Farnsworth Group

Full-service architecture, engineering, land surveying

Finance Director

Corporate Finance & FP&AConfirmed live in the last 24 hours

Full-timeNo salary listed

About the Job

Requirements

A bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, economics, or a business-related field is required; an MBA is an alternative to a bachelor's degree in business.
At least 10 years of progressive finance experience, including 3–5 years in a senior finance leadership role.
Demonstrated experience leading financial due diligence and integration efforts for mergers and acquisitions.
Experience managing financial planning and analysis, budgeting, and cash flow modeling for a mid-size organization with $100 million to $500 million in annual sales.
Familiarity with commercial real estate leases.
Three to five years of treasury and portfolio management experience.
Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel, including complex financial modeling and data analysis.
Experience with enterprise resource planning systems such as Deltek Vantagepoint, Oracle, SAP, NetSuite, Infor, or Microsoft Dynamics, and financial reporting platforms.
Proficiency in Microsoft 365, including Word, PowerPoint, and SharePoint.

Responsibilities

Provide strategic financial leadership and oversee financial management, planning, analysis, and reporting for the organization.
Partner with the CFO, executive leadership, and business unit leaders to drive financial performance, support growth initiatives, and ensure the integrity of financial operations.
Lead financial due diligence for potential acquisitions and strategic partnerships or joint ventures.
Develop and maintain financial models to evaluate enterprise valuations, deal structures, synergies, and return on investment.
Coordinate with legal counsel and internal stakeholders throughout the transaction lifecycle.
Prepare executive-level mergers and acquisitions memos, deal summaries, and board presentation materials.
Support post-close integration, including financial systems consolidation and reporting alignment.
Own and manage the annual enterprise-wide budgeting process with department and business unit leaders.
Develop multi-year financial plans aligned with organizational strategy and capital allocation priorities.
Establish budgeting timelines, templates, and governance processes to ensure consistency and accuracy.
Monitor budget-to-actual performance and communicate variances and recommended actions to leadership.
Lead the financial planning and analysis function and deliver monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reporting packages to senior leaders and group leaders.
Develop rolling forecasts and scenario analyses to support strategic decision-making.
Provide analytical support for major capital investments, pricing decisions, and new business opportunities.
Design and maintain key performance indicator dashboards and financial metrics aligned with operational and strategic objectives.
Conduct detailed variance analyses comparing actuals to budget, forecast, and prior-period results.
Identify root causes of financial variances and present findings with actionable recommendations.
Prepare monthly management reporting packages, including executive summaries, trend analyses, and commentary.
Support department leaders in understanding financial results and driving corrective actions where needed.
Build and maintain dynamic cash flow models to project short- and long-term liquidity needs.
Monitor daily cash positioning and optimize working capital across the organization.
Partner with banking relationships to manage short-term investments, marketable securities, credit facilities, shareholder distributions, and investment activity.
Partner with the Senior Controller on cash flow forecasting processes that integrate accounts receivable, accounts payable, and payroll cycles.
Serve as the primary financial liaison for the organization’s captive insurance program.
Oversee captive financial reporting, premium allocations, loss reserve reviews, and regulatory filings.
Coordinate with captive managers, actuaries, and legal counsel on program structure, compliance, and renewals.
Analyze captive performance metrics and recommend ways to optimize deductibles, coverage limits, and policy effectiveness.
Manage the financial aspects of the organization’s real estate portfolio, including lease accounting under ASC 842.
Review, analyze, and model the financial implications of new leases, renewals, terminations, and amendments.
Partner with facilities and operations on real estate strategy, occupancy cost analysis, furniture expenditures, and space optimization.
Develop and manage the annual capital expenditure budget with department leaders and operations.
Establish and maintain a capital expenditure approval framework, including project justification, prioritization, and authorizations.
Build and maintain capital expenditure models to evaluate return on investment, payback periods, and net present value for proposed investments.
Track and report capital expenditure spending versus approved budgets and provide variance analyses.
Support long-range planning for equipment replacement, fleet vehicles, and office upgrades.
Draft and review financial memos, education sessions, and board materials.
Translate complex financial data into concise narratives tailored to executive audiences.
Prepare investment committee materials and strategic analysis documents as needed.

