Finance Director Jobs in California
Finance Director jobs in California are among the most active in the nation, concentrated in technology, entertainment, healthcare, and private equity-backed companies, with openings from emerging senior managers through seasoned chief-level finance leaders. The largest hiring markets are Los Angeles, San Francisco, and San Diego, where major employers such as Northrop Grumman, Wells Fargo, and Kaiser Permanente have long-established California operations. Corporate financial planning and analysis, M&A integration, and healthcare finance are the most in-demand specialties across the state. Find a role that fits below and apply directly.
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Fortune Brands Innovations is an industry-leading home, security and digital products company. We’re advancing exciting innovations across our portfolio, which includes: Moen, House of Rohl, Aqualisa, SpringWell, Therma-Tru, Larson, Fiberon, Master Lock, SentrySafe and Yale residential.
At Fortune Brands, we’re building something big. We’re advancing exciting innovations in all of our products and processes. We’re delivering trust, dependability, sustainability, and style. To make it all happen, we’ve transformed our workplace into an environment where smart, ambitious people have the support to reach their fullest potential.
When you join Fortune Brands, you become part of a high-performing team empowered to think big, learn fast and make bold decisions. We support an inclusive culture where everyone is encouraged be their authentic selves, and where our differences and unique perspectives are a key strength.
Explore life at Fortune Brands here.
Job Description
FBIN’s Connected Products business spans Moen Flo water intelligence devices, Aqualisa connected showers, Yale residential security, Yale PRO commercial access, and related software and cloud platforms. Connected Products represents a high‑growth, strategically important platform with a strong mix of hardware, recurring subscription revenue, and R&D‑driven innovation.
The Director, Finance — Connected Products is designed for a finance leader who enjoys building rather than maintaining. Connected Products is a rapidly growing business that combines the pace and ambiguity of a technology company with the governance, scale, and financial discipline of a Fortune 500 public company.
The ideal candidate brings experience from connected products, software-enabled hardware, IoT, consumer technology, or other innovation-driven businesses and is energized by creating processes, financial frameworks, and operating rhythms where they do not yet exist. They are comfortable navigating competing priorities, influencing executive leaders, and driving execution in a fast-changing environment.
This leader must be equally effective partnering with technology teams, commercial leaders, and senior executives while balancing entrepreneurial thinking with strong financial governance and accountability.
Position location: This position is eligible for a hybrid schedule based in Deerfield, IL. (Flexibility to work from home Mondays and Fridays)
RESPONSIBLIITIES:
Build the Finance Infrastructure
- Create and scale the financial planning, forecasting, reporting, and governance processes needed to support a growing Connected Products business.
- Develop foundational capabilities across revenue forecasting, customer programs and rebates, sourcing and inventory planning, standard costing, and purchase price variance management.
- Establish operating rhythms and performance management routines that improve visibility, accountability, and decision-making.
Partner with Business Leadership
- Serve as the primary finance partner to Connected Water, Connected Security, and Technology leadership.
- Support investment decisions, resource allocation, and growth strategies across hardware, software, subscriptions, and emerging technologies.
- Help leadership prioritize investments and measure returns against business objectives.
Drive Execution in a Dynamic Environment
- Lead monthly, quarterly, and annual forecasting processes while simultaneously building new capabilities.
- Operate effectively in an environment where priorities evolve, data may be imperfect, and solutions often need to be created rather than inherited.
- Balance long-term capability building with short-term business commitments.
Lead and Develop a High-Performing Team
- Inspire, coach, and develop a team of finance professionals.
- Re-establish engagement, accountability, and growth within the organization.
- Lead through partnership and influence, working alongside the team to develop talent and improve performance.
Influence at the Executive Level
- Deliver clear, concise financial insights to senior leaders and executive stakeholders.
- Partner closely with multiple members of the Connected Products leadership team, balancing varying priorities while maintaining focus on enterprise goals.
- Demonstrate executive presence, sound judgment, and strong communication skills in high-visibility situations.
