Finance Director, Digital

Job Description:

Job Title:  Finance Director, Digital

Operating Company:  Environmental Solutions Group (ESG)

Location:  Austin, TX or Chattanooga, TN

Reports to:  Segment VP Finance, ES

Department:  Finance

POSITION SUMMARY:

Environmental Solutions Group (ESG)’s vision is about improving lives.  This includes how we serve our community by developing lower noise and cleaner air electric refuse trucks, reducing waste on our streets and having cleaner neighborhoods, serving our customers with integrity, and through creating a safe, dynamic and engaging workplace for our team members.

ESG is seeking a Finance Director leading and owning all aspects of the financial operations for its fast-growing Digital business.  This high profiled leadership position will be a key business partner that helps drive business performance, as well as be a key contributor to execute on short- and long-term digital strategies.  The role will oversee the full balance sheet, profit and loss (P&L) and working capital while working closely with the sales, engineering, product management, supply chain, and installation teams.  The Finance Director plays a key role in cross functional sales and operation (S&OP) plan, ensuring alignment between sales, SaaS products, customer installations, HR, and supply chain to drive operational planning and forecasting.  The role will measure operational performance, developing scorecards / metrics, supporting new product and acquisition due diligence, assessing market and pricing opportunities, and assessing risks and growth trends.  The position is key in ensuring appropriate controls are applied.

KEY CHARACTERISTICS:

• Do you like to lead by example? 
• Are you intellectually curious?  Through strong analytical skills, are you someone who likes to understand how things work, always seeking to improve where we are at, that will collaboratively drive effective change through teamwork?
• Do you have demonstrated knowledge of key finance cycles (budgeting, forecasting) as well as operational accounting / Controllership experience (e.g. costing, operational processes/controls) preferably within a digital business?
• Do you have project management or continuous improvement experience (e.g. agile, lean / kaizens, operational process improvements, etc.)?
• Do you have ambition to move upward within the organization (e.g. maybe a future CFO)?

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Lead the monthly/quarter financial reporting and analysis and group’s financial forecasting and budgeting processes.
• Lead and mentor a team of finance professionals, providing guidance and support to ensure high performance.
• Conduct financial analysis to assess the performance of digital initiatives, identify areas for improvement, and provide insights to inform decision-making.
• Evaluate potential digital investments, including ROI, cost-benefit analysis, and risk assessment.
• Identify and implement process improvements to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of digital finance operations.
• Develop and maintain financial models to support budgeting, forecasting, and decision-making.
• Leverage data analytics to identify trends, patterns, and insights that can inform financial decisions and improve performance.
• Work closely with other departments, including sales, installations, engineering, and product development, to ensure financial alignment and effective collaboration. 
• Support new product due diligence with R&D and product management.
• Assess CAPEX requirements that drive performance.
• Work with supply chain and supply chain to optimize working capital through inventory forecasts and controls.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:

• Lead and develop a small effective finance team, with an emphasis on a timely and accurate financial reporting close, as well as, continuous improvement of management accounting information including product costing, trend analysis and accurate forecasting.
• Partner with digital leadership team to identify opportunities that will support SaaS annual recurring revenue (ARR).
• Enhance the processes and tools used to deliver management reporting to provide relevant, timely financial information to support decision-making, aligned with organizational objectives.
• Lead annual budget and strategic planning processes for the business.
• Analyze current and past trends in key performance indicators including revenue, cost of sales, expenses, capital expenditures, free cash flow, and other relevant areas.
• Provide commentary and presentations of