Desired Qualifications

Experience with a captive insurance program.
Experience with business intelligence and data visualization tools.

Farnsworth Group is seeking a Finance Director to join our team. In this role, the Finance Director provides strategic financial leadership and oversees all aspects of financial management, planning, analysis, and reporting for the organization. This role partners closely with the CFO, executive leadership, and business unit leaders to drive financial performance, support growth initiatives, and ensure the integrity of financial operations. The Finance Director plays a critical role in mergers and acquisitions, capital planning, captive insurance modeling, real estate financial management, and enterprise-wide budgeting and forecasting.

What You’ll Do:

Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A)

Lead financial due diligence for potential acquisitions and strategic partnerships / joint ventures.
Develop and maintain financial models to evaluate enterprise valuations, deal structures, valuations, synergies, and return on investment.
Coordinate with legal counsel and internal constituents throughout the transaction lifecycle.
Prepare executive-level M&A memos, deal summaries, and board presentation materials.
Support post-close integration activities including financial systems consolidation and reporting alignment.

Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A)

Budgeting & Financial Planning
Own and manage the annual enterprise-wide budgeting process in collaboration with department and business unit leaders.
Develop multi-year financial plans aligned with organizational strategy and capital allocation priorities.
Establish budgeting timelines, templates, and governance processes to ensure consistency and accuracy.
Monitor budget-to-actual performance and proactively communicate variances and recommended actions to leadership.

Planning & Analysis (FP&A)

Lead the FP&A function, delivering monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reporting packages to senior leaders / group leaders.
Develop rolling forecasts and scenario analyses to support strategic decision-making.
Provide analytical support for major capital investments, pricing decisions, and new business opportunities.
Design and maintain KPI dashboards and financial metrics that align with operational and strategic objectives.

Variance Analysis & Management Reporting

Conduct detailed variance analyses comparing actuals to budget, forecast, and prior-period results.
Identify root causes of financial variances and present findings with actionable recommendations.
Prepare monthly management reporting packages including executive summaries, trend analyses, and commentary.
Support department leaders in understanding financial results and driving corrective actions where needed.

Cash Flow Modeling & Treasury

Build and maintain dynamic cash flow models to project short- and long-term liquidity needs.
Monitor daily cash positioning and optimize working capital across the organization.
Partner with banking relationships to manage S-T investments, marketable securities, credit facilities, shareholder distributions, and investment activity.
Partner with Senior Controller on cash flow forecasting processes that integrate accounts receivable, accounts payable, and payroll cycles.

Captive Insurance & Risk Management

Serve as the primary financial liaison for the organization’s captive insurance program.
Oversee captive financial reporting, premium allocations, loss reserve reviews, and regulatory filings.
Coordinate with captive managers, actuaries, and legal counsel on program structure, compliance, and renewals.
Analyze captive performance metrics and provide strategic recommendations to optimize deductibles, coverage limits, and policy effectiveness.

Real Estate Lease Management

Manage the financial aspects of the organization’s real estate portfolio including lease accounting under ASC 842.
Review, analyze, and model financial implications of new leases, renewals, terminations, and amendments.
Partner with facilities and operations on real estate strategy, occupancy cost analysis, furniture expenditures, and space optimization.

Capital Expenditures (CapEx)

Develop and manage the annual capital expenditure budget in coordination with department leaders and operations.
Establish and maintain a CapEx approval framework, including project justification, prioritization, and authorizations
Build and maintain CapEx models to evaluate ROI, payback periods, and NPV for proposed investments
Track and report on CapEx spending versus approved budgets and provide variance analyses
Support long-range planning cycles for equipment replacement, fleet vehicles, and office upgrades

Financial Memos & Executive Communications

Draft and review financial memos, education sessions, and board materials with clarity and precision.
Translate complex financial data into concise narratives tailored to executive audiences.
Prepare investment committee materials, and strategic analysis documents as needed.

