Senior Finance Director - Software, Digital Imaging & Telemedicine

About the position The Senior Director, Finance is a key finance leader supporting a large, complex portfolio spanning software, diagnostic imaging, and telemedicine within a global, publicly traded veterinary and life sciences organization. Reporting directly to the CFO, this role provides strategic financial leadership, resource allocation, and decision support alongside the senior business leader of the business area and collaborates with functional leaders to ensure operational insight and rigor to ensure long-term value creation. This leader will direct finance activities and drive financial and strategic insight across multiple businesses and product lines, lead and develop direct finance team to develop a high-performing organization, and partner effectively to drive business objective with executive stakeholders. The role operates in a matrixed, global environment and requires both enterprise thinking and hands-on financial management with deep understanding of SaaS business models and drivers.

Responsibilities

• Strategic Financial Leadership Serve as the primary finance partner to the executive and senior leaders within the Veterinary Software, Diagnostic Imaging and Telemedicine businesses, providing analytical insight, challenging assumptions, and guiding strategic decisions with a clear economics point of view.
• Lead the development and execution of financial strategies aligned with overall corporate objectives, long-range plans, and growth initiatives.
• Translate complex business strategies into clear financial plans, investment frameworks, resource allocation options and performance metrics to be tracked on a consistent basis.
• Identify and assess financial and operational risks and opportunities, recommending actions to optimize performance and shareholder value.
• Financial Planning, Performance & Controls Direct the development of annual budgets, forecasts, and multi-year financial plans across the supported businesses.
• Ensure achievement of key financial objectives, including revenue growth, gross margin, operating expense discipline, and cash flow / balance sheet management for the business.
• Provide timely, accurate and transparent financial analysis, reporting, and executive-level presentations which provide clarity about business performance.
• Ensure strong financial governance, internal controls, and compliance with public company requirements while seeking ways to improve efficiency.
• Business Partnership & Cross-Functional Leadership Build strong, trusted relationships with leaders across software, commercial, R&D, operations, IT, and corporate functions.
• Align and integrate cross-functional teams, improving processes, systems, and decision-making.
• Lead effectively within a matrix organization, influencing outcomes through both direct and indirect leadership.
• Organization & Talent Leadership Lead and develop a high-performing finance organization through subordinate managers and directors.
• Establish clear objectives, accountability, and performance expectations.
• Foster a culture of integrity, collaboration, and strong financial stewardship.
• Systems, Technology & Process Excellence Ensure appropriate financial systems, tools, and technology resources support business needs.
• Lead integration of corporate finance standards with business-specific processes.
• Drive continuous improvement in financial processes, analytics, and reporting.
• External & Executive Engagement Participate in meetings with key customers, vendors, and external partners as needed.
• Maintain awareness of industry trends impacting software, diagnostics, and telemedicine.
• Represent the finance function in executive and industry forums.

Requirements

• 10+ years Director level Finance experience in the finance space.
• Extensive senior-level finance leadership experience in complex, global organizations.
• Experience working within the software or Saas based industry strongly preferred.
• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, or related field (advanced degree preferred) or equivalent combination of education and experience required.
• Demonstrated success partnering with executive leadership and influencing strategic decisions.
• Excellent communication and executive presence.
• Proven ability to lead and develop high-performing teams.
• Strategic thinking and strong analytical problem-solving skills.
• High integrity and sound judgment.
• Agility and adaptability to work through challenges and opportunities at pace.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience working within the software or Saas based industry strongly preferred.
• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, or related field (advanced degree preferred) or equivalent combination of education and experience required.

Benefits

• Base salary of $230,000+ based on experience
• Opportunity for an annual bonus & equity.
• Health / Dental / Vision Benefits Day-One
• 5% matching 401k
• Additional benefits including but not limited to financial support, pet insurance, mental health resources, volunteer paid days off, employee stock program, foundation donation matching, and much more

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