Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. RKD Group is seeking a Finance & Accounting Business Partner to bridge the Finance & Accounting team with departments across the organization. This senior-level role requires expertise in finance and accounting principles to develop business processes that ensure accurate financial data and reporting, acting as a strategic advisor to department leaders.
Responsibilities
- Serve as the dedicated Finance & Accounting partner to departments across RKD, building deep understanding of each team's operations, goals, and data needs
- Act as a trusted advisor to department leaders — helping them understand their financial performance, interpret reporting, and make data-informed decisions
- Facilitate ongoing collaboration between Finance and other business units to ensure financial goals and departmental priorities are aligned
- Educate and coach non-finance stakeholders on how their processes and data inputs connect to — and directly impact — company-wide financial reporting and outcomes
- Lead the assessment, design, and implementation of cross-departmental business processes that result in clean, accurate, and structured data flowing into financial systems and reporting frameworks
- Identify and resolve process gaps, redundancies, and inconsistencies that compromise data quality, financial accuracy, or reporting reliability
- Develop and maintain comprehensive process maps, data dictionaries, workflow documentation, and internal controls that reflect scalable, audit-ready operations
- Partner with Finance leadership to establish and enforce data governance standards across the organization
- Translate operational and departmental data into structured reporting that gives leadership actionable financial visibility across the organization
- Lead the development and ongoing refinement of departmental dashboards, management reports, and KPI frameworks that support both department-level decision-making and RKD's strategic priorities
- Partner with Finance on month-end and year-end close processes, ensuring cross-functional data is accurate, timely, and complete
- Proactively identify trends, variances, and risks within financial and operational data and communicate findings to relevant stakeholders
- Leverage financial systems, ERP platforms, and BI/reporting tools to improve data workflows and reporting infrastructure
- Lead or support systems implementation, upgrades, or integrations as they relate to Finance's cross-functional data needs
- Drive a culture of continuous improvement — identifying opportunities to automate, streamline, and strengthen Finance's ability to partner with the business
- Coordinate with IT, operations, and other teams on systems changes that impact financial data and reporting
Skills
- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or a related field
- 8+ years of progressive experience in finance, accounting, or a senior business partner/analyst role
- Deep understanding of accounting principles, financial statements, budgeting, and management reporting
- Proven track record of designing or improving business processes across multiple departments or functions
- Exceptional communication skills — able to translate complex financial concepts for non-finance audiences and influence at all levels of an organization
- Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel; experience with ERP systems and financial reporting or BI tools
- Strong project management skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and drive initiatives to completion
- High attention to detail and unwavering commitment to data accuracy and integrity
- CPA, CMA, MBA, or equivalent advanced credential
- Experience in a nonprofit, agency, fundraising, or professional services environment
- Hands-on experience with BI platforms (e.g., Power BI, Tableau, or similar)
- Demonstrated ability to leverage AI tools and emerging technologies (e.g., Dust, Claude, or comparable platforms) to drive process efficiency and enhance financial reporting capabilities
- Experience leading systems implementation or process transformation initiatives
- Prior experience in a formal Finance Business Partner or FP&A role
Benefits
- RKD Group offers highly competitive compensation commensurate with experience, and a full range of benefits.
- RKD Group is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer.
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