Bank of America Relationship Banker engaging with clients in financial center for transactions and solutions. Focused on client experience providing banking services through various platforms.
About the role
- Director of Finance & Operations leading finance and operations for Pixis Drones. Overseeing financial strategy, budgeting, and vendor management in a creative entertainment environment.
Responsibilities
- Lead budgeting, forecasting, and cash flow management across Pixis, ensuring runway, growth planning, and capital strategies.
- Oversee all day-to-day accounting functions: accounts receivable, accounts payable, reconciliations, and month-end close.
- Prepare and maintain accurate financial statements and management reports (P&L, balance sheet, cash flow, job-level profitability).
- Support the CEO with investor decks, fundraising models, and financial storytelling, pitch support, and scenario planning.
- Partner with operations to monitor job costing, profitability, and margin analysis; ensure each show is financially sound.
- Track KPIs and performance metrics: identify trends, recommend process improvements, and set financial targets.
- Manage NetSuite to ensure accurate entries, consistent reporting, and scalability.
- Streamline financial processes and systems to support growth and scale.
- Coordinate tax filings (federal, state, local) and oversee relationships with external accounting firms, auditors, and banking partners.
- Supervise vendor/contractor relationships — onboarding, contracts, performance SLAs, quality control.
- Enforce robust SOPs and operational workflows, build dashboards to monitor operational KPIs (on-time delivery, cost variances, vendor performance).
- Escalate risks and growth bottlenecks proactively to the CEO.
- Manage insurance and overall compliance.
- Mentor, lead, and build cross-functional teams across operations, logistics, and finance.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, or equivalent (MBA/CPA preferred)
- 10+ years of leadership experience in finance, FP&A, or accounting, ideally in creative, production, or live events environments
- Strong operational acumen: experience managing internal teams, vendor networks, or similar
- Extensive experience with Excel and ERP/financial systems (NetSuite or comparable)
- Ability to balance strategic finance and hands-on bookkeeping (including deep knowledge of GAAP)
- Proven success in forecasting, fundraising, investor communication, and financial storytelling
- Excellent analytical skills, ability to interpret data and translate into actionable strategy
- High discipline, structure, and execution rigor — this is a complex, mission-critical role
- Strong leadership presence, communication skills, and comfort in high-stakes settings
- Preferred Experience as a senior finance executive previously managing operations
- Familiarity with drone shows, entertainment, experiential technology, or large-scale production
- Experience scaling a business from startup to high growth.
Benefits
- Flexible work arrangements
- Professional development opportunities
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