Director of Finance & Administration

Job Description

Job Description

Director of Finance & AdministrationRedpath Consulting Group, LLC.

Location : Minneapolis, MN

Compensation : Based on experience

Redpath Consulting Group, established in 2008, is a Salesforce partner providing cloud solutions and strategies to clients of all sizes. We strive to create long-term relationships with clients by providing unparalleled customer service and technical ability. We provide an open, fast-paced, and tight-knit working environment to our employees.

The Director of Finance & Administration is a key strategic partner and a vital member of the Redpath Leadership Team, responsible for developing and implementing the financial operating model required to support rapid growth. This role owns the consolidated Finance, Human Resources, and IT functions, ensuring financial discipline, operational scalability, and a high-performing culture. This leader's primary focus is translating operational metrics into financial strategy and developing systems that drive growth and profitability..

What We Seek

Radical Ownership.

You take full responsibility for the customer’s success, not just your assigned tasks.

Go beyond completing your checklist; look ahead to identify potential problems, challenges, or opportunities the customer hasn't even seen yet.

Greet ambiguity and challenges with solutions. You initiate next steps, moving a task forward, and you see tasks through to the very end.

Proactive and Intentional Communication.

Excellent service requires you to have constant, high-quality, forward-thinking communication.

Don't wait for the customer to ask for an update. You proactively provide the information they will need next.

Every interaction you have should be thoughtful, clear, complete, and concise.

Advising with Authority.

Strategic advising requires you to move beyond suggestions to offer clear, confident, and actionable recommendations.

You use your deep knowledge and understanding of the customer’s problem to offer decisive insights.

You clearly articulate the rationale, potential impacts, and tradeoffs of different options, then you guide the customer toward the best solution instead of simply presenting a menu of choices.

Value-Driven Excellence.

Focusing on the quality and impact of your work ensures that deliverables translate into true value.

The goal isn't the completion of a checklist but the achievement of the customer’s desired outcome.

You use every opportunity to be meticulous, careful, thoughtful, and timely. This focus on quality in both service and advice consistently meets and exceeds high expectations.

Optimization mindset leveraging AI driven methodologies that drive efficiency and innovation across the organization.

Role SummaryKey Accountabilities & ResponsibilitiesI. Financial Strategy & Modeling

Scalable Financial Model : Design, build, and maintain a multi-year financial projection model to forecast capital needs, capacity requirements, and profitability targets necessary for aggressive growth.

Strategic Pricing & Margin : Collaborate with Sales and Operations to develop advanced pricing models and Service Delivery Cost standards that maximize Project Profitability / Margin and ensure consistent delivery economics.

Performance Reporting : Implement weekly / monthly financial KPIs for the Leadership Team, focusing on Consultant Utilization Rate, Billable Efficiency, Revenue Recognition accuracy, and operational cash flow.

Capital & Treasury : Manage banking, credit, and working capital relationships. Develop cash flow forecasting that supports timely investment in capacity and technology ahead of growth.

II. Operational Finance & Systems

Financial Operations : Oversee all financial functions, including G / L, A / R, A / P, payroll processing, tax compliance, and month-end close (responsible for the timely and accurate delivery of financial statements).

Financial Systems : Support and Optimize the existing Professional Services Automation (PSA) system to ensure it effectively meets business needs related to billing and invoicing, integrating project billing, consultant time tracking, and financial reporting.

Budgeting & Forecasting : Own the annual budget process, aligning departmental spending with growth objectives, and managing rolling forecasts against key performance drivers.

III. Administration

Human Resources : Lead the HR function, including systems, overseeing outsourced payroll / benefits administration, managing compensation design, and developing performance management frameworks in partnership with the leadership team that foster a high-performing, growth-oriented culture.

IT / Infrastructure : Oversee the company’s core IT infrastructure and technology stack (e.g., Salesforce environment, PSA tools), ensuring they are secure, scalable, and support high consultant productivity.

Vendor Partnerships : Oversee vendors that support Redpath’s operational needs related to IT, finance, and HR, ensuring all partners drive value and support the strategic and operational goals of Redpath.

Required Qualifications

The right candidate will be based in the Twin Cities and be able to work in the office at least one time per week, an additional day per month, and 5 additional days per year for all company events and leadership planning activities.

Bachelor's degree in Finance or Accounting (CPA / MBA highly preferred).

5+ years of progressive financial leadership experience, preferably within a Professional Services, SaaS, or high-growth consulting firm.

Deep expertise in measuring and managing key professional services metrics : Utilization Rate, Project Margin, and Service Delivery Cost / COGS.

Excellent communication skills with the ability to serve as a strong EOS Leadership Team Member and present complex financial data to non-financial executives.

Proven experience building a finance business unit involving establishing key processes for financial management, implementing systems for reporting and analysis, and optimizing workflows for efficiency.