Director of Finance

Position Overview

Seeking an experienced Director of Finance with strong RIA and FP&A expertise. This is a high-impact individual contributor role responsible for financial leadership, strategic planning, compliance oversight, and operational scalability.

Location: Washington, DC
Industry: RIA / Wealth Management

Key Responsibilities

FP&A & Strategic Leadership

• Partner with executive leadership on business strategy, profitability, cost optimization, and long-term planning

• Lead budgeting, forecasting, reforecasting, and variance analysis

• Develop KPIs, dashboards, and executive-level financial reporting

• Build financial models for growth initiatives, hiring plans, and capacity planning

• Analyze revenue streams, margins, and expense drivers

• Support pricing strategy and fee structure analysis

• Provide insights for acquisitions, technology investments, and expansion

• Translate financial data into actionable business decisions
  

Financial Oversight

• Oversee accounting operations (AP/AR, payroll, budgeting, cash management, tax coordination)

• Direct month-end close and preparation of financial statements

• Monitor cash flow, profitability, and expense management

• Coordinate with external accounting vendors and financial reviewers

• Prepare board-level financial materials
  

Risk Management & Compliance

• Partner with compliance on SEC/FINRA financial reporting alignment

• Strengthen internal controls, policies, and financial safeguards

• Identify and mitigate operational and financial risks
  

Operations & Efficiency

• Oversee HR and onboarding processes

• Manage vendor relationships

• Support ERP implementation and enhancements

• Optimize technology spend and operational efficiency
  

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Mathematics, Statistics, or related field

• 10–15 years of progressive finance/accounting experience

• Minimum 3 years within an RIA serving high-net-worth clients

• Strong understanding of RIA business models and regulatory frameworks

• Experience scaling operations in growing firms

• Expertise in FP&A, financial modeling, budgeting, and KPI development

• Proficiency in Excel and reporting tools (Power BI preferred)

• Experience with portfolio accounting systems and CRMs

• CPA preferred

• Strong leadership, communication, and strategic thinking skills

• Comfortable in a lean, hands-on environment