Seeking a high-level VP of Financial/Controller to enhance overall accounting operations and procedures of the accounting department. The successful candidate will have a demonstrated ability for maximizing accounting efficiencies and procedures. The Vice President of finance is responsible for the accounting operations of the company, to include the production of periodic financial reports, maintenance of an adequate system of accounting records, and a comprehensive set of controls and budgets designed to mitigate risk and manage financial key performance indicators. The Vice President of Finance will enhance the accuracy of the company’s reported financial results, and ensure that reported results comply with generally accepted accounting principles or international financial reporting standards.

Candidates must have a strong background with a SaaS platform. Someone who has been heavily involved in start-ups. Someone out of the software industry or technology industry.

Responsibilities:

-Guide financial decisions by establishing, monitoring, and enforcing policies and procedures.

-Protect assets by establishing, monitoring, and enforcing internal controls.

-Monitor and confirm financial condition by conducting audits; provides information to external auditors.

-Maximize return, and limit risk, on cash by minimizing bank balances; making investments.

-Prepare budgets by establishing schedules; collecting, analyzing, and consolidating financial data; recommending plans.

-Achieve budget objectives by scheduling expenditures; analyzing variances; initiating corrective actions.

-Provide status of financial condition by collecting, interpreting, and reporting financial data.

-Prepare special reports by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing information and trends.

-Comply with federal, state, and local legal requirements by studying existing and new legislation; anticipating future legislation; enforcing adherence to requirements; filing financial reports; advising management on needed actions.

-Ensure operation of equipment by establishing preventive maintenance requirements and service contracts; maintaining equipment inventories; evaluating new equipment and techniques.

-Complete operational requirements by scheduling and assigning employees; following up on work results.

-Maintain financial staff by recruiting, selecting, orienting, and training employees.

-Maintain financial staff job results by coaching, counseling, and disciplining employees; planning, monitoring, and appraising job results.

-Protect operations by keeping financial information and plans confidential.

-Contribute to senior management team by accomplishing related results as needed.

Qualifications:

-Ideal candidate will have prior experience as a Controller, an active CPA designation and work experience with a software company and/or start up.

-Working knowledge of QuickBooks Enterprise Solution 14.0 and Intacct is a plus.

-Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Business Administration, and 10+ years of progressively responsible experience for a major company or division of a large corporation.

-Candidates with the Certified Public Accountant or Certified Management Accountant designations strongly desired.

-Experience migrating data from Quick Books or another platform into Intacct is a big plus.

-Experience managing with a SaaS model a plus.

-Venture capitalist experience a big plus.

-Managing Processes, Financial Software, Developing Standards, Audit, Accounting, Tracking Budget Expenses, Financial Skills, Analyzing Information, Developing Budgets, Performance Management.

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