Vice President of Finance

The Vice President of Finance plays a critical role in the execution of Company strategy. This role will oversee operational and functional reporting used for critical decision making throughout the organization. This position requires a strategic thinker with extensive experience in FP&A and a solid understanding of financial systems, modeling, and forecasting. This role is primarily focused on driving financial performance, optimizing budgeting processes, and providing valuable insights to support decision making at both operational and strategic levels. The Vice President of Finance will be responsible for cultivating and maintain strong relationships with external partners, investors, and lenders. This position also oversees the Accounting department.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Financial Planning and Analysis

• Lead the development, implementation, and monitoring of financial planning processes, including annual budgets, forecasts, and long-term financial plans.
• Conduct variance analysis to identify key drivers impacting financial performance and provide actionable recommendations to improve outcomes.
• Develop and maintain sophisticated financial models to support decision-making and scenario planning.
• Collaborate cross-functionally to gather relevant data and insights to enhance the accuracy and effectiveness of financial.

Business Insights and Strategic Decision Support

• Partner with senior leadership to provide financial insights and analysis to support strategic initiatives, investments, and business decisions.
• Assess the financial implications of potential opportunities, risks, and challenges, and recommend appropriate courses of action.
• Conduct ad-hoc analysis to address specific business questions or concerns raised by stakeholders.
• Stay abreast of industry trends, competitive dynamics, and economic factors that may impact the organization's financial performance.

Performance Measurement and Reporting

• Establish key performance indicators (KPIs) and benchmarks to evaluate business performance and monitor progress against financial objectives.
• Continuously assess financial performance, monitoring variances, and offering timely, data-driven insights for decision making
• Lead a high-performing finance team, providing mentorship and guidance.
• Prepare and deliver timely, accurate, and insightful financial reports and presentations for senior management and board meetings.
• Identify opportunities for process improvements and automation to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of financial reporting.

Compliance and Integrity of Financial Information

• Maintain robust internal controls to ensure the integrity of financial data.
• Ensure accuracy and completeness of financial statements, tax returns, lender compliance reports and other information to be relied upon in managing the business.
• Manage data strategy team to ensure “one version of the truth” and easy access to data by all stakeholders.
• Ensure Accounting and Finance team meet all deadlines for compliance (audit, tax returns, lender compliance, etc.

Team Leadership and Development

• Providing leadership, direction and management of the finance and accounting teams fostering a culture of continuous improvement, collaboration, empowerment, accountability, and continuous learning
• Set clear performance expectations and goals for team members and conduct regular performance evaluations and career development discussions.
• Encourage knowledge sharing and cross-training to ensure a high performing and resilient finance team.

Education and Experience

Required

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics or related field
• Minimum of eight years of progressive experience in FP & A
• Minimum of one year as a VP of Finance/FP & A or related job title

Preferred

• Master of Business Administration
• CFA or other relevant certification

Qualified candidates will reside in Atlanta, GA or surrounding area