What are the responsibilities and job description for the Finance Director position at Fireside?
Hearth & Home Technologies is looking for a Finance Director for the Fireside Hearth & Home business unit in Lakeville, MN.
Fireside Hearth & Home is the world’s largest and leading fireplace installing distributor and retail dealer in North America and a subsidiary of Hearth & Home Technologies – the largest manufacturer of fireplace products and an HNI Corporation operating company. Fireside is a team of 300 hearth experts located in 13 states and 24 branches across the USA. Check us out at www.fireside.com.
The Finance Director for Fireside will be a critical member of the leadership team responsible for financial leadership, business planning, financial reporting, and analytics.
Primary Responsibilities
- Develop long range plans to drive unit volume growth and maximize financial performance
- Provide leadership and guidance to FHH Finance team
- Lead business planning process to build the annual financial plan
- Lead quarterly budget process to attain annual plan financial results
- Develop monthly forecasts to support quarterly budget targets
- Develop standardized daily, weekly, and monthly business reporting and analysis process
- Perform detailed analysis to drive profit improvement and establish cost structure guidelines
- Formalize monthly close process with insights into operating trends and variances
- Standardize use of BI tools to streamline and routinize business reporting
- Support compliance with Sarbanes Oxley requirements, including development and audit of the internal controls environment
Minimum Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in finance or a related field or an equivalent combination of education & experience; MBA preferred
- At least 10 years of progressively responsible financial experience including accounting principles and financial reporting & analysis
- 5 or more years of management experience with strong leadership, coaching, communication, interpersonal, problem-solving and organizational skills
Preferred Requirements
- Experience in consumer durables industry, building products, and manufacturing distribution
- Thorough knowledge of budgeting and forecasting
- Excellent communication, collaboration, influence and interpersonal skills
- Strong analytical aptitude and critical thinking skills with demonstrated results driving critical strategies forward
- Strong business acumen
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and manage project deadlines and competing priorities effectively
- Demonstrated leadership skills with the ability to direct, influence and coach a team of partners, peers, and direct reports
Compensation & Benefits
- Competitive compensation including base salary and annual bonus
- Salary range is $148,000 to $181,000 plus 20% annual target bonus potential
- You will be eligible to participate in the Cash Profit-Sharing program after one year of employment. Annually, this program distributes cash (provided the company realizes its operating income goal for the period) quarterly and is based upon eligible earnings. While these payments vary and are not guaranteed, in 2024 our average profit sharing was $5,250 per member.
- This position is based primarily in Lakeville with 15-25% travel required
Salary : $148,000 - $181,000