Director, Finance - 18 Months Maternity Leave Contract

About the role

For over 25 years, Global Relay has set the standard in enterprise information archiving with industry-leading cloud archiving, surveillance, eDiscovery, and analytics solutions. We securely capture and preserve the communications data of the world's most highly regulated firms, giving them greater visibility and control over their information and ensuring compliance with stringent regulations. Though we offer competitive compensation and benefits and all the other perks one would expect from an established company, we are not your typical technology company. Global Relay is a career-building company. A place for big ideas. New challenges. Groundbreaking innovation. It's a place where you can genuinely make an impact - and be recognized for it. We believe great businesses thrive on diversity, inclusion, and the contributions of all employees. To that end, we recruit candidates from different backgrounds and foster a work environment that encourages employees to collaborate and learn from each other, completely free of barriers. Your role: Reporting to the VP Finance, you have a leading role in the Finance & Accounting team and are responsible for the oversight of Global Relay's financial reporting, receivables and revenue operations, and payroll functions. This role ensures effective management and oversight of these financial operations that support enterprise-wide initiatives with a focus on being a proactive and responsible business partner in a high growth environment. You work alongside the Director, Finance Operations who primarily oversees accounts payable, procurement, and travel. Both the Director, Finance and the Director, Finance Operations have shared ownership of the treasury and forecasting functions of Global Relay given the highly integrated nature of these functions. You will work together to drive efficiency and scale, strengthen internal controls, and align financial operations within Global Relay's broader strategic and fiscal objectives. As a senior leadership role, you will also support ad hoc strategic initiatives as required. This role is a maternity leave cover for our existing Director, Finance; however, we are seeking candidates with strong long-term fit with Global Relay.

Responsibilities

• Strategic Leadership
• Lead the development and execution of financial strategies, policies, and processes that support Global Relay's strategic and operational goals
• Own the oversight and integration of your managed functions (Financial Reporting, Receivables & Revenue, Payroll) within budgeting and forecasting processes
• Drive cost optimization and process efficiency across all financial operations
• Establish and maintain strong internal controls within Finance and cross-functionally with other business stakeholders both within and outside Global Relay
• Foster a culture of integrity, innovation, and continuous improvement
• Partner with executive leadership and department heads to ensure financial alignment with business strategy
• Utilize data analytics to enhance decision-making, reporting, and performance tracking across financial operations
• Financial Reporting
• Provide strategic oversight and direction for the financial close process across a growing portfolio of entities expanding at an international scale
• Own the integrity and quality of monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statement and reporting packages, ensuring stakeholder needs are consistently met and financial data quality supports informed decision-making
• Establish and maintain a robust control framework to ensure financial transactions are captured timely and accurately
• Champion a culture of process excellence, focused on continuous improvement and working to continually reduce month end and reporting cycle times
• Drive accountability for financial analyses, helping define and monitor Key Performance Indicators and ensuring that financial insights are delivered on a reliable cadence and meet internal and external needs
• Serve as the senior management liaison for consolidated and local statutory financial statement audits
• Oversee a growing portfolio of local statutory financial statement reporting requirements around the world (e.g. USA, UK, Sweden, Spain, Singapore, Australia, China), working with internal teams and external service providers to ensure highly accurate and timely preparation of financial information
• Coordinate the timely and accurate responses to ad hoc data requests from management, customers, auditors, regulatory authorities, and government agencies
• Build and develop a high-performing financial reporting team, fostering a culture of continuous improvement, mentorship, and professional growth
• Receivables & Revenue
• Lead the end-to-end billing and accounts receivable function, working with Receivables and Revenue management to establish scalable processes and internal controls that ensure accurate, timely invoicing and revenue recognition in a growing business
• Serve as a stra

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