Vice President Finance

Our client, a rapidly growing, category-defining industry leader is seeking a Vice President of Finance to join its leadership team. Are you in search of a dynamic, high-level role in a fast-paced environment? Are you an established leader or someone craving additional responsibility? The successful candidate will have strong critical thinking skills, learn quickly and bring energy, ambition and a desire to make their mark on the organization. This will help the successful candidate balance core functions with corporate strategic planning, and collaboration with all other departments of the company. What You'll DoAs a key member of the core leadership team, you will be a strategic partner, providing financial guidance and oversight across the organization. You will be responsible for:Strategic Leadership: Partner with the CEO and shareholders to shape financial strategy and long-term planning. Develop KPIs, dashboards and forecasting tools to enhance decision making.Budgeting and Capital Planning: Work across the organization to update the operational and financial budget, presenting it both internally and to other stakeholders. Functional Execution: Lead a small team that performs core functions such as financial statement preparation, cashflow & treasury, contract administration, and ongoing tax reporting. External Relationships: Ownership of the relationship with lenders as well as tax advisors and auditor. Department Evolution: Lead continued evolution of the company’s financial systems, policies and procedures, and corporate structuring. Team Leadership: Lead and managea team of internal resources, fostering a collaborative and high-performing culture.Who You AreYou are an energetic finance executive with a proven track record of success in a fast-growing environment. You are highly hands-on, dynamic, adaptable, and possess leadership skills. You can integrate seamlessly into an existing team and contribute positively to its performance and culture. You have a deep understanding of financial operations, strategic planning, and stakeholder management.QualificationsCPA designation with a minimum of 5 years of leadership experience in finance, with strong forward progression in your careerStrong understanding of financial operations, financial modeling and strategic planning Proficiency in financial systems and tools - strong Excel skills are a mustExcellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the abilityto build and maintain strong relationships with internal and external stakeholdersProven ability to lead and mentor a teamThis is an amazing opportunity for a motivated and dynamic finance professional to make a significant impact within a leading company.