Regional VP of Finance

**Regional Vice President of Finance** (This is a remote position but requires candidates to be located in the Northeast region and or Westcoast)

**Job Summary:**

The Regional Vice President of Finance will lead finance and accounting functions across the region's Operating Companies. They will partner with the Group President and Operating Company management teams to develop and execute financial strategies, enhancing overall financial performance.

**Duties and Responsibilities:**

**Financial Reporting:**

- Ensure quality and timeliness of monthly Operating Company financial reporting packages.

- Aggregate and streamline monthly regional financial reporting packages for review with Group President and management teams.

- Assist in developing and implementing appropriate accounting policies for Operating Companies under US GAAP.

- Establish and maintain appropriate financial controls within the region, reviewing Operating Company transactions for appropriateness, completeness, and compliance with US GAAP.

- Act as the primary point of contact regarding financial matters with external parties for the region, including exposure to audit, tax, and legal partners.

- Drive Operating Company budgeting process and ensure adherence to company deadlines.

- Establish appropriate KPI dashboards for Group and Operating Company Presidents, providing thought leadership on drivers of financial performance.

- Identify areas to improve Operating Company efficiency, productivity, and profitability.

- Partner with Operating Company leadership to manage cash flow and treasury functions, ensuring availability of funds for daily operations, investments, and capital expenditures.

- Assess and manage financial risks, identifying potential areas of concern and implementing risk mitigation strategies across regional Operating Companies.

**Team Building and Mentoring:**

- Coach and mentor Operating Company finance teams on US GAAP and financial policies.

- Partner with Group President, Operating Company President, and Corporate Finance team to recruit and retain top-tier talent in Operating Company finance teams.

- Evaluate current state of Operating Company accounting teams and make recommendations for upgrades, additions, or replacements where necessary.

- Serve as a business partner with Operating Company hiring managers to develop effective sourcing and recruitment strategies.

- Create and maintain current job descriptions, hiring practices, standards of performance, and performance evaluation instruments.

- Conduct presentations, training, host meetings, and participate in organizational, regional, and/or Operating Company events as required.

**M&A Support and Integrations Expertise:**

- Participate in M&A process, providing financial guidance to Operating Company and leadership teams during diligence.

- Partner with leadership teams to improve financial integration process post-closing.

- Complete all financial process mapping and ensure delivery of clean financials within 90 days.

- Evaluate newly-acquired Operating Company financial policies, procedures, and teams, making improvement recommendations as necessary.

- Coach newly-acquired Operating Company financial teams, improving quality and cadence of financial reporting post-closing.

**Required Skills/Abilities:**

- Thorough understanding of US GAAP and financial best practices.

- Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.).

- Proficiency with financial and accounting software tools (FloQast, Sage Intacct, Domo, etc.).

- Superior verbal and written communication skills with strong presentation and leadership abilities.

- Excellent interpersonal, coaching, and negotiation skills.

- Extreme attention to detail and ability to multitask.

- Strong analytical and critical thinking skills.

**Education and Experience:**

- 10+ years of accounting and finance experience, including direct experience performing and leading full-cycle accounting processes.

- Demonstrated progressive financial leadership experience, with in-depth knowledge of financial modeling, forecasting, and budgeting.

- Experience in a highly-acquisitive, sponsor-backed company with decentralized management structure.

- Demonstrated ability to evaluate and coach/mentor teammates to a higher standard.

- Experience designing, developing, and supporting organizational financial improvement projects.

- Bachelor's degree in accounting or finance; related master's degree and/or