# Director of Finance

Occupation

Canonical page: https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/director-of-finance

A Director of Finance leads an organization's financial planning and analysis function, overseeing budgeting, forecasting, and financial reporting to guide executive and board-level decisions. This senior finance role typically sits within the C-suite or reports directly to a CFO, requiring strong team leadership to manage accounting and analyst staff. Candidates usually bring years of progressive finance experience and a talent for translating complex financial data into strategic insight.

Top skills: [Budgeting](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/budgeting), [Financial Reporting](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/financial-reporting), [Forecasting](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/forecasting), [Team Leadership](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/team-leadership)

## Career ladder

- Often comes from: [Financial Manager](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/financial-manager), [Financial Services Manager](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/financial-services-manager)
- Often leads to: [Chief Financial Officer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/chief-financial-officer), [Vice President of Finance](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/vice-president-of-finance)

## Similar roles

[Controller](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/controller), [Financial Planning Manager](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/financial-planning-manager), [Financial Services Manager](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/financial-services-manager), [Treasurer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/treasurer), [Vice President of Finance](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/vice-president-of-finance)

## Open Director of Finance roles (10)

- [Director of Finance](https://eevd.fa.us6.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/CandidateExperience/en/sites/CX_1/job/2026926/apply) at [Hearst Communications](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/hearst-communications) — Houston, TX (listed on Hearst Communications's own careers site)
- [Director of Finance](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/c678bc7e-1093-4dc2-a5d6-dc9da06005ad/director-of-finance-at-isaac-health) at [Isaac Health](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/isaac-health) — Full-time, New York, NY · Remote, $150,000 – $170,000
- [Director of Finance](https://wje.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/Careers/job/Northbrook-IL/Director-of-Finance_WJE0263) at [Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates, Inc.](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/wiss-janney-elstner-associates-inc) — Northbrook, IL (listed on Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates, Inc.'s own careers site)
- [Director of Finance](https://vermeer.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/externalcareersite/job/Piedmont-South-Carolina-USA/Director-of-Finance_REQ-22012) at [Vermeer Corporation](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/vermeer-corporation) — Piedmont, SC (listed on Vermeer Corporation's own careers site)
- [Director, Finance Business Partner - Technology Infrastructure](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/0ecf0d04-5e98-4217-b964-7bb906f6bb9d/director-finance-business-partner-technology-infrastructure-at-mastercard) at [Mastercard](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/mastercard) — Full-time, O Fallon, MO, $142,000 – $234,000
- [Director, Finance Transformation](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/add18e24-7d1e-4688-98be-ac863eb694b6/director-finance-transformation-at-kayak-com) at [Kayak.com](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/kayak-com) — Full-time, Norwalk Office · Remote, $200,000 – $220,000
- [Fleet Transactions Director](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/863346da-41a7-4aea-8ddf-e50f705abd25/fleet-transactions-director-at-allegiant) at [Allegiant](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/allegiant) — Full-time, Las Vegas, NV, $150,000 – $175,000
- [Director, Cloud GTM Finance](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/d771a1d9-1434-425d-82a4-0fa325f92426/director-cloud-gtm-finance-at-crusoe) at [Crusoe](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/crusoe) — Full-time, San Francisco, CA, $202,000 – $253,000
- [Finance Director, GTM](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/b259eca0-4cc4-44e5-b7fe-0d4f8bb83b9c/finance-director-gtm-at-temporal) at [Temporal](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/temporal) — Full-time, San Francisco, CA, $236,500 – $295,000
- [Director, Finance Business Partner, Digital Payments](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/d66f3876-6267-4afb-8aca-e8d03259c6c4/director-finance-business-partner-digital-payments-at-mastercard) at [Mastercard](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/mastercard) — Full-time, Purchase, NY, $163,000 – $269,000

## Likely next role (2)

Where Director of Finances commonly go next: [Chief Financial Officer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/chief-financial-officer), [Vice President of Finance](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/vice-president-of-finance).

- [Vice President, Digital Asset Payment Solutions](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/414a8034-6d63-40a7-b6b2-f1eb39098f8e/vice-president-digital-asset-payment-solutions-at-mastercard) at [Mastercard](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/mastercard) — Full-time, Purchase, NY, $230,000 – $368,000
- [Chief Financial Officer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/54e5e298-dd18-40d1-961d-7d6df5a11c84/chief-financial-officer-at-rothy-s) at [Rothy's](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/rothy-s) — San Francisco, CA, $375,000 – $450,000

## Roles similar to Director of Finance (16)

From [Controller](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/controller), [Financial Planning Manager](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/financial-planning-manager), [Financial Services Manager](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/financial-services-manager), [Treasurer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/treasurer), [Vice President of Finance](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/vice-president-of-finance).

- [Controller](https://harriscomputer.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/1/job/Ontario-Canada/Controller_R0044772) at [SirsiDynix](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/sirsidynix) (listed on SirsiDynix's own careers site)
- [Controller](https://terex.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/terexcareers/job/USA-AL-Fort-Payne/Controller_REQ-13381) at [Heil Environmental Industries](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/heil-environmental-industries) — Fort Payne, AL (listed on Heil Environmental Industries's own careers site)
- [Government Accounting Controller](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/a2e57ad0-a339-444a-831b-feef35cba952/government-accounting-controller-at-crane-co) at [Crane Co.](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/crane-co) — Fort Walton Beach, FL
- [Controller - Portfolio Accounting](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/5612a03b-b137-4367-8262-c025dd662517/controller-portfolio-accounting-at-clarion-partners) at [Clarion Partners](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/clarion-partners) — NY1MFL15CL, $160,000 – $175,000
- [VP, Global Treasury](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/19761fac-4c1f-4f33-8c6d-4166727ca688/vp-global-treasury-at-century-theatres) at [Century Theatres](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/century-theatres) — Plano, TX
- [Director - Assistant  Global Controller](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/721dc34c-95e2-43f1-a776-6ffcb34accf8/director-assistant-global-controller-at-beckman-coulter) at [Beckman Coulter](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/beckman-coulter) — Full-time, $160,000 – $180,000
- [Treasurer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/bed49592-9325-4cd8-982b-bec05e3dafda/treasurer-at-blue-apron) at [Blue Apron](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/blue-apron) — Full-time, New York, NY, $375,000 – $434,000
- [GOE Real Estate Controller](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/0b225c19-a2df-4cd9-b2bc-8da9a4cdd425/goe-real-estate-controller-at-american-international-group) at [American International Group](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/american-international-group) — $132,000 – $168,000
- [Plant Controller](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/7d9bd9f5-f871-42ae-9565-684fc63f9c19/plant-controller-at-adient) at [Adient](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/adient) — West Point, GA
- [Vice President, Digital Asset Payment Solutions](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/414a8034-6d63-40a7-b6b2-f1eb39098f8e/vice-president-digital-asset-payment-solutions-at-mastercard) at [Mastercard](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/mastercard) — Full-time, Purchase, NY, $230,000 – $368,000

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