Vice President, Finance Jobs

Job Summary
We are looking for a strategic, entrepreneurial and high-impact Vice President of Finance. You will lead our Corporate Accounting, Credit and Collections and Internal Audit teams. You will play a vital role in the continued success and growth of our company by guiding strategic and financial planning, investment and risk decisions with the CFO and Executive Team Members. Build and execute on Finance’s strategic agenda – some key focus areas include support of new business development, design of Finance department structure for growth, productivity, and pricing/profitability.
Competencies & Skills Needed

• Applies Strategic Agility – Leverages business insights to see ahead and anticipate possibilities (e.g. business, financial, industry) and translates them into breakthrough strategies with our executive leaders. Pivots as circumstances change and makes quality decisions.
• Attracts & Develops Talent – Creates a team environment that draws in and builds top talent for the future. Engages and empowers Partners to perform their best. Collaborates with the Finance SLT to develop the vision for the future of the department and develops Partners to achieve that vision.
• Manages Complexity – Brings clarity to complicated situations and processes, and makes sense of sometimes contradictory information to solve business and customer problems. Demonstrates “opposable mind” thinking (holding two ideas or models in constructive tension) to get us to a new or highly innovative strategy or approach.
• Demonstrates Organizational Savvy & Influence — Relates well with Partners and leaders at all levels, navigates organizational dynamics and demonstrates courage and presence. Builds deep understanding of our company and changing priorities (e.g. new operating models).
• Leads Change – Leads with vision and agility through company growth, innovation and disruption.
• Ensures Accountability & Results – Drives for quality outcomes and business results using OKRs with the team and stakeholders while setting clear expectations, communicating effectively and ensuring follow through.
• Effectively Communicates at an Executive Level – understands how to communicate succinctly and modifies as appropriate for audience.
• Optimizes Programs & Processes – Knows the most effective and efficient way to get things done with a focus on continuous improvement and productivity. Creates clear and complex process designs to support new hypergrowth businesses and builds appropriate accounting structure, operational finance processes and control environment, with technology enhancements.

What You Will Do And Impact

• Guide strategic planning and investment tracking/evaluation with CFO and finance business partners to help our company achieve short and long-term revenue and profit goals.
• Develop a data-driven finance organization to proactively inform business decisions and manage risk including the creation of critical performance metrics, financial results, trend analysis and industry insights.
• Collaborate with business leadership and key corporate teams to ensure all financial needs are met (e.g. facilitate contracting and credit for new business) and collaborate with LOB and IT leadership to develop operating/IT structure to support new and growing businesses.
• Lead, motivate, and develop team to deliver results aligned with company, line of business and team objectives and key results.
• Lead the Enterprise Risk Management Committee and internal control development with business leaders, CFO, and Audit Committee, including our SOC process.
• Drive budgeting, financial planning and forecasting with Finance Senior Leadership Team (SLT) and our Executive Team.

Experience

• Depth of expertise in accounting, financial planning and analysis, reporting, forecasting and modeling, tax, strategic planning, and audit
• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance
• Track record of success and history of positive impact aligned with company and department goals
• Leadership of Finance teams in high-growth large and small to mid-sized companies
• General management of a division or line of business
• Manager/Senior Manager position in public accounting (preferably Big 4 experience)
• Successfully influences and collaborates with leaders at all levels across the company
• 15+ years of leadership experience including:
• CPA certification

Additional Items Of Interest

• Technology Minded – understands how to integrate technology into Company approach
• Internal audit experience and understanding of its important role in supporting company growth
• MBA or advanced executive education
• Entrepreneurial
• Experience in people development

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