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Senior Director of Finance

Aliso Viejo, CA 92656

Posted: 03/03/2026 Job Titles: FIN - Director of FP&A Job Number: 5706 Pay Rate: 250,000

Job Description

Requirements
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
  • Responsible for budgeting, forecasting and reporting on a company-wide basis
  • Develop and maintain overall financial planning calendar and process for the current year budget, forecast updates and long-range financial plan
  • Conduct quarterly and monthly financial reporting, including but not limited to monthly executive packages, board of director presentations, and budget summaries
  • Prepare and distribute monthly/quarterly financial reports with operating results (consolidated and departmental level) and provide quantitative and qualitative analysis of key variance and trends
  • Work closely with business leaders to provide financial support to drive and influence strategic decision-making within a broad scope (e.g., balancing risk, approving significant deals). Regularly meet with functional and departmental managers to review and discuss budget vs. actuals
  • Work closely with sales and customer service to develop and analyze key revenue and customer metrics
  • Ensure that the financial strategies and initiatives are integrated with corporate and business strategies
  • Develop cross-department partnerships to implement new key business initiatives 
  • Participate in/develop and manage key reporting metrics on a daily (such as revenue), projecting revenue and other metrics intra-month and quarter and any other management reporting
  • Expand knowledge and job duties to write Management Discussion and Analysis (MD&A) for quarterly and annual filings with the SEC
REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:
  • Advanced interpersonal skills; working closely with all members of the management team, managers, supervisors and accounting team
  • Strong leadership and mentoring skills required
  • Detail oriented with insight to determine applicability of big picture analysis
  • Advanced analytical, problem solving and system skills 
  • Highest standards of accuracy and precision; highly organized
  • Articulate, with excellent verbal and written communication skills 
  • Ability to think creatively, highly driven and self-motivated
  • Strong Excel and system skills (ERP & FP&A software)
  • Ability to learn new business requirements and adapt to change 
SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:
  • Manager, Financial Planning & Analysis
EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE, and TRAINING:
  • 7-10 years of Finance & Accounting Experience
  • BS in Finance or Accounting required; MBA preferred 
  • Must be flexible and adaptable to change
  • Self-motivated with the ability to prioritize multiple projects under tight deadlines and work independently
  • Ability to work professionally with all levels of management 
  • Support our company values (Teamwork, Respect, Customer Focused, Sense of Urgency)
  • Training to be completed per the training plan for this position as maintained in the document control system
CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS:
  • None
COMPUTER SKILLS:
  • ERP
  • MS Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook)
  • FP&A Software
email: dgavello@allianceresourcegroup.com
 

Meet Your Recruiter

Dean Gavello, MBA
Manager, Executive Search

After almost 30 years in executive search and recruiting, Dean Gavello is an incredible partner to Alliance’s clients and candidates.  Dean joined Alliance in 2016 after successfully owning and operating an executive recruiting firm for more than two decades. He has an innate ability to understand industry trends and is extremely skilled at coaching clients in how to best position their role and candidates on how to best showcase their skillset in the current market.

His portfolio spans multiple industries including manufacturing, technology, pharmaceutical, medical device, healthcare, public accounting, and aerospace. Dean earned an MBA from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst and a bachelor’s degree in finance from the University of Connecticut. He is also a former president of the Orange County Chapter of California Staffing Professionals. 

A father of four, Dean and his wife share their home with a dog, two cats, and a fish named Blue.

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