices within tight pre-agreed deadlines on an annual, semi-annual and quarterly basis
- Dealing with pricing queries and ad-hoc pricing requests from Administrators, Auditors and Product Control
- Monitoring and providing ad-hoc management information
- Project work on continuous improvement of processes and procedures
- Involvement in new application testing and launch
- Involvement in ad-hoc projects in wider SPE Administration group
- Partnering with the CEO, providing strong leadership to the business in financial, strategic, and commercial areas.
- Developing, recommending, and executing the overall financial strategy and growth for the business (specifically the project funding strategy).
- Developing and maintaining effective relationships with all internal and external stakeholders and investors.
- Optimising the working capital position of an organisation and providing high-level strategic financial advice on the short and long-term financial position.
Skills on Resume:
- Pricing Models (Hard Skills)
- Financial Strategy (Hard Skills)
- Stakeholder Management (Soft Skills)
- Process Improvement (Hard Skills)
- Project Management (Soft Skills)
- Financial Analysis (Hard Skills)
- Leadership (Soft Skills)
- Working Capital Optimization (Hard Skills)
4. Financial Officer, Alpha Metallurgical Resources, Bristol, TN
Job Summary:
- Creating budget forecasts together with the Founders and Country Directors (SG, AU, NZ, MY, HK, SK).
- Monitoring global accounting and handling relations with local corporate secretaries & accounting firms.
- Overseeing the 8-digit annual budget across all subsidiaries and departments.
- Streamlining reporting, financial and accounting processes across the company.
- Supporting the Management team on investor relations, investor reports and fundraising-related topics.
- Ensuring that the financial accounts are perfectly documented and ready for audits.
- Aligning with various stakeholders at European HQ (Accounting, Business Controlling, Marketing & Sales, Services and HR departments)
- Collaborating with aforementioned departments to gather, analyze, and interpret relevant financial information.
- Preparing and following up on various reports in Sales & Marketing by liaising with departmental managers
- Preparing Capital expenditure (Capex) reporting/managing Marketing capex ‘under construction’
- Perform payroll checks in Sales & Marketing, maintain appropriate bonus accruals together with OMRON’s shared service provider, authorize payments release
- Providing nonstandard/ specific journal entries to OMRON’s shared service provider
Skills on Resume:
- Budget Forecasting (Hard Skills)
- Accounting Management (Hard Skills)
- Financial Reporting (Hard Skills)
- Investor Relations (Soft Skills)
- Audit Preparation (Hard Skills)
- Collaboration (Soft Skills)
- Payroll Management (Hard Skills)
- Financial Analysis (Hard Skills)
5. Financial Officer, Envestnet, Chicago, IL
Job Summary:
- Be the strategic advisor on financial matters and support the MDs SEA in the company’s strategic business planning processes, provide recommendations to strategically enhance financial performance and business opportunities.
- Establish and maintain strong relationships with SEA Leadership to identify needs and seek a full range of business solutions.
- Partner Asia Pacific CFO and rest of APAC Finance Leadership team and business
- Provide leadership, direction and management of a high-performing finance team and Supply Chain Management team in SEA
- Accountable for reporting, risk and control, budgeting and forecasting, financial planning and analysis, treasury, tax, operations not limited to policies, procedures and process improvements, corporate finance, and project financing activities.
- Ensure credibility of SEA Finance by providing timely and accurate analysis of budgets, financial trend analysis and forecasts.
- Oversight and effective internal control on governance, regulatory compliance with GAAP and applicable federal state and local regulatory laws and rules for financial and tax reporting, and matters relating to enterprise risk management
- Responsible for implementation and ongoing compliance with Sarbanes Oxley Act financial controls
- Support any M&A activity undertaken in the SEA Region, including analysis of targets, deal structures and pricing, synergies, and post-acquisition financials.
Skills on Resume:
- Strategic Advisory (Soft Skills)
- Relationship Management (Soft Skills)
- Financial Reporting (Hard Skills)
- Budgeting and Forecasting (Hard Skills)
- Leadership (Soft Skills)
- Risk Management (Hard Skills)
- Compliance (Hard Skills)
- M&A Support (Hard Skills)
6. Financial Officer, Vicor Corporation, Andover, MA
Job Summary:
- Be a strategic advisor to the CEO and provide recommendations to enhance financial performance and business opportunities
- Establish and maintain strong relationships with regional leadership both in finance and beyond to help lead a coordinated business with a consistent overall group strategy
- Strengthening the overall finance capabilities in bringing about value to both business and country of operation
- Introducing improvements to the finance organization, leveraging digitisation, straight through processing and data analytics to build a modern finance organization
- Analyzing the overall reporting framework and standard operating procedures with the view of introducing better visibility, improvements and enhancements
- Responsible for managing the financial resources and financial reporting processes of the businesses and country
- Establish and maintain financial practices and controls
- Accountable for financial strategy, planning, budgeting, monitoring, forecasting, management and reporting, treasury and tax including management and development of policies, systems and processes.