Qualifications
Required Experience
- 10+ years of progressive finance leadership experience.
- Experience supporting connected products, consumer technology, IoT, software-enabled hardware, SaaS, or other technology-driven businesses.
- Demonstrated success building financial capabilities, processes, and reporting structures in high-growth, emerging, or transformational environments.
- Experience operating in organizations that balance entrepreneurial innovation with public company governance and financial discipline.
- Strong business partnership skills with the ability to influence leaders across engineering, product, commercial, operations, and executive teams.
- Proven track record leading and developing teams through change.
- Exceptional communication skills, executive presence, and ability to navigate competing priorities among senior stakeholders.
Preferred Qualifications
- MBA, CPA, or CMA.
- Experience in smart‑home, security, water management, or IoT industries.
- Familiarity with SaaS, device‑as‑a‑service, and retention/cohort modeling.
- Working knowledge of SAP, Oracle EPM, or similar systems.
Additional Information
Fortune Brands believes in fair and equitable pay. A reasonable estimate of the base salary range for this role is Hiring Pay Range: $140,000 USD - $220,000 USD. Please note that actual salaries may vary within the range, or be above or below the range, based on factors including, but not limited to, education, training, experience, professional achievement, business need, and location. In addition to base salary, employees will participate in either an annual bonus plan based on company and individual performance, or a role-based sales incentive plan.
At Fortune Brands, we support the overall health and wellness of our associates by offering comprehensive, competitive benefits that prioritize all aspects of wellbeing and provide flexibility for our teammates’ unique needs. This includes robust health plans, a market-leading 401(k) program with a company contribution, product discounts, flexible time off benefits, adoption benefits, and more. We offer numerous ERGs (Employee Resource Groups) to foster a sense of belonging for all associates.
Fortune Brands is built on industry-leading brands and innovation within the high-growth categories of water, outdoors and security. The Company makes innovative products for residential and commercial environments, with a growing focus on digital solutions and products that add luxury, contribute to safety and enhance sustainability. To learn more, visit our website at fbin.com.
Equal Employment Opportunity
Fortune Brands is an equal opportunity employer. Fortune Brands evaluates qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity or expression, national origin, ancestry, age, disability/handicap status, marital status, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, genetic history or information, or any other legally protected characteristic.
Reasonable Accommodations
Fortune Brands is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. If, because of a medical condition or disability, you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or interview process, please contact us at ada@fbin.com and let us know the nature of your request along with your contact information.
Important Notice: Protect Yourself from Fraudulent Job Postings
To protect yourself from fraudulent job postings or recruitment scams, please note that Fortune Brands job postings are exclusively hosted on our website at fbin.com/careers via our SmartRecruiters platform. Fortune Brands will never request banking information or sensitive personal details until an offer of employment has been accepted and the onboarding process begins.
Fortune Brands Innovations is an industry-leading home, security and digital products company. We’re advancing exciting innovations across our portfolio, which includes: Moen, House of Rohl, Aqualisa, SpringWell, Therma-Tru, Larson, Fiberon, Master Lock, SentrySafe and Yale residential.
At Fortune Brands, we’re building something big. We’re advancing exciting innovations in all of our products and processes. We’re delivering trust, dependability, sustainability, and style. To make it all happen, we’ve transformed our workplace into an environment where smart, ambitious people have the support to reach their fullest potential.
When you join Fortune Brands, you become part of a high-performing team empowered to think big, learn fast and make bold decisions. We support an inclusive culture where everyone is encouraged be their authentic selves, and where our differences and unique perspectives are a key strength.
Explore life at Fortune Brands here.
Job Description
FBIN’s Connected Products business spans Moen Flo water intelligence devices, Aqualisa connected showers, Yale residential security, Yale PRO commercial access, and related software and cloud platforms. Connected Products represents a high‑growth, strategically important platform with a strong mix of hardware, recurring subscription revenue, and R&D‑driven innovation.
