Finance Director

• Serve as the CEOs primary financial advisor providing clear financial analysis recommendations and guidance to support strategic and day-to-day business decisions.
• Lead the companys overall financial strategy including annual budgeting forecasting long-term planning and financial performance management.
• Provide forward-looking financial insight to the CEO and leadership team identifying risks opportunities trends and actions needed to improve business performance.
• Translate complex financial and operational information into clear recommendations that allow leadership to make informed and timely decisions.
• Evaluate major business decisions capital investments contracts growth opportunities and strategic initiatives from a financial risk and return-on-investment perspective.
• Partner closely with operations commercial commodities engineering and other departments to understand business drivers and identify opportunities to improve profitability and efficiency.
• Oversee and provide leadership to the Controller and accounting function ensuring accurate and timely financial reporting appropriate internal controls and effective financial processes.
• Review monthly financial results budgets forecasts and key performance indicators ensuring significant variances and trends are understood and addressed.
• Lead cash flow forecasting working capital management capital planning banking relationships and the overall management of the companys financial resources.
• Identify opportunities to improve margins control costs strengthen cash flow and increase overall financial performance.
• Develop financial models and scenario analyses to evaluate business alternatives and support both short- and long-term decision-making.
• Provide financial oversight and support for audit tax insurance banking and other financial or regulatory matters.
• Continuously evaluate and improve financial systems reporting processes and tools to provide leadership with timely and meaningful information.
• Establish financial accountability throughout the organization by partnering with department leaders to understand budgets costs performance and financial impact.
• Challenge assumptions and provide an independent financial perspective when needed while working collaboratively with the CEO and leadership team.
• Take ownership of key financial initiatives from initial analysis and recommendation through implementation execution and follow-through.
• Serve as a key member of the leadership team and contribute to broader company strategy growth initiatives and organizational decision-making.
• Represent Aztalan Bio with key industry associations including participation in Renewable Fuels Association (RFA) board meetings conferences and industry events.
• Represent the Company in meetings with elected officials policymakers industry leaders and other external stakeholders on matters affecting Aztalan Bio and the renewable fuels industry.
• Monitor significant legislative regulatory and industry developments and communicate potential business and financial impacts to Company leadership.

• Bachelors degree in Finance Accounting Economics Business or a related field required.
• CPA CMA MBA or other advanced financial qualification preferred but not required.
• Significant progressive experience in finance accounting FP&A or financial leadership.
• Prior experience in a senior finance leadership position strongly preferred.
• Experience representing an organization with industry associations government officials community stakeholders or other external partners preferred.
• Manufacturing agriculture ethanol biofuels commodities food processing or other process-manufacturing experience strongly preferred.
• Demonstrated experience with budgeting forecasting financial modeling profitability analysis capital investment analysis and strategic financial planning.
• Experience leading or providing oversight to an accounting or finance team.
• Strong understanding of financial statements accounting principles internal controls cash flow and working capital.

• Primary work environment is an office setting however occasionally will enter the plant environment
• Mostly sedentary some light lifting of files supplies or equipment is required.
• Regularly required to walk sit talk and hear.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision color vision peripheral vision depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.
• Occasional exposure to high noise levels when in plant environment.
• Personal Protective Equipment such as safety glasses steel-toed boots flame-resistant clothing and hearing protection may be required when in the plant.
• Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

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