Finance & Accounting Business Partner

Finance & Accounting Business Partner

A career that makes a difference!

The Finance & Accounting Business Partner is a senior-level role responsible for bridging the Finance & Accounting team with departments across RKD. This individual brings deep expertise in finance and accounting principles and applies that knowledge to architect business processes that produce clean, structured, and reportable financial data. Acting as a trusted advisor and strategic partner, this role works directly with department leaders to align their operational workflows with Finance, enabling meaningful reporting that empowers teams to manage their departments effectively and contribute to RKD's overall success.

This is a high-impact role suited for a seasoned finance professional who is equally comfortable in the numbers as they are leading cross-functional conversations and driving organizational change.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Strategic Cross-Functional Partnership

• Serve as the dedicated Finance & Accounting partner to departments across RKD, building deep understanding of each team's operations, goals, and data needs.
• Act as a trusted advisor to department leaders — helping them understand their financial performance, interpret reporting, and make data-informed decisions.
• Facilitate ongoing collaboration between Finance and other business units to ensure financial goals and departmental priorities are aligned.
• Educate and coach non-finance stakeholders on how their processes and data inputs connect to — and directly impact — company-wide financial reporting and outcomes.

Process Architecture & Data Integrity

• Lead the assessment, design, and implementation of cross-departmental business processes that result in clean, accurate, and structured data flowing into financial systems and reporting frameworks.
• Identify and resolve process gaps, redundancies, and inconsistencies that compromise data quality, financial accuracy, or reporting reliability.
• Develop and maintain comprehensive process maps, data dictionaries, workflow documentation, and internal controls that reflect scalable, audit-ready operations.
• Partner with Finance leadership to establish and enforce data governance standards across the organization.

Financial Reporting & Analytics

• Translate operational and departmental data into structured reporting that gives leadership actionable financial visibility across the organization.
• Lead the development and ongoing refinement of departmental dashboards, management reports, and KPI frameworks that support both department-level decision-making and RKD's strategic priorities.
• Partner with Finance on month-end and year-end close processes, ensuring cross-functional data is accurate, timely, and complete.
• Proactively identify trends, variances, and risks within financial and operational data and communicate findings to relevant stakeholders.

Systems, Tools & Continuous Improvement

• Leverage financial systems, ERP platforms, and BI/reporting tools to improve data workflows and reporting infrastructure.
• Lead or support systems implementation, upgrades, or integrations as they relate to Finance's cross-functional data needs.
• Drive a culture of continuous improvement — identifying opportunities to automate, streamline, and strengthen Finance's ability to partner with the business.
• Coordinate with IT, operations, and other teams on systems changes that impact financial data and reporting.

QUALIFICATIONS, SKILLS, AND EXPERIENCE:

Required

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or a related field.
• 8+ years of progressive experience in finance, accounting, or a senior business partner/analyst role.
• Deep understanding of accounting principles, financial statements, budgeting, and management reporting.
• Proven track record of designing or improving business processes across multiple departments or functions.
• Exceptional communication skills — able to translate complex financial concepts for non-finance audiences and influence at all levels of an organization.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel; experience with ERP systems and financial reporting or BI tools.
• Strong project management skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and drive initiatives to completion.
• High attention to detail and unwavering commitment to data accuracy and integrity.

Preferred

• CPA, CMA, MBA, or equivalent advanced credenti