Director of Corporate Finance recruitment

Position Summary:

The Director of Corporate Finance is an integral part of the AOPA management team and will be expected to be proactive in providing leadership and support in determining, recommending, influencing and implementing strategies that enhance the value of the Association to its members. This position is the key leadership role in providing the appropriate information for use in determining optimal strategies involving the organization's revenue streams, business processes and organizational capabilities. The incumbent will be responsible for delivering value-added strategic analysis as well as defining and reporting meaningful financial and operational metrics throughout the Association's business entities.

The incumbent directly supports the CFO and executive team on strategic investments, acquisitions, and new ventures with respect to strategic rationale, valuation and financial engineering, due diligence, negotiation and follow-on governance. Lead preparation of internal and external presentations for deal approvals up to and including the Board of Trustees; generate acquisition, investment, and new venture ideas and opportunities in line with AOPA strategies and objectives; build and maintain a pipeline of viable opportunities; manage internal relationships to facilitate AOPA growth needs and to assess potential strategic opportunities.

Responsibilities: 

• Lead corporate finance and development activities and partner with the senior management team to provide value-added insight into the business, new ventures, corporate development and strategic alternatives.

• Lead valuation and due diligence efforts in support of strategic investments.

• Support the annual planning processes for AOPA in collaboration with the leadership team. Monitors, analyzes and reports on performance against the plan to all levels of management and the board and assists leadership in developing plans to deal with performance differences.

• Ensure financial rigor is applied in making all significant business decisions and that leadership has appropriate visibility to associated financial risks. Identify and implement improvements in the company's financial planning, tracking and reporting systems and processes, and research and report on business opportunities and issues.

• Create, implement and produce monthly operational and board reporting packages that include full financial statements, comprehensive dashboard reporting, analysis of key business trends, actual versus budget variances and comprehensive executive level explanations of differences. 

• Provide financial modeling, financial analysis and valuation support for member products and services, vendor/service provider contracts and other ad-hoc financial projects. 

• Assist in preparing analysis, commentary and presentation material for executive review and leadership and board meetings. 

• Research trends, member and stakeholder attitudes and needs, partnering with business units to develop insights and recommendations for addressing issues and opportunities.

• Study and recommend areas for improvement and leads projects to develop new business opportunities and enhance business processes.

• Develop and maintain strategic business partnership with the AOPA leadership team.

• Exhibit flexibility and willingness to take on new responsibilities and assignments as they are identified and assists with various ad hoc projects as needed. 

• Lead, build and develop a strong team of finance/corporate development professionals.

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics or related major required. MBA strongly preferred.

• Minimum 5 years of progressive corporate finance experience.

• Solid management skills with prior experience managing teams with a strong desire and track record of mentoring and growing team members.

• Experience with financial planning for a large enterprise, business unit budgeting and reporting, financial modeling and analysis, research and capital budgeting.

• Previous experience in business development techniques and processes.

• Prefer minimum of 2 years of investment banking or venture capital experience (pre-MBA).

Benefits:

AOPA generously matches 401-K contributions, and our Flight Training and Proficiency Program offers private flight training to employees, reimbursed at 100% and a $3,700 per year allowance for certified pilots to keep certifications current and/or obtain additional certification.

For more information, go to www.aopa.org/jobs.

To apply, please visit AOPA's career page https://home.eease.adp.com/recruit/?id=1072451

AOPA is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity in the work place.