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Six Red Marbles · 7 hours ago

Director, Finance Operations and FP&A

Six Red Marbles is a company that delivers high-quality educational programs at scale. They are seeking a hands-on Director of Finance Operations and FP&A who will manage the global month-end close, partner with various departments to enhance project health, and ensure accurate financial reporting and forecasting.

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Hiring Manager
Ashley Glennon
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Responsibilities

Drive a disciplined global month-end close on a 5-business-day schedule; ensure GAAP-compliant consolidated financials and two full days for leadership review
Own close governance: checklists, calendars, cutoffs, reconciliations, and controls; ensure balance sheet accounts are reconciled and review ready
Manage the end-to-end payroll, accounts payable, and accounts receivable cycles—ensuring timely, accurate processing and controls (approvals, reconciliations, aging/collections follow-up, vendor payment scheduling)
Lead and develop two direct reports (Staff Accountant; Senior Staff Accountant); set expectations, coach, and ensure consistent quality and timeliness
Build and automate recurring management reporting (budget vs. actual by BU, KPI packs, variance analysis) with a strong bias toward standardization and reduced manual effort
Deliver Excel-based analysis and models to diagnose drivers, quantify tradeoffs, and recommend actions to CFO/CEO and the leadership team
Own and improve revenue forecasting processes; partner with Sales and Delivery on pipeline-to-revenue conversion and resourcing impacts to maintain high forecast accuracy
Partner with PMO, Delivery, and Sales to monitor project health (scope, schedule, utilization, burn, margin, cash, and risk) and drive course-correction actions; support presales with pricing model updates, scenario analysis, and deal-level profitability insights
Create leader-ready project utilization and profitability dashboards/reports (Wrike and/or Excel outputs) that are trusted and self-serve
Coordinate tax filings and lead the year-end audit process; manage schedules, PBC requests, and external auditor/tax advisor communications
Drive operational excellence in finance tooling (Sage Intacct, reporting automation, workflow improvements); document SOPs and ensure scalable processes
Partner closely with Parent Director, FP&A and broader finance leadership to answer questions confidently, solve problems, and propose solutions across the organization

Qualification

GAAP complianceAdvanced ExcelPeople managementSage IntacctProject-based financeCross-functional partnershipExecutive communicationReporting automationSOP documentationMBACPA

Required

Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field
10+ years progressive Accounting/Finance experience; strong GAAP and close ownership background
3+ years people management experience; demonstrated ability to lead, coach, and build scalable processes
Advanced Excel skills (models, pivots, repeatable reporting packs; comfort working directly in the data)
Professional services/project-based business experience (utilization, project margin, pricing, delivery economics)
Strong cross-functional partnership skills; able to drive companywide collaboration and best practices
Clear executive communication: concise insights, recommendations, and tradeoffs for CFO/CEO visibility

Preferred

Sage Intacct and Sage Forms experience
Sage + Wrike experience (project reporting, dashboards, workflows)
Experience automating reporting
Experience documenting SOPs and training teams
MBA and/or CPA

Company

Six Red Marbles

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Six Red Marbles is a agency specializing in Learning Experience Design.

Funding

Current Stage
Growth Stage
Total Funding
unknown
2016-08-30Acquired

Leadership Team

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Cary Drake
Vice President, Client Partnerships
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Joyce Spangler
Executive Director, STEM
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