The Director, Finance — Connected Products is designed for a finance leader who enjoys building rather than maintaining. Connected Products is a rapidly growing business that combines the pace and ambiguity of a technology company with the governance, scale, and financial discipline of a Fortune 500 public company.
The ideal candidate brings experience from connected products, software-enabled hardware, IoT, consumer technology, or other innovation-driven businesses and is energized by creating processes, financial frameworks, and operating rhythms where they do not yet exist. They are comfortable navigating competing priorities, influencing executive leaders, and driving execution in a fast-changing environment.
This leader must be equally effective partnering with technology teams, commercial leaders, and senior executives while balancing entrepreneurial thinking with strong financial governance and accountability.
Position location: This position is eligible for a hybrid schedule based in Deerfield, IL. (Flexibility to work from home Mondays and Fridays)
RESPONSIBLIITIES:
Build the Finance Infrastructure
- Create and scale the financial planning, forecasting, reporting, and governance processes needed to support a growing Connected Products business.
- Develop foundational capabilities across revenue forecasting, customer programs and rebates, sourcing and inventory planning, standard costing, and purchase price variance management.
- Establish operating rhythms and performance management routines that improve visibility, accountability, and decision-making.
Partner with Business Leadership
- Serve as the primary finance partner to Connected Water, Connected Security, and Technology leadership.
- Support investment decisions, resource allocation, and growth strategies across hardware, software, subscriptions, and emerging technologies.
- Help leadership prioritize investments and measure returns against business objectives.
Drive Execution in a Dynamic Environment
- Lead monthly, quarterly, and annual forecasting processes while simultaneously building new capabilities.
- Operate effectively in an environment where priorities evolve, data may be imperfect, and solutions often need to be created rather than inherited.
- Balance long-term capability building with short-term business commitments.
Lead and Develop a High-Performing Team
- Inspire, coach, and develop a team of finance professionals.
- Re-establish engagement, accountability, and growth within the organization.
- Lead through partnership and influence, working alongside the team to develop talent and improve performance.
Influence at the Executive Level
- Deliver clear, concise financial insights to senior leaders and executive stakeholders.
- Partner closely with multiple members of the Connected Products leadership team, balancing varying priorities while maintaining focus on enterprise goals.
- Demonstrate executive presence, sound judgment, and strong communication skills in high-visibility situations.
Qualifications
Required Experience
- 10+ years of progressive finance leadership experience.
- Experience supporting connected products, consumer technology, IoT, software-enabled hardware, SaaS, or other technology-driven businesses.
- Demonstrated success building financial capabilities, processes, and reporting structures in high-growth, emerging, or transformational environments.
- Experience operating in organizations that balance entrepreneurial innovation with public company governance and financial discipline.
- Strong business partnership skills with the ability to influence leaders across engineering, product, commercial, operations, and executive teams.
- Proven track record leading and developing teams through change.
- Exceptional communication skills, executive presence, and ability to navigate competing priorities among senior stakeholders.
Preferred Qualifications
- MBA, CPA, or CMA.
- Experience in smart‑home, security, water management, or IoT industries.
- Familiarity with SaaS, device‑as‑a‑service, and retention/cohort modeling.
- Working knowledge of SAP, Oracle EPM, or similar systems.
Additional Information
Fortune Brands believes in fair and equitable pay. A reasonable estimate of the base salary range for this role is Hiring Pay Range: $140,000 USD - $220,000 USD. Please note that actual salaries may vary within the range, or be above or below the range, based on factors including, but not limited to, education, training, experience, professional achievement, business need, and location. In addition to base salary, employees will participate in either an annual bonus plan based on company and individual performance, or a role-based sales incentive plan.
At Fortune Brands, we support the overall health and wellness of our associates by offering comprehensive, competitive benefits that prioritize all aspects of wellbeing and provide flexibility for our teammates’ unique needs. This includes robust health plans, a market-leading 401(k) program with a company contribution, product discounts, flexible time off benefits, adoption benefits, and more. We offer numerous ERGs (Employee Resource Groups) to foster a sense of belonging for all associates.
