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Accordion · 2 hours ago

Vice President

Chicago

Full-time

Hybrid

Mid, Senior Level

$144K/yr - $210K/yr

5+ years exp

Accordion is a finance and technology firm focused on unlocking value potential in private equity-backed portfolio companies. The Vice President will lead finance transformation initiatives, assess finance functions, design process enhancements, and support strategic advisory efforts to optimize technology and drive process automation.

AccountingConsultingFinanceFinancial ServicesFinTech

Growth Opportunities

No H1B

Responsibilities

Work closely with other team members to serve clients within the office of the CFO of private equity portfolio companies, in the areas of finance strategy and processes improvements such as:

Conduct and support finance function diagnostics: assessing an organization’s people, process and technology to come up with recommendations and a value-creation roadmap

Design and support process enhancements across the any of the following process areas: lead-to-cash, source-to-pay, record-to-report and FP&A

Design future state operating platforms (organization structure, finance processes, technology stack)

Develop implementation plans for initiatives on a strategic roadmap, supported by quantified benefits/value and qualitative substantiation

Support execution of plans to optimize technology, drive process automation (within ERPs or leveraging bespoke technologies and AI)

Support Transformation Directors in driving transformation program governance over multi-workstream engagements

Support the coordination of change management across multiple functions and workstreams

Determine and measure the ROI of improvement initiatives, identifying risks to delivery and working with client and internal teams to develop mitigation strategies

Bring financial expertise and leading practices to engagements

Manage transformation workstreams at a single client – under the guidance of Accordion Managing Directors, Senior Directors and/or Directors

Manage junior resources (Associates, or Analysts)

Interact and build relationships with all levels of client stakeholders at portfolio companies as well as representatives from Private Equity sponsors

Assist in growing the firm by supporting business development activities – developing proposals in collaboration with multiple practice teams

Support internal firm initiatives to enhance our ability to serve clients and continually improve our internal capabilities

Travel to client site as needed

Qualification

Finance transformationFinancial process optimizationPrivate equity experienceFinancial function assessmentsTechnology deploymentClient service mindsetTeam playerMentoringCommunication skills

Required

Minimum 5+ years of relevant professional experience working in a client serving role at a top-tier public accounting or financial advisory firm, and/or mix of client service and private industry experience at a senior level

Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance or related field. MBA is a plus

Proven experience successfully leading workstreams, managing not only client dynamics but internal team dynamics as well

A strong and up-to-date knowledge of finance best practices specifically related to the professionalization of the finance function

Generalist across, or subject matter expert in, financial business processes including order-to-cash, procure-to-pay, record-to-report, FP&A, as well as other functions under the CFO purview

Extensive expertise related to the design and implementation of strategies, processes and technology which increase effectiveness, reduce costs and improve profit/shareholder value

Experience enabling financial processes with finance automation and technology deployment

Experience performing financial function assessments

Experience supporting strategic finance transformations

Experience working in a private equity environment, with an understanding of the unique requirements of the private equity consulting environment

Strong Excel and PowerPoint skills

Strong client service mindset