Title: Head of Finance
Location: Hybrid (based at our offices in Parsippany, NJ 3 days per week)
Join Our Visionary Team: At OLI Systems, we're not just solving chemistry problems—we're pushing the boundaries of innovation. We're seeking a Head of Finance who shares our vision for excellence to help shape financial strategies that drive growth. In this key leadership role, you'll oversee all financial operations, ensuring long-term sustainability and keeping us at the forefront of our industry.
Your Role: Reporting directly to the CFO, you'll lead financial planning, reporting, budgeting, forecasting, and risk management. This role goes beyond managing finances—you'll help shape OLI's financial future. We need someone who can anticipate market shifts and leverage them for growth, helping scale our operations and secure our position as an industry leader.
About OLI: Leaders in Chemistry Solutions OLI is a global leader in software development, specializing in complex chemical phenomena. Our process modeling solutions have transformed problem-solving for over 500 enterprises and academic institutions across 35+ countries. We drive innovation and sustainability, leading industrial digital transformation with technologies like real-time chemistry insights, automated systems, and cloud-based analytics.
Why You're Vital to Our Mission: As we enter a phase of significant growth, the role of Head of Finance is more crucial than ever. You will lead our financial strategy, ensuring the efficient allocation of resources and driving financial performance to support our expansion goals. Your expertise and leadership will be essential in fostering fiscal discipline, guiding key financial decisions, and managing risk. By collaborating across departments and aligning our financial planning with operational goals, you'll play a pivotal role in ensuring OLI's long-term sustainability and success.
Key Responsibilities:
Drive Strategic Financial Leadership: Develop and implement financial strategies aligned with OLI's long-term goals. Provide proactive insights that leverage financial conditions for growth.Lead Financial Operations and Reporting: Ensure timely, accurate financial statements and reports. Maintain compliance with accounting standards and internal policies, manage cash flow, financial modeling, and forecasting for sound decision-making.Guide Budgeting and Forecasting: Oversee annual budgeting, collaborate with senior management, monitor performance, and maintain forecasts supporting strategic growth.Proactively Manage Financial Risk: Identify potential financial risks and develop robust strategies to mitigate them. Regularly review internal controls and conduct ongoing risk assessments to minimize exposure and adjust tactics as needed.Lead and Develop Your Team: Mentor and equip your team with the skills to meet challenges and drive innovation while fostering a high-performance culture.Engage with Stakeholders: Communicate financial metrics to the executive team and board. Collaborate across departments, offering financial analysis to support organizational goals.Uphold OLI's Values: Consistently demonstrate and promote OLI's core values in all interactions and decisions.Foster Collaboration: Work effectively with colleagues across departments, cultivating respectful and cooperative working relationships.Protect Sensitive Information: Safeguard confidential financial and organizational data.We're Looking For:
Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, or a related field; CPA/CFA is a plus.5-10 years of proven finance experience, ideal for a Finance Manager ready for a Head of Finance role, or a Director of Finance/team leader looking to build a finance team in a high-growth, well-capitalized organization.Strong expertise in corporate finance, accounting, and financial analysis.Proficiency in financial software (e.g., Netsuite, Microsoft Dynamics, or similar); accounting ERP implementation experience a plus.Advanced financial modeling and data visualization skills.Other Requirements:
Excellent leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills.Attention to detail and a methodical, precise approach.Strong organizational skills and ability to collaborate effectively.Proactive, self-starter with resilience under pressure.Commitment to personal growth and contributing to a positive workplace culture.Strategic thinker with strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.High integrity, dependability, and a results-driven mindset.We're Offering:
A chance to be part of a visionary company that is solving complex global challenges.A collaborative and dynamic work environment where innovation is at the heart of what we do.Competitive compensation package, including incentives and bonuses based on performance.Opportunities for personal and professional growth.Required Competencies:
Coaching/Training: Effectively trains and develops people for current roles and future promotions. Provides challenging assignments and builds talent for success.Analysis Skills: Identifies key problems and opportunities, analyzing them deeply. Compares data from various sources, probing for root causes and subtle relationships for meaningful insights.Strategic Skills: Anticipates opportunities and threats through thorough trend analysis. Accurately assesses strengths and weaknesses, making tactical and strategic adjustments based on new information. Comprehends the big picture. Excellence: Sets high “stretch” performance standards for self and others. Demands quality results and demonstrates a strong sense of responsibility.Adaptability: Responds well to new pressures, competition, and shifting priorities. Not rigid--intellectually, emotionally, interpersonally. Quickly adjusts and self-corrects, handling complexity with flexibility.How to Apply:
Please submit your resume and a cover letter explaining why you believe you are a good fit for the Head of Finance role at OLI Systems. Include examples of how your previous experience aligns with the competencies listed above.
Equal Opportunity Employer:All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, disability, sex, age, ethnic or national origin, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or presentation, pregnancy, genetics, veteran status or any other status protected by state and federal law.
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