Fortune Brands is built on industry-leading brands and innovation within the high-growth categories of water, outdoors and security. The Company makes innovative products for residential and commercial environments, with a growing focus on digital solutions and products that add luxury, contribute to safety and enhance sustainability. To learn more, visit our website at fbin.com.
Equal Employment Opportunity
Fortune Brands is an equal opportunity employer. Fortune Brands evaluates qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity or expression, national origin, ancestry, age, disability/handicap status, marital status, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, genetic history or information, or any other legally protected characteristic.
Reasonable Accommodations
Fortune Brands is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. If, because of a medical condition or disability, you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or interview process, please contact us at ada@fbin.com and let us know the nature of your request along with your contact information.
Important Notice: Protect Yourself from Fraudulent Job Postings
To protect yourself from fraudulent job postings or recruitment scams, please note that Fortune Brands job postings are exclusively hosted on our website at fbin.com/careers via our SmartRecruiters platform. Fortune Brands will never request banking information or sensitive personal details until an offer of employment has been accepted and the onboarding process begins.
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Finance Director Job Market in California
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Who's Hiring
- Gilead Sciences14G
- Marriott International7
- CRUSOE5
- Vaco4
- HEI Hotels & Resorts4H
Top Industries Hiring
- Technology & Software11
- Education6
- Healthcare & Medical Services6
- Staffing & Recruiting5
- Science & Research2
What California Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in finance director jobs across California.
- CPA license issued or recognized by the California Board of Accountancy
- Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, or a closely related business field
- Master's degree in business administration or finance strongly preferred by most employers
- Ten or more years of progressive financial management experience in a relevant industry
- Demonstrated experience leading FP&A, budgeting, and multi-year financial forecasting processes
- Proficiency with enterprise financial systems such as SAP, Oracle, or Workday Financials
Finance Director Jobs in California: Frequently Asked Questions
How do you become a finance director in California?
The most direct path begins with earning a CPA license through the California Board of Accountancy, which requires passing the Uniform CPA Examination and meeting California's education and experience requirements. Most hiring managers also expect a bachelor's degree in finance or accounting and an MBA is common at larger organizations. Candidates typically spend several years in senior financial analyst or controller roles before moving into a director-level position.
Which companies hire finance directors in California?
Employers hiring finance directors in California right now include Gilead Sciences, Marriott International, and CRUSOE, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of September 2026. California's concentration of technology headquarters, large healthcare systems, and defense contractors means demand is spread across multiple industries rather than a single dominant sector.
Which California cities have the most finance director jobs?
San Francisco, Los Angeles, and Foster City have the most finance director openings in California. Los Angeles leads because of its density of entertainment studios, private equity firms, and large hospital networks, while San Francisco and San Jose reflect the Bay Area's deep concentration of technology companies and venture-backed businesses that grow quickly into needing senior finance leadership.
Are there remote finance director jobs in California?
Yes, and more than many senior leadership roles allow. About 57% of finance director openings tied to California are remote or hybrid as of September 2026, reflecting the planning, analysis, and reporting nature of the work. Responsibilities tied to strategy, FP&A, and investor reporting are most frequently performed remotely, while roles requiring close collaboration with operations or physical audits tend to remain on-site.
How can I get hired as a finance director in California with little or no experience?
The most realistic entry path is moving into a senior financial analyst or assistant controller role first, then building toward a director title over several years. Large California employers such as Kaiser Permanente, Northrop Grumman, and major California-based university health systems run rotational finance programs and internal leadership development tracks designed for high-performing analysts. Earning a CPA through the California Board of Accountancy and pairing it with demonstrated FP&A ownership on a team gives candidates a measurable edge over peers without a state credential.
Where can I find and apply to finance director jobs in California?
You can find and apply to finance director jobs in California on Migrate Mate, which lists current California openings from employers actively hiring right now. Find roles that fit your experience and location and apply directly through each listing.
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