Your Impact

At Pearce, we are building the operational and financial foundation that supports growth across critical infrastructure markets. As the senior finance leader for a major business vertical, the Director of Finance serves as a strategic business partner responsible for driving financial performance, enabling informed decision-making, and supporting profitable growth initiatives.

This role goes beyond traditional financial reporting. You will work closely with executive leadership, operations, sales, and corporate finance teams to translate business strategy into actionable financial plans, performance metrics, and operational insights. Your leadership will help shape investment decisions, optimize resource allocation, improve profitability, and strengthen accountability across the organization.

The ideal candidate is a hands-on finance leader who combines strong analytical capabilities with business acumen, executive presence, and the ability to influence stakeholders at all levels. Success in this role requires balancing strategic thinking with operational execution while developing a high-performing finance team.

Core Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary finance business partner to senior leadership for one or more business verticals, providing financial guidance and strategic decision support.

• Lead the full FP&A cycle, including annual budgeting, quarterly forecasting, long-range planning, monthly reporting, and variance analysis.

• Translate business objectives into financial plans, KPIs, dashboards, and actionable performance metrics.

• Partner with operations, sales, procurement, and other functional leaders to identify opportunities for revenue growth, margin expansion, cost optimization, and operational efficiency.

• Develop financial models and business cases to support strategic initiatives, capital investments, pricing decisions, organizational changes, and headcount planning.

• Provide insightful analysis and recommendations to support executive decision-making and long-term business growth.

• Drive financial visibility and accountability through accurate reporting, forecasting, and performance measurement.

• Ensure compliance with company financial policies, reporting standards, and internal controls while supporting month-end close, audits, and governance activities.

• Lead, mentor, and develop a high-performing finance team, fostering a culture of accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement.

• Improve financial systems, reporting processes, and analytical capabilities through automation, standardization, and enhanced use of planning and business intelligence tools.

• Partner with corporate finance and executive leadership to support strategic planning, acquisitions, integrations, and other enterprise-wide initiatives as needed.

Core Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, Economics, or a related field required.

• MBA, CFA, CPA, or other advanced financial certification preferred.

• 10+ years of progressive finance experience, including leadership responsibilities within FP&A, business partnering, operational finance, or corporate finance.

• Proven experience supporting large business units, divisions, or operational organizations with responsibility for financial planning and performance management.

• Strong financial modeling, budgeting, forecasting, and analytical skills with the ability to translate data into actionable business insights.

• Demonstrated ability to connect financial results to operational and commercial performance drivers.

• Experience partnering with executive leadership and influencing decisions across multiple functional areas.

• Proven leadership experience in developing and managing high-performing finance teams.

• Excellent communication and presentation skills with the ability to communicate complex financial concepts to non-financial stakeholders.

• Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced, growth-oriented environment.

• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and experience with ERP, planning, and business intelligence platforms such as Workday Adaptive Planning, NetSuite, SAP, Oracle, Power BI, Tableau, or similar systems.

• Experience driving process improvements, reporting enhancements, and financial systems optimization initiatives.