Director, Strategic Finance

HALO Branded Solutions

. Lead financial planning, forecasting, reporting, and performance management for Supply Chain and Marketing .

Posted 9/15/2026full-timeRemote • Illinois • United StatesLead💰 $160,000 - $190,000 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in financial planning, forecasting, and performance management, with a strong focus on supply chain and marketing functions. Proven ability to analyze complex financial data and provide actionable insights to drive business decisions.

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Financial PlanningForecastingPerformance ManagementFinancial ModelingCross-Functional Collaboration

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Hard Skills

Financial Planning & AnalysisDriver-Based ForecastingScenario AnalysisSensitivity AnalysisBusiness Case DevelopmentOperating Cost AnalysisInvestment EvaluationMarketing Spend AnalysisCost Profitability AnalysisExecutive Reporting

Soft Skills

Excellent CommunicationInfluencing Without AuthorityStrong Business JudgmentAnalytical ThinkingCollaboration

Industry Keywords

Supply Chain FinanceCommercial FinanceManagement ConsultingE-VerifyTech-Enabled Initiatives

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead financial planning, forecasting, reporting, and performance management for Supply Chain and Marketing
Turn operating activity into decision-useful insight and help functional leaders understand financial tradeoffs
Partner with leaders across freight, warehousing, sourcing, marketing, technology, and enterprise functions
Establish financial drivers, improve forecast quality, challenge assumptions, and create a consistent operating cadence
Evaluate investments, initiatives, and operating choices through business cases, scenario analysis, sensitivities, and return assessments
Connect resource requirements to expected business outcomes and translate operational questions into financial recommendations
Surface risks, dependencies, and tradeoffs for leadership action
Support disciplined investment planning for tech-enabled initiatives
Align the technology roadmap with financial plans, expected business outcomes, and enterprise priorities
Provide visibility into operating expense, capital investment, and non-recurring costs
Own planning, forecasting, reporting, and performance management for Merchandising & Marketing
Evaluate marketing spend, resource allocation, program effectiveness, and expected contribution to growth
Develop views of marketing investment, performance, and return
Support new product offering expansion initiatives with analysis and go-to-market strategy
Lead finance partnership across freight, warehousing, and sourcing
Build driver-based views of cost and profitability
Analyze freight economics, warehouse cost and productivity, sourcing performance, vendor economics, purchase-cost trends, and supply-chain drivers
Identify savings opportunities and evaluate tradeoffs
Improve visibility into volume, mix, rates, capacity, inventory, labor, vendor, and service-level risks and opportunities
Prepare executive-ready narratives, analyses, and recommendations
Facilitate collaboration across Finance, Supply Chain, Marketing, Technology, and other functions
Lead and develop 1 analyst

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business, or a related field required
8+ years of progressive experience in FP&A, strategic finance, commercial finance, supply-chain finance, management consulting, or a related analytical role
Demonstrated experience leading planning, forecasting, reporting, and performance management for complex operating functions
Exceptional financial modeling skills, including driver-based forecasting, scenario analysis, sensitivity analysis, and business-case development
Strong understanding of operating-cost drivers and ability to connect financial results to business actions
Experience partnering with Tech, Supply Chain / Operations, Marketing, or other cross-functional leaders
Ability to work effectively with senior executives and functional leaders on important operational and strategic issues
Strong business judgment and comfort working with imperfect information, evolving priorities, and multiple stakeholders
Excellent written, verbal, and presentation skills
Ability to turn complex analysis into a concise recommendation
Proven ability to influence without relying solely on formal authority
Experience leading or developing analysts and raising the quality of analytical work product
Participation in E-Verify

Benefits

Comp & perks

Discretionary annual bonus, based on company performance, at a target of up to 15-20% of base salary
Nationwide Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, and Disability insurance coverage
Additional Voluntary Benefits
401(k) Retirement Savings Plan
Health Savings Accounts (HSA)
Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
Internal promotion and career advancement opportunities
Leadership opportunities and access to HALO’s influential global network
Recognition awards convertible into gift cards, trips, concert tickets, and merchandise
Hybrid work options for many roles
Flexible schedules
Reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities