Director of Finance & Accounting
Director of Finance & Accounting
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Monthly Salary
$ 140000 - 160000
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1 Vacancy
Posted on :
19-07-2025
Job Description
Director of Finance & Accounting
SE Denver (In-Office Position)
Restaurant / Franchise & Construction / Home-Building Industries
Salary: $140000 - $160000 Bonus Full Benefits
CPA & Construction Acctg. Exp. Required;
Accounting/ERP System Implementation Exp. & Start-Up experience helpful
Unique growth opportunity in a growing company offering bonus and full benefits package
Company Information
Navigator Recruiting client is an established $26M restaurant franhisor with 16 stores in 5 states. An entreprenuerial President has plans to take advantage of opportunities in the marketplace is completing the purchase of a construction company and will grow this 90-year-old company by opening several new stores over the next many years. However systems and processes need to be improved and updated and the environment is similar to that of a start-up. In order to help facilitate this growth from an accounting and finance perspective the company has created a strategic new position a Director of Finance & Accounting who will be a part of the senior management team work alongside the President and Director of Operations and be responsible for overseeing all financial operations for the franchise and custom home-building divisions and managing 3 accounting employees (and growing the team). Candidates do need to be local (in the Denver metro area) and able to commute into the office every day (Monday through Friday from 8 am - 5 pm). The office is located in Southeast Denver just north of the Denver Tech Center close to Hampden & I-25. Finalist candidates must also be available and willing to come into the office for several hours of testing. The full benefits package includes medical denal and vision insurance a 401(k) life AD&D insurance paid vacation holidays and more. There is a discretionary bonus as well. This is an excellent opportunity to make an impact in a growing company.
Responsibilities
The position will be responsible for:
Requirements
SE Denver (In-Office Position)
Restaurant / Franchise & Construction / Home-Building Industries
Salary: $140000 - $160000 Bonus Full Benefits
CPA & Construction Acctg. Exp. Required;
Accounting/ERP System Implementation Exp. & Start-Up experience helpful
Unique growth opportunity in a growing company offering bonus and full benefits package
Company Information
Navigator Recruiting client is an established $26M restaurant franhisor with 16 stores in 5 states. An entreprenuerial President has plans to take advantage of opportunities in the marketplace is completing the purchase of a construction company and will grow this 90-year-old company by opening several new stores over the next many years. However systems and processes need to be improved and updated and the environment is similar to that of a start-up. In order to help facilitate this growth from an accounting and finance perspective the company has created a strategic new position a Director of Finance & Accounting who will be a part of the senior management team work alongside the President and Director of Operations and be responsible for overseeing all financial operations for the franchise and custom home-building divisions and managing 3 accounting employees (and growing the team). Candidates do need to be local (in the Denver metro area) and able to commute into the office every day (Monday through Friday from 8 am - 5 pm). The office is located in Southeast Denver just north of the Denver Tech Center close to Hampden & I-25. Finalist candidates must also be available and willing to come into the office for several hours of testing. The full benefits package includes medical denal and vision insurance a 401(k) life AD&D insurance paid vacation holidays and more. There is a discretionary bonus as well. This is an excellent opportunity to make an impact in a growing company.
Responsibilities
The position will be responsible for:
- Meeting tight deadlines and overseeing a multitude of accounting activities including billing general ledger preparation financial reporting andanalysis.
- Managing mentoring and developingthe accountants in theAccounting Department (currently two employees) who are responsible for all daily and monthly accounting tasks including the month-end close account reconcilations AR/AP etc. (As the company grows the number of direct reports may increase.)
- Directing the budgeting and forecasting activities.
- Business Planning:
- Supporting the development of the companys budget as directed by the President
- Supporting the successful implementation of the Presidentsvision long-range strategic goals and annual objectives
- Analyzing existing accounting systems and processes and making recommendations in order to increase efficiencies and/or reduce costs
- Formulating financial policies in conjunction with the goals and objectives of the company
- Managing projects related to budgeting audit capital requests and strategic initiatives
- Leading the initiative (and consulting with others in Operations and Sales) in evaluating selecting and implementing a viable ERP / Accounting systemwhichstreamlines Sales Operations and Finance activities.
- Collaberating withthe senior management teamto possibly to improve benefits (insurance).
- Reviewing purchasing/AP to ensure proper compliance with business objectives.
- Producing a monthly senior management team information package.
- Providing financial modelingto help the Presidentdetermine viability of new store locations.
- Analyzing current operating costs and suggesting improvements and efficiencies.
- Implementing internal controls over financial reporting.
- Preparing monitoring and maintaining capital budgets and spending.
- Being a liaison to the external CPA firm responsible for managing the audit and tax information requests.
- Collaborating with the senior management teamand the other team members as appropriate to support overall company goals and objectives.
- Obtaining and maintaining a thorough understanding of all financial processes systems and reporting.
- Revising updating and implementing accounting policies and procedures as needed.
- Updating and maintaining the fixed assets ledger.
- Directing and monitoring banking relationships and requirements.
- Proactively managing cash accounts and line of credit.
- Protecting the companys value by keeping information confidential.
- Supporting management and other team members with special projects as requested.
Requirements
- BS in Accounting Finance or Business is required. MBA Masters in Accounting or Financeis very strongly prefered.
- CPA required.
- 10 years GAAP accounting experience withexperience in construction accounting. Any additional experience inrestaurant retail store or franchise industry accounting is helpful.
- 3 years experience managing an accounting department.
- Experience implementing anERP or Accounting system is helpful.
- Experience with Sage 50 is helpful. Experience with NetSuite Xero Buildertrend CoConstruct Procore and BusyBusy is also helpful.
- Advanced proficiency in MS Excel including modeling experience is ideal.
- Someone whos energetic intelligent amenable and a good manager who wants to take ownership of the department (a take charge/get it done type of person) whos not inhibited by putting their stamp on the group and company.
- Technology-savvy;including experience helping a company go from a paper-based to paperless environment.
- Experience with preparing budgets forecasts and cash flows.
- Strong interpersonal customer service and verbal and written communication skills.
- Ability to thrive in a fast-paced start-up-like environment.
- Ability to manage change accepting the challenges involved in transitioning the organization.
- The Director of Accounting & Financeis expected to be a positive influence within the company by living communicating and showing others the vision and core values of the company.
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