Director of Finance
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Job Location:
Parsippany, NJ - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
Yesterday
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Department:
Job Summary
The Director of Finance is a mission-critical business partner to the CEO and Executive Leadership Team. This leader drives a high-performance finance function that is trusted scalable and future-ready. They set the tone for a culture of accuracy accountability customer-centricity and strategic partnership. This role manages all FP&A accounting compliance working capital AR/collections asset management and financial operations across all North American operations for DSI (Diagnostica Stago Inc.) SCL (Stago Canada Ltd.) and DSRV. This is not a back-office controller role. This is a dynamic enterprise-wide influencer who ensures that finance accelerates decisions removes friction and empowers commercial performance. The Director of Finance builds a team that sees the department with clarity insight and strategic enablement.
Essential Duties & Responsibilities:
Financial Operations & Accounting Excellence Prepare and overseeing financial statements and monthly reporting to headquarters. Lead monthly quarterly and annual financial closings with zero defects and predictable timelines. Oversee AP AR collections credit cash planning and treasury functions. Own general ledger integrity revenue recognition fixed assets depreciation accruals and compliance with GAAP and internal controls. Direct the preparation of financial reports and financial analysis. Maintain banking relationships ensure liquidity management and safeguard company assets. |
FP&A Budgeting & Strategic Analytics Direct annual budget development forecasting cycles and scenario modeling. Build and modernize planning tools to drive transparency speed and alignment. Deliver strategic insights to guide pricing deal structures capital investments service models and resource allocation. Provide timely variance analysis with actionable recommendations. This is not just reporting but insight generation. |
Commercial Finance Leadership Oversee the financial review risk evaluation and approval of all commercial contracts RFPs pricing structures and promotional campaigns. Partner with Sales to accelerate deal cycles support pricing decision and provide real-time financial insights that drive profitable growth while maintaining contract compliance and margin discipline. Monitor and drive improvements in working capital AR/collections DSO inventory turns and credit exposure. |
Operational Finance & Cross-Functional Enablement Build frameworks that give the business clarity on cost structure profitability drivers and financial impacts of operational decisions. Provide decision support for operational leaders across service supply chain and field operations. Ensure IT-Finance partnership to maintain secure scalable compliant financial systems. |
Develop & Maintain a High-Performance Finance Organization Develop a confident accountable collaborative finance team that delivers high-accuracy outputs on time every time. Coach mentor and upskill staff to modernize financial discipline analytical capability and compliance rigor. Create a culture where people surface issues early solve cross-functional challenges proactively and communicate clearly to internal customers. Ensure timely & appropriate Recruitment training and developing department personnel. |
Governance Compliance & Financial Control Ensure flawless execution of accounting operations internal controls and regulatory compliance aligned with Stagos global control environment. Serve as the financial conscience of the organization balancing speed with fiduciary responsibility. Lead internal and external audits ensuring timely and accurate responses documentation and remediation. |
Increase financial literacy across the business through proactive communication education and transparent analytics. |
Influence the broader organization by modeling accountability transparency data-driven decision-making and cross-functional partnership. |
Conduct review of OPEX and CAPEX spending by department including review and controlling of key vendor contracts. |
Access to compensation information is necessary in order to perform the appropriate finance function or other routinely assigned business tasks. The functions of this position include protecting and maintaining the privacy of employee personal information including compensation |
Maintain regular reporting and communication with Stago Group CFO / Stago HQ finance. Collaborates with Stago HQ on Finance projects and special topics |
In collaboration with IT team ensure financial system is stable and meets business needs and financial records are accurate and safe guarded accordingly. |
Education and/or Experience:
- Bachelors Degree in Finance Accounting Business or related field required; MBA or advanced degree preferred. 710 years of progressive financial leadership experience required; prior Director-level experience strongly preferred.
- Certified Public Accountant (CPA) preferred. Valid drivers license and passport required.
- To perform this job successfully an individual should have knowledge of Accounting software; Contact Management systems; Database software; Inventory software; Manufacturing software; Order processing systems; Spreadsheet software and Word Processing software.
- Travel up to 25%
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin citizenship disability or protected veteran status.
Required Experience:
Director
Key Skills
- Crisis Management
- Marketing
- Public Relations
- Fundraising
- Media Relations
- Constant Contact
- Strategic Planning
- Social Media Management
- Team Management
- Public Speaking
- Wordpress
- Writing Skills
About Company
At Stago, we are dedicated to advancing hemostasis and thrombosis analysis solutions. For over 25 years, Diagnostica Stago Inc. has been a trusted provider to clinical and research laboratories in the United States. Discover our innovative solutions now
