Director of Finance & Accounting in Bloomington, Minnesota at Nexstar Network

Nexstar Network – Director of Finance & Accounting

Who we are

We know you want a phenomenal career. We know you want a career with growth opportunities, work/life flexibility, and great benefits. We also know you want to care about what you do; you want to make a difference in people’s lives through your day-to-day work.

At Nexstar Network, we believe that a phenomenal career is possible. We’re a member-owned organization devoted to providing leadership and coaching and training to residential service companies across the U.S., Canada, and beyond. That’s right: since 1992, we’ve been working with owners of plumbing, heating, cooling, and electrical businesses to help them grow to their fullest potential.

We’ll help you grow to your fullest potential, too. Imagine coming to work for a company that offers both in-person collaboration and work from home flexibility because we know both are important. Imagine being able to casually walk into your CEO’s office to share an idea you’d like to try. Imagine knowing your voice matters at work, and you’re supported in your role by others who love to serve.

Are you imagining it? Good. We’re waiting to meet you at Nexstar.

What We Do

Nexstar is a member-owned network of over 600 members. Our goal is to help our members grow their businesses by providing classroom training, mentoring, online tools, and strategic partnerships.

What we offer

• Base salary with performance bonus potential.
• Competitive benefits package that includes 100% paid health, dental, vision, basic life insurance, and disability coverage.
• 401(k) safe harbor plan with a 3% company contribution.
• Generous PTO plan.
• Home service reimbursement.
• Gym Membership and cell phone reimbursement.
• Paid community service day.

Key Tasks

The Director of Finance & Accounting will lead forecasting, budgeting, and financial planning processes to drive strategic decision-making. This role leads our Controller, who leads and supervises the accounting team. This role ensures accurate data, consistent reporting, and clear financial insights through dashboards and executive reporting. They will partner cross-functionally on pricing, compensation, and special projects, connecting financial performance with operational outcomes.

Financial Planning, Forecasting, and Budgeting:

• Own periodic reforecasting and projection models, incorporating trend analysis and approved assumptions.
• Support the annual budgeting process, including structure, consolidation, and reporting (with specific focus on evolving programs such as RGP).
• Maintain forecast models and reconcile outputs to actual results in partnership with Accounting.

Special Projects (e.g., pricing and compensation modeling, etc.):

• Own and maintain pricing, contribution margin, and compensation models.
• Perform scenario and sensitivity analysis to support leadership decisions.
• Ensure models reflect how financial and operational elements interact across the business.

Financial Information and Reporting:

• Support completion and ongoing refinement of the financial and operational data layer.
• Validate data flows, reconcile sources, and help ensure reporting accuracy.
• Create and maintain standardized internal reporting views, dashboards, and flash reports aligned to leadership needs.

Financial Model Ownership

• Drive completion of finance initiatives.
• Coordinate with Accounting and Operations as needed.
• Maintain documentation, assumptions, and version control for key models and reports.

Stabilization and Optimization

• Lead cross-functional initiatives to align projects, incentives, and KPIs as the organization mature
• Stabilize capacity planning and workload management to reduce noise and variability
• Lead change in a disciplined, well-communicated way that reinforces clarity, trust, and follow-through during periods of transition

Leadership and Team Management

• Lead the Finance & Accounting team, including regular 1:1s and intentional leader development
• Lead with Nexstar’s guiding principles by modeling professionalism, accountability, respect for shared processes, and system-first decision-making
• Coach and develop the team, holding them accountable for performance, quality, and team health

Required Skills:

• 10+ years of progressive finance or accounting experience, including at least 2–3 years in a people management role.
• Strong fluency in financial modeling, forecasting, and scenario analysis; comfort with large data sets and BI/reporting tools.
• Ability to communicate financial concepts clearly to non-finance audiences, including executives and board members.
• Highly collaborative with a track record of partnering cross-functionally across an organization.
• Results-oriented with strong analytical judgment and an ability to prioritize in a dynamic environment.

Preferred Skills

• Experience with BI tools (Power BI, Tableau, etc.) and/or ERP systems.
• Prior experience in a professional services, membership-based, or subscription business model.
• Familiarity with pricing and compensation modeling.

Education Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting or equivalent experience.
• Advanced degree preferred.

Travel Requirements:

• In-Office 2 days/week and as needed for business
• Travel as needed for company meetings.

Physical Requirements:

• Must be able to conduct presentations and speaking.
• Must be able to sit at a desk for prolonged periods of time.
• Ability to lift up to 50 lbs.

Compensation Range:

• $150,000-200,000

Learn more about us

If you want to be part of something bigger than just a job -- then this may be the job for you! You will work in a place where you will be appreciated and where your work has a direct effect on the success of the Nexstar Network. Visit our site at Nexstar Network to learn more about our organization.

Employment is contingent on passing a pre-employment drug test and background check. Nexstar Network provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, or veteran status. In addition to federal law requirements, Nexstar Network complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities.