Description
Plan, direct, and coordinate a company's accounting, budgeting, reporting, treasury, risk, and compliance activities.
- • Build and maintain relationships with banks, auditors, and key stakeholders; resolve issues.
- • Lead and coordinate the activities of finance and accounting staff.
- • Recruit, develop, and retain finance team members.
- • Prepare management reports, dashboards, and risk analyses.
- • Analyze costs and revenues to plan and manage budgets.
- • Design and oversee training for finance policies, systems, and controls.
- • Manage corporate credit policies and evaluate customer creditworthiness.
- • Oversee credit approvals and collection strategies within company policies.
- • Monitor cash flow, working capital, and treasury activities.
- • Prepare financial statements and regulatory filings in compliance with GAAP and laws.
- • Develop and analyze forecasts to assess the company’s current and future financial position.
- • Support communications with owners, lenders, or investors on performance and capital needs.
- • Evaluate and improve financial reporting systems, processes, budgets, and controls.
- • Partner with business units to guide decisions with financial analysis.
- • Review accounts receivable aging and collection reports; reduce delinquent balances.
- • Establish and enforce policies for safeguarding assets and financial records.
- • Track market, interest rate, and regulatory trends to inform financial decisions.
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Last reviewed: Jan 2026
