Vaco by Highspring ยท 1 day ago
VP of Finance | Onsite in Martinsville, VA
Vaco by Highspring is seeking a VP of Finance who will play a key leadership role within the organization and be a strategic member of the leadership team. The role involves managing finance, accounting, and tax affairs, engaging with Private Equity ownership, and supporting the CEO in setting and driving organizational goals through financial analysis.
Responsibilities
Accountability for the design and implementation of a sophisticated accounting and reporting organization along with the subsequent leadership to ensure accurate results. These include:
Effective management and ongoing improvements to controls and processes designed to efficiently produce GAAP-compliant financial and management reporting
Enhance and maintain an effective system of internal financial controls to maintain the integrity of financial reporting and effective mitigation of risk
Plan direct, control and establish financial plans, accounting practices and policies of the organization including, but not limited to, fiscal controls, financial reporting and safeguarding the organization's assets
Ensure timely delivery of high-quality financial reporting and analysis tailored for both internal and external users to include Executive leadership, creditors and investors. These include:
Develop and maintain a robust set of key performance indicators (KPI'S), dashboard reporting and other analytics to measure business performance, address gaps and to facilitate decision-making
Willing and able to contribute directly to data manipulation and analysis to drive enhanced analytical capabilities of the finance function
Actively participates in planning, revising, and implementing overall corporate and financial growth goals, objectives, and policies
Develop and lead the annual budgeting and planning processes and establish reporting analytics to measure performance against established financial targets and operational objectives
Provide financial analysis of operations to identify areas for cost reduction, improved cash flow, and revenue enhancement
Capable of effectively communicating, both written and oral, financial performance to the Board of Directors, lenders and investors with a keen attention to detail
Maintain professional working relationships with outside third parties: banks, investment advisors, CPA firms, suppliers, customers, insurance, etc
Capable of working collaboratively and proactively across all levels of the organization
Serve as a key member of the executive leadership team capable of supporting the development and implementation of overall corporate strategy including the evaluation of new markets, new products and other growth-oriented opportunities to drive overall shareholder value
Qualification
Required
MUST HAVE PE backed experience
Financial leadership experience at a corporate level or significant division-level in a small, mid or large cap organization
Prior experience leading initiatives in a lean organization with sound planning and execution
Ability to align resources, seek input of key constituents, and lead others to achieve desired results
Assist in scaling and growing businesses in a private equity-backed, growth-oriented company
Ability to think, lead and manage change at both the strategic and operational level
Prior Involvement with operational issues and how they affect the financial function
Strong technical accounting, financial reporting and financial analytical skills
Demonstrated track record of success in all aspects performing and leading the accounting, tax, and cash management functions within an organization
Demonstrated experience in financial planning and analysis with strong data manipulation and analytical skills
Advanced forecasting and financial modeling capabilities
Experience with acquisitions and the ability to lead the financial and accounting integration efforts
Relocation or frequent local travel to corporate office required (1 hour from Greensboro, NC)
Bachelor's degree from a sound academic institution
Preferred
Manufacturing and/or industrial distribution industry experience preferred
Public accounting experience Preferred
MBA Preferred
Advanced Excel and data manipulation skills
Experience with Sage 50 a plus
Company
Vaco by Highspring
Vaco is the Talent Solutions division of Highspring, a leading global professional services organization.
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageCompany data provided by crunchbase