What You’ll Need:

Education

Bachelor’s degree in finance, Accounting, Economics, or a business-related field required.
Master of Business Administration (MBA) is an alternative option to a bachelor’s degree in business.

Experience

Minimum of 10 years of progressive finance experience, with at least 3–5 years in a senior finance leadership role.
Demonstrated experience leading M&A financial due diligence and integration efforts.
Proven track record managing FP&A, budgeting, and cash flow modeling for a mid-size organization ($100M- $500M in annual sales).
Experience with captive insurance program preferred.
Familiarity with commercial real estate leases.
3- 5 years of Treasury and Portfolio management experience.

Technical Skills

Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel, including complex financial modeling and data analysis.
Experience with ERP systems (e.g., Deltek Vantagepoint, Oracle, SAP, NetSuite, Infor, MS Dynamics) and financial reporting platforms.
Proficiency in Microsoft 365 suite including Word, PowerPoint, and SharePoint.
Experience with business intelligence and data visualization tools a plus.

Who We Are:

Join Farnsworth Group, a nationally recognized architectural engineering and surveying firm where your career can thrive! For eleven consecutive years, we’ve been certified as a Great Place to Work®, and our engineers, architects, surveyors, and scientists channel their passion and expertise into making meaningful contributions to the world around us. With more than 650 talented professionals across 24 offices, we collaborate with clients ranging from small communities to some of the world’s largest brands. Our success is built on our people - their passion, creativity, and commitment to excellence. Here, you’ll find a supportive culture that champions your growth, embraces challenges, values work-life balance, and empowers you to make a lasting impact for our clients and communities. Join us and move your career forward.

A Great Place to Work Certified

For eleven consecutive years, Farnsworth Group has earned the prestigious Great Place to Work® certification—thanks to our employees! Each year, our staff participate in a survey administered by the Great Place to Work organization, measuring perceptions of credibility, respect, pride, fairness, and camaraderie. The results are benchmarked against the nation’s leading companies, and only top performers receive the certification. Insights from the survey help us continually enhance our work environment and foster a culture that makes Farnsworth Group an even greater place to work.

Full-time regular employee benefits and perks include:

401(k) with 100% Company Match up to 5%
Medical/Dental/Vision Insurance Plans
Flexible Spending and Health Savings Accounts
Short & Long-Term Disability
Maternity and Paternity Leave
Professional Development and Training
Mentoring Program
Paid Time Off
Wellness/Fitness Reimbursements
Pet Insurance Plan
Hybrid Work Program (for eligible roles)

Farnsworth Group knows flexibility and work-life balance matter. Many of our roles are eligible for our Hybrid Work Program, which offers a flexible arrangement while supporting our culture and success. Ask your recruiter whether this position qualifies.

Statement on Diversity and Inclusion:

Farnsworth Group is a collection of employees with unique backgrounds and perspectives that all come together to make us a better Company. It is our goal to recruit, hire, develop, retain, and promote a diverse group of people. Join us…and let’s make a difference, together.

Farnsworth Group, Inc. is proud to be a M/F Disabled and Veteran EEO/AA employer.

About the Company

Farnsworth Group

Full-service architecture, engineering, land surveying

Farnsworth Group is an employee-owned, full-service design firm with engineers, architects, surveyors, and technicians delivering multidisciplinary design across architecture, engineering, surveying, commissioning, and energy services. It coordinates planning through construction with in-house teams to create holistic solutions for projects. Its edge comes from being employee-owned and having a high rate of repeat clients, plus broad in-house capabilities that enable integrated, end-to-end design. The goal is to champion clients’ successes, support community progress, and deliver high-quality, sustainable design that adapts to a changing world.

Company size: 201-500
Company stage: Not listed
Total funding: Not listed
Headquarters: Bloomington, IN
Founded: 1890

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