Senior Director Finance Jobs

The Company

TrueBlue, Inc. (NYSE:TBI) is the people company. We were founded on the idea that by connecting people and work, we can help our clients grow their businesses while growing ours. Since our first office opened more than 30 years ago, we’ve grown to a leading global provider of specialized workforce solutions with annual revenue of $2.3 billion. In 2022, the company connected approximately 611,000 people with work to approximately 84,000 businesses in a wide variety of industries through our staffing, on-site workforce management, and recruitment process outsourcing services. Today, TrueBlue operates three business segments: PeopleReady, PeopleManagement and PeopleScout.

• PeopleReady provides on-demand and skilled labor for retail, manufacturing, warehousing, logistics, energy, construction, hospitality, and ports & terminals industries.

• PeopleManagement (Staff Management, SIMOS, Centerline) provides on-premises contingent staffing and on-premise management in the light-industrial sector and beyond.

• PeopleScout provides high-volume permanent employee (RPO) recruitment process outsourcing and management of outsourced service providers to a global workplace.

The company’s finance organization is committed to people and innovation. It consistently leads the company with the highest employee engagement scores and has an established track record of innovating through technology. TrueBlue continues to broaden its service offerings, reaching more markets, and offering greater technology and innovation to benefit employers, staff and contingent workers.

What we do at TrueBlue is simple – we put people to work, and change lives every day.

PeopleManagement

Our On-Site business provides and manages contingent associates at clients’ facilities through our Staff Management | SMX (“Staff Management”) and SIMOS Insourcing Solutions (“SIMOS”) branded services. Our client engagements are generally multi-location and multi-year, and include scalable recruiting, screening, hiring and management of the contingent workforce. Our teams work side-by-side with the client’s full-time workforce and are an integral part of their operations with specialization in labor-intensive manufacturing, warehousing, and distribution.

PeopleManagement also provides dedicated and contingent commercial drivers to the transportation and distribution industries through our Centerline Drivers (“Centerline”) brand. Centerline matches drivers to each client’s specific needs, allowing them to improve productivity, control costs, ensure compliance and deliver improved service.

The Role

Based in Tacoma, Washington, Chicago, Illinois, or remote, the Senior Director, Business Unit Finance position will report to the Senior Vice President, Strategic Planning. The applicant will lead the operational financial planning and analysis activities of the business unit. This position will work closely with the PeopleManagement Executive Leadership Team, Operations leaders, and the Finance SVP to ensure the business unit is on pace to meet short-term and long-term profitability and return goals. The key responsibilities for this role are:

· Management Reporting & Analysis – Provides the thought leadership and related reporting of the “story behind the numbers,” providing insightful and actionable perspective on underlying trends and metrics. Leads the development of quarterly forecasts and the monthly results discussion with senior management.

· Strategy Planning – Supports the development of strategy with business leadership. Partners with other finance leaders to ensure operational strategy development efforts are in alignment with enterprise planning efforts. Shepherds the operational process to ensure strategic planning processes are carried out effectively throughout the year including appropriate documentation to ensure clear and measurable plans and milestones are in place.

· Performance Improvement – Works in a leadership position to tactfully and earnestly establish and coach to a culture of performance improvement in both Finance and Operations. Partners with divisional leadership to provide counsel, thought leadership and research support related to business unit performance improvement.

Candidate Profile

The candidate will have an equal mix of both operational and finance aptitudes. As both a business partner and a finance advisor They constantly be looking for ways to expand their influence, moving beyond the “process” of FP&A and helping lead a business unit to impressive results. They must have a big picture perspective combined with an attention to detail and a “roll-up-the-sleeves” mentality.

The successful candidate will have a proven track record in financial and operational leadership. A successful candidate will have demonstrated experience in adding value across various functional areas. The organization will look to this individual to both recommend and lead business projects that contribute to enterprise growth and profitability. They will have had direct influence on operations and supporting policies through prior experience with senior management teams. In addition, the successful candidate should have the following:

• Deep and innate operational orientation with a keen ability to drive results and improvements across the business.
• Strong skills in strategy development, corporate finance, forecasting and financial analysis.
• Demonstrated experience in leveraging technology to arrive at creative, value enhancing solutions. Proven ability to utilize modern technologies and BI tools, and an ability to creatively solve problems using data and analytics.
• An interest in further career progression within finance or operations.
• Experience working with senior leadership teams in developing strategy with an impressive track record of results from his or her personal leadership involvement.
• Undergraduate degree in finance, business, accounting, or a related area. An MBA is highly preferred with 10+ years of operational and financial experience.
• High-level of knowledge and insight on current business and economic trends with an ability to link these trends to the business model to improve decision making and create value.
• People management skills, including a proven ability to provide training and development to subordinates as part of a coordinated and strategic talent development plan. This includes understanding when and how to delegate tasks to team vs completing the work themselves.

We are an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or any other characteristic protected by law.

The salary for this position is anticipated to range between $160,000 - $200,000 per year. This range is a good-faith estimate, based on the qualifications necessary for the position, including experience, training, and other considerations permitted by law. Factors that may be used when making an offer may include a candidate’s skills, experience, and geographic location, the expected quality and quantity of work, and internal pay alignment, as needed. Most candidates will start in the bottom half of the pay range. An employee’s pay history will not be a contributing factor where prohibited by local law. In addition to monetary compensation, we offer a competitive benefits package.

Corporate values of integrity and respect, and our ability to exceed client expectations distinguish TrueBlue as an employer.

Employee(s) will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform any other job-related duties requested by any person authorized to give instructions or assignments. A review of this position has excluded the marginal functions of the position that are incidental to the performance of fundamental job duties. The requirements listed in this document are the minimum levels of knowledge, skills, or abilities. This document does not create an employment contract, implied or otherwise, other than an “at will” relationship.