- Advise on treasury and capital management changes and improvements to support growth
- Manages the inter-group relationships and stakeholders, including assisting in managing reporting both into the group and to the Board of Directors
- Ensure that the finance function is effective and efficient, and with proper compliance to regulatory requirements
- Collaborate with businesses in identifying opportunities for improvement, cost reduction, and enhancements
- Identify, develop and realize the full potential of employees (especially for positions within the CFO’s purview) and ensure a strong talent pipeline for the mission-critical positions
- Oversee the finance functions including Financial Planning and Analysis, Financial Accounting and Financial Operations.
Skills on Resume:
- Financial Strategy (Hard Skills)
- Relationship Management (Soft Skills)
- Financial Reporting (Hard Skills)
- Process Improvement (Hard Skills)
- Budgeting and Forecasting (Hard Skills)
- Leadership (Soft Skills)
- Compliance (Hard Skills)
- Data Analytics (Hard Skills)
7. Financial Officer, ACI Worldwide, Naples, FL
Job Summary:
- Lead the Finance Organisation, day-to-day oversight for planning, implementing, managing and controlling all financial-related activities of the company.
- Oversaw various reporting, risks analysis, budgeting and forecasting, financial planning and data analysis, treasury, tax, operations, corporate finance, cash flow, cash management, working capital, and company audits and project feasibility study.
- Partner with senior leaders to push the boundaries of current and future departmental goals and strategies
- Clearly articulate the key drivers of the business.
- Direct responsibility for strategic financial planning, investor relationships and fund-raising from institutional investors.
- Advise on long-term business development strategy and financial planning.
- Proactively anticipate risks in all business and organizational dimensions through strong collaboration with other functions and drive capability improvement accordingly.
- Lead and execute fundraising strategy and build strong relationships with current and prospective investors.
- Own communication and interactions with investors/Board - leverage and manage key strategic investors.
- Evaluate and strategize regarding potential M&A opportunities.
- Provide timely, accurate and insightful financial analysis in order to assist and enable the Leadership Team to drive growth.
- Lead and execute the finance transformation, rolling out operating models, tools and processes to automate budgeting/ forecasting processes.
Skills on Resume:
- Financial Management (Hard Skills)
- Risk Analysis (Hard Skills)
- Budgeting and Forecasting (Hard Skills)
- Strategic Planning (Hard Skills)
- Investor Relations (Soft Skills)
- Business Development (Soft Skills)
- Communication (Soft Skills)
- Leadership (Soft Skills)
8. Financial Officer, Mercury Systems, Andover, MA
Job Summary:
- Monitor closely the Grant Contract Requirements and Donors’ Templates
- Monitor project budgets closely and advise program Manager/Project coordinators on any issues of concern
- Check expenditures against budgets, prepare monthly expenditure reports and properly file financial documents
- Ensure timely/Real-time and accurate recording of all project-related financial transactions in the organization’s financial monitoring system
- Assist with the quarterly, six-month and annual donor reports preparation
- Submit Financial Reporting documentation whenever requested by Project Guidelines
- Support with preparation of calls and service contracts regarding potential service awards to external collaborators
- Review EU/international project partners’ eligibility of expenses in accordance with the respective program’s handbook
- Analyze and provide explanations to the Director on variances between forecasts, budget, and actual spent or/and unspent amounts
- Cooperation with the accounting department on any issues related to monitor, tracking and processing of payments
- Facilitate smooth internal and external audits of donor contracts.
- Perform check and review in Grant, Consortium and Partnership agreements linked with program and projects
Skills on Resume:
- Grant Monitoring (Hard Skills)
- Budget Management (Hard Skills)
- Financial Reporting (Hard Skills)
- Financial Documentation (Hard Skills)
- Donor Relations (Soft Skills)
- Variance Analysis (Hard Skills)
- Collaboration (Soft Skills)
- Expense Verification (Hard Skills)
9. Financial Officer, Sun Country Airlines, Minneapolis, MN
Job Summary:
- Analyze the business and provide timely and critical information needed for operating and state,gic decisions which also includes management of the financial risks of the business
- Manage and interpret the results of the various financial models as well as prepare financial models (as may be necessary)
- Secure liquidity to support the business and initiatives. This includes the management of cash flows and the optimization of the capital structure.
