Director of Finance

BerryDunn has partnered with our client, The Lynch Group, located in Bangor, Maine to find their next Director of Finance.  The qualified candidate will oversee the financial health and strategy of this closely held, family-owned organization. You will make a difference managing all financial activities for the company, its business units, real estate, and investments, while providing clear financial guidance to ownership and senior leadership to DRIVE growth, efficiency, and sound fiscal practices, while upholding their standards as a Best Place to Work in Maine.

Success For You In This Role

• Strategic and Analytical: You balance financial oversight with forward-thinking strategies to drive growth and efficiency.
• Insightful and Professional: You understand the complexities of family-owned businesses, offering sound financial guidance while respecting the unique structure and goals of the organization and ownership.
• Experienced Leader: You’ve successfully led finance teams, managed complex financial operations, and scaled financial systems to meet growing demands.
• Innovative and Tech-Savvy: You embrace financial technology and automation to streamline processes and support strategic decisions.
• Collaborative and Decisive: You thrive in a leadership role that requires working closely with ownership and teams across the organization, delivering clear and actionable advice.

What You’ll Do

• Lead Financial Operations: Oversee all accounting, cash management, investments, budgeting, and financial reporting.
• Manage Cash Flow: Ensure liquidity, oversee debt and asset management, and lead the cash flow planning process.
• Strategic Planning: Develop and execute financial strategies that align with the company’s growth goals and industry opportunities.
• Ensure Compliance: Manage tax reporting and regulatory compliance in partnership with external accounting firms.
• Enhance Technology Use: Identify and implement financial tools and systems to improve efficiency, accuracy, and decision-making. Provide oversight of our IT department.
• Support Ownership: Act as a financial advisor to ownership, providing insights and recommendations for investments and business interests.
• Develop Team: Manage, guide and mentor a team of financial professionals in reaching the organizations goals and their potential.
• Drive Accountability: Establish and monitor key financial metrics and scorecards to ensure performance aligns with goals.
• Manage Banking and Vendor Relationships: Maintain strong relationships with our key financial partners and strategic business vendors.
• Leadership and Development: Recruit, train, and manage the finance team, ensuring professional growth and strong execution.

Helpful To Your Success

• You have several years of proven financial leadership experience, with a preference for family-owned and/or multi-entity business backgrounds.
• Adaptable to a small to medium-sized business environment (100 to 500 employees).
• Strong knowledge of accounting principles, financial planning, and risk management.
• Experience in transportation, logistics, and/or service-based industry helpful.
• Familiarity with Federal, Maine, and GAAP rules & regulations.
• Proven experience implementing financial technology and driving operational efficiencies. We utilize SAGE Intaact and Quickbooks.
• Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to present complex ideas simply and effectively and tell the story of the business.
• A commitment to innovation, accountability, and aligning financial practices with organizational values.

The Lynch Group, selected as a Best Place to Work in Maine in 2024, is a family-owned holding company managing several businesses in transportation, logistics, data management, and commercial real estate. Over 50 years, we’ve grown from a small, family-owned and run business into a diverse, multi-functional organization with 120 team members operating out of locations across Maine for customers throughout the U.S. and Eastern Canada. Guided by our DRIVE core values—Dependable, Resourceful, Innovative, Versatile, and Engaged—we are focused on building strong teams and delivering results for our customers and communities.

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