Vp Of Finance ($200,000/Year Usd), Ionic Partners

You’ve had a successful career in finance, ensuring your books are accurate and current at all times. You excel at leading teams to execute against defined policies and procedures. You are detail-oriented and relish solving problems but have been limited to finance-only initiatives and responsibilities. You love finance's critical role but also understand that you need to broaden your scope and responsibilities to drive real business change. You want to lead your finance organization to be best in class and have finance not only keep the company humming but also turn finance into a competitive function that helps the rest of the company achieve its objectives. You want to delve deeper into the puts and takes that result in the numbers you have been crunching and are yearning to have a business impact. If you are eager to become a business leader and not just the "finance person", then keep reading...

Imagine working for an organization where you have unlimited opportunities to grow and develop, where there’s no ambiguity about what’s expected or what it takes to be successful, where the only constant theme is continuous improvement, and where you have the autonomy to determine what your team needs to run the shop successfully. Where your talents are not just limited to running Finance but where you, as part of the C-suite, are expected to lead all initiatives required to overachieve on challenging business objectives.

If you are passionate about being in the driving seat on your path to becoming a successful Strategic CFO, then this role is for you!

What you will be doing

• You will work with the rest of the Executive Leadership team as a trusted advisor to identify and address key business opportunities and risks.
• You will lead the finance team and be accountable for the accuracy and timeliness of financial reporting and processes, acting as a coach and a reviewer to develop the team and ensure smooth financial operations. You will regularly conduct deep dives and implement measures to enhance control and efficiency in financial processes.
• You will coordinate with Ionic Partners to implement portfolio-wide transformation initiatives.
• You will own budgeting cycles and performance reporting. You will manage organizational risks by participating in deal desk reviews and owning relationships with banks, insurance agents, tax consultants, and auditors.

What you will NOT be doing

• You will not work in a factory model - i.e. be a part of a shared service center that does not appreciate the need to adapt to the individual business circumstances of its client entities.
• You will not be micromanaged in your day-to-day responsibilities but rather guided by established policy, playbooks, and good business judgment. However, coaching and guidance will always be available if needed from both a financial and operational perspective.
• You will not be executing day-day bookkeeping tasks.

What you will learn

• You will learn how to partner with key internal and external stakeholders to achieve business objectives.
• You will learn how to establish scalable processes through a management system that rewards continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

• You will continuously identify areas for process improvements and automation to minimize the time your team spends in bookkeeping and reconciliation activities through process optimization, integration, and investments in automation.
• You will own cash flow management.
• You will continuously keep watch on the company's progress against key business objectives, identify key risks, coordinate responses across the organization, and measure resulting success.
• You will own the monthly close, tax filings, performance reporting, and budgeting exercises.
• You will enforce control on contracts the business enters into on both the customer side (deal desk) and the vendor side (procurement)
• You will be responsible for the professional development of your team.

Requirements

• Fluency in English.
• 3+ years in a recognized accounting firm, preferably Big 4 (training through accounting and audit engagements).
• 4+ years in a software company, leading their financial operations or as controller.
• 4+ years in commercial business organization as an Assistant Controller/Senior Accountant.

Nice to have

• Past experience driving transformations inclusive of process improvements and automation.
• Previous experience working in/with SaaS or software companies.

Benefits

• Focus on culture. Coffee chats, happy hours, cooking classes, book clubs, and more!
• Swag! Because who doesn’t love swag?
• We are 100% remote and global. Live your best life, wherever that may be, and never lose out on career opportunities because of it.
• Dedication to development. We focus on career pathing for each and every one of our employees and help provide training to advance at every stage in your career.
• Stipend to help set up your ideal home office.

We believe in the power of people, platforms, and processes to transform the world. We envision a global economy that uses business as a force for good and creates an opportunity for all. Our mission is to create a better, more equitable world through the power of software.

Our companies build mission-critical B2B software that customers across the globe rely on to run their businesses. We embrace a growth mentality where we continuously learn, improve and innovate to drive better and better outcomes. We take customer success seriously and believe that each and every one of us has an important role to play in making sure that our customers are genuinely excited to partner with us. We are a fully remote company and have been building our culture this way from day 1. This means that we get to work with the best people from around the world and are able to do so while living and growing in the communities we love. It also means that our platform and processes are specifically designed to allow people to be optimally productive on a truly flexible schedule.

We are an equal-opportunity employer and value diversity, equity, and inclusion. We believe that the best ideas come from diverse teams, and diverse teams are built intentionally. We want the best people from all around the world and are committed to creating an environment where people are empowered to give voice to their great ideas.