Interim Director of Finance - OpEx

Overview

Interim Director of Finance – Operating Expenses (OpEx)

We are seeking an experienced Interim Director of Finance to lead and manage departmental operating expenses in a fast-paced organization. This role is responsible for ensuring accuracy, discipline, and transparency across operating spend while providing clear financial insights to business leaders.
Prior healthcare experience is not required.

This interim role will own the full OPEX lifecycle, partnering closely with department heads to support budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis, and decision-making, while leveraging financial systems and analytical tools to improve visibility and controls.

• Lead annual operating budget and rolling forecast processes for departmental expenses.
• Manage both headcount and non-headcount costs, advising leaders on spend, trade-offs, and resource planning.

• Perform detailed actual-versus-budget and actual-versus-forecast analyses.
• Identify key drivers and trends, and deliver concise, actionable reporting to senior leadership.

• Oversee month-end and quarter-end OPEX activities.
• Prepare and review accruals to ensure accurate and timely financial reporting.
• Partner with Accounting to resolve issues and support audits or reviews.

• Review vendor spend and contracts to ensure alignment with budgets and agreements.
• Identify cost-saving opportunities and recommend improvements to spending controls.

• Build and maintain financial models and dashboards using advanced Excel.
• Utilize ERP and related systems to enhance expense tracking, reporting, and analysis.

• Evaluate and improve financial processes related to operating expenses to increase efficiency, accuracy, and scalability.

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or a related field.
• Strong experience managing departmental operating expenses in a dynamic environment.
• Advanced Excel skills and experience with ERP systems
• Proven ability to partner with non-finance stakeholders and communicate clearly.
• Hands-on, detail-oriented, and effective in an interim or change-oriented role.