- Perform key tasks necessary for the various fundraising activities of the company which involves financial analysis, negotiation and documentation
- Manage, review and negotiate loan agreements and finance contracts
- Work closely with others in the implementation of business development projects which includes, among others, acting as the point person in Finance on commercial matters for other business units
- Maintain good working relationship with financial institutions and other external and internal stakeholders
- Assist on Expense budgeting and forecast
- Assist Managers in all aspects and issues related to the monthly management reporting, ensuring consistency and proper inputs, working with local and regional Finance & Actuarial teams to interpreting results, and managing reporting changes
- Ad-hoc analytical and project initiative support.
- Responsible for daily financial and other data management, including ledger, accounts payable and receivable, payroll, benefits, and taxes.
- Record and deposits all contributions and prepare disbursements for approval.
- Maintain financial and donor records and verify balances monthly.
- Generates monthly summary reports or specific reports at the request of the officers or Boards of CUJF and CUJEF.
Skills on Resume:
- Financial Analysis (Hard Skills)
- Financial Modeling (Hard Skills)
- Cash Flow Management (Hard Skills)
- Fundraising (Hard Skills)
- Loan Negotiation (Hard Skills)
- Business Development Support (Soft Skills)
- Relationship Management (Soft Skills)
- Reporting (Hard Skills)
10. Financial Officer, Arbor Realty Trust, Uniondale, NY
Job Summary:
- Monitor and manage the financial dashboard ( actuals versus budget, ordering, contracts, …) and execute administrative tasks within the organisation linked to Mobility Services
- Process all orders and invoicing related to Mobility Services
- Minimize exception handling by introducing process improvements
- Launch procurement initiatives to optimize Supplier base and develop more adequate service delivery models in close collaboration with suppliers
- Monitor and improve the quality and consistency of the contract portfolio
- Update and review contractual specifications related to mobility services, ensuring full compliance with legal and business requirements
- Monitor actuals versus budget and anticipate possible cost increases or decreases, launch initiatives to optimize services, suppliers and match with internal demand
- Update financial data based for regulatory reporting purposes
- Provide at all times an up-to-date insight on budget status and financial dashboard for all Mobility services
- Inspire colleagues and demonstrate high felxibility to adapt in a volatile and very demanding environment
- Stay ahead with financial expertise and specific fiscal impact on Mobility Services, aligned with the best practises put in place for the Facilities part in order to maximize professional knowledge and to apply it within the organization in the best possible manner.
Skills on Resume:
- Financial Monitoring (Hard Skills)
- Order Processing (Hard Skills)
- Process Improvement (Hard Skills)
- Procurement Management (Hard Skills)
- Contract Management (Hard Skills)
- Budget Management (Hard Skills)
- Adaptability (Soft Skills)
- Leadership (Soft Skills)
11. Financial Officer, UFP Technologies, Newburyport, MA
Job Summary:
- Daily Cash Collection and banking matters.
- Check daily F&B and non-F&B invoices to ensure accuracy of prices, quantities against delivery orders and purchase orders.
- Ensure invoices are adequately and accurately attached with relevant documents such as PO, DO, agreement and etc.
- Ensure that invoices with relevant supporting documents are approved by respective Department Heads or Division Heads.
- Prepare Purchase requisition for Finance.
- Conduct month-end F&B and non-F&B stock verification at various locations.
- Update the closing inventory in the system.
- Prepare weekly and monthly costing-related journals and accounting schedules.
- Involve in month end accounts closing.
- Monitoring and updated customer account information and reconciled information with finance reports
- Processing timesheets, recording annual leave and bank holiday rates
- Processing invoices for services provided to the customer
- Inputting new customer information for payroll services
Skills on Resume:
- Cash Collection (Hard Skills)
- Invoice Verification (Hard Skills)
- Document Management (Hard Skills)
- Approval Process (Soft Skills)
- Inventory Management (Hard Skills)
- Accounting (Hard Skills)
- Customer Account Management (Soft Skills)
- Payroll Processing (Hard Skills)
12. Financial Officer, Fulton Financial Corporation, Lancaster, PA
Job Summary:
- Day-to-day accounts, liaison with auditors and preparation of AFS
- Dealing with banks and managing working capital and trade finance.
- Maintain the financial health of the organization.
- Oversee operations of the finance department, set goals and objectives, and design a framework for meeting the same.
- Manage the monthly close process and related activities.
- Provide monthly, quarterly, and annual results as well as supporting disclosures and other financial information.
- Monthly and quarterly analytics processes, including the analysis of variances.
- Budgeting and planning process.
- Manage the external audit process.
- Ensure proper documentation and support.
- Internal controls and support financing initiatives
- Assist in other matters of compliance and filing of returns, etc
- Correspond with various other departments.
Skills on Resume:
- Accounts Management (Hard Skills)
- Trade Finance (Hard Skills)
- Financial Health (Hard Skills)
- Leadership (Soft Skills)
- Financial Reporting (Hard Skills)
- Analytical Skills (Soft Skills)
- Budgeting (Hard Skills)
- Compliance (Soft Skills)
13. Financial Officer, Ingevity Corp., North Charleston, SC
Job Summary:
- Closes & transfers all financial transactions entered in Recon Key to General Ledger, monitors unposted transactions and clearing accounts (AR, Non Cash & Refund).
- Process one-time cash advances, revolving funds & third-party claims, check validity and completeness of process documents.
- Reviews liquidation reports and classifies expenses according to proper cost center, monitors approved/revised and realigned BC budgets.
- Parks/enters vouchers payable in SAP amounting to 50K above, post vouchers payable in SAP amounting to 50K below.
- Performs variance analysis using SAP-generated report (Budget per cost center, revenue & expense per cost center).
- Assists in the preparation of annual budget (OPEX/CAPEX) proposal in conformity with company’s plans and objectives.
- Prepares monthly budget performance report and recommends corrective/remedial measures to assure proper allocation of funds.
- Analyze/evaluate and process cost center’s requests for funding of expenditures (OPEX/CAPEX) by line item and to monitor and control utilization of funds in accordance with approved policies and budget.
- Identifying and resolving queries effectively
- Calculating and processing funds that need to be returned to local authority or other funding bodies and liaising with finance teams
- Meeting with the manager to discuss budget needs and resources
Skills on Resume:
- Financial Transactions (Hard Skills)
- Cash Advances (Hard Skills)
- Budget Analysis (Hard Skills)
- SAP Expertise (Hard Skills)
- Variance Analysis (Hard Skills)
- Budget Preparation (Hard Skills)
- Problem Solving (Soft Skills)
- Communication (Soft Skills)
14. Financial Officer, Sunstone Hotel Investors, Aliso Viejo, CA
Job Summary:
- Participate in and manage all stages of financial due diligence for Merger and Acquisition opportunities
- Be the part of the team to conduct and/or verify the feasibility study of new investment opportunities
- Evaluate the bankable characteristic of the project and execute the preliminary sounding with related parties to obtain the financing assumption for the project valuation.
- Coordinate with related departments to manage the financial risks that consequently arise from new investments
- Support and provide the necessary input to the business development team for the Company’s internal approval process
- Coordinate with other F&A functions to ensure the smooth transition to the project execution phase
- Analyze the financial environment of the Company’s focus countries.
- Prepare a financial model for corporate planning purposes
- Construct financial models for investment decisions (e.g. feasibility study of new investment/expansion projects, and merger & acquisition)
- Construct and maintain financial models for other purposes such as business valuation, financial planning & forecasting, group’s macroeconomic assumptions, and credit rating evaluation
Skills on Resume:
- Financial Due Diligence (Hard Skills)
- Feasibility Analysis (Hard Skills)
- Project Valuation (Hard Skills)
- Risk Management (Hard Skills)
- Business Development Support (Soft Skills)
- Cross-functional Coordination (Soft Skills)
- Financial Modeling (Hard Skills)
- Analytical Thinking (Soft Skills)
15. Financial Officer, Green Brick Partners, Plano, TX
Job Summary:
- Maintain company books including A/P, A/R, bank statements and other reports
- Reconcile and balance accounts
- Manage employee payroll services and issue financial statements
- Record cash receipts and expenditures
- Prepare all tax and other financial reports
- Represent the company as a liaison with Accountant to prepare Tax Returns
- Monitor fixed assets and manage invoices
- Maintain historical integrity of information for audits and statistics
- Organize and maintain filing system
- Ensure compliance with governing regulations
Skills on Resume:
- Reporting (Hard Skills)
- Reconciliation (Hard Skills)
- Payroll (Hard Skills)
- Tax Compliance (Hard Skills)
- Detail-Oriented (Soft Skills)
- Organization (Soft Skills)
- Communication (Soft Skills)
- Problem-Solving (Soft Skills)