Vice President Of Finance

Job Overview:

The Vice President of Finance is a senior financial leader responsible for building and leading the company's finance organization within a public company operating environment. This role provides strategic and operational leadership across financial reporting, accounting, FP&A, compliance, and financial governance. This role requires deep public accounting experience, strong knowledge of US GAAP, and hands-on experience with SOX compliance and internal control frameworks. The VP of Finance will play a critical role in strengthening financial discipline, enhancing reporting processes. The ideal candidate brings a balance of strategic financial leadership and hands-on execution, with experience maintaining and enhancing public-company-level processes, controls and reporting standards.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities:

· Lead and oversee all finance and accounting functions, including accounting operations, financial reporting, FP&A, budgeting, forecasting, treasury, tax and compliance.

· Build and scale financial infrastructure, policies, and processes to support pre-IPO readiness and long-term growth.

· Ensure accurate, timely and compliant financial reporting in accordance with US GAAP.

· Leverage public accounting experience to establish best-in-class accounting policies, procedures, and governance standards.

· Oversee the monthly, quarterly, and annual close processes, driving consistency, accuracy and timeliness.

· Lead preparation for SOX compliance, including internal control design, documentation, testing and remediation in partnership with internal and external stakeholders.

· Manage relationships with external auditors, advisors, and consultants, including readiness assessments and audit planning.

· Partner with FP&A and executive leadership to drive budgeting, forecasting, long-range planning, and financial modeling to support strategic decision making.

· Provide executive leadership with clear financial insights, variance analysis, and recommendations.

· Support capital planning, cash flow management, and financial risk assessments as the company prepares for public-company expectations.

· Lead, mentor and develop high-performing finance and accounting teams, fostering accountability and continuous improvement.

· Drive system implementations, process automation, and data integrity initiatives to enable scalability.

Collaborate cross-functionally with Legal, Operations, IT, and HR to align financial controls and compliance efforts.

Required Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:

• Thorough knowledge of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles.
• Strong hands-on experience with SEC reporting requirements and SOX compliance in a public company environment.
• Proven leadership experience in complex, fast-paced, and growing organizations.
• Experience with ERP and financial reporting systems; QuickBooks Enterprise experience preferred.
• Exceptional Excel skills are a must, proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite required.
• Strong organizational, problem-solving, and analytical skills; able to manage priorities and workflow.
• Versatility, flexibility, and a willingness to work within constantly changing priorities with enthusiasm.
• Professional approach to work, strong people skills and service-oriented mindset.
• Willingness to train and develop others.
• Extremely detail oriented with a high degree of accuracy in all aspects of reporting and communication.
• Honest, accountable, maintains confidentiality. Treats people with respect; Keeps commitments; Inspires the trust of others; Works with integrity and ethically; Upholds organizational values.

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited university in Accounting, or Finance required.
• Minimum 8-12 years of progressive finance and accounting experience, including public company experience.
• CPA required.
• Prior experience in Big 4 or large public accounting firm strongly preferred.

Physical Requirements:

· Must be able to sit or stand for long periods of time.

· Must be able to work in a variety of spaces to include cubicle, counter, and or desk areas.

· Must be able to move boxes or other items weighing up to twenty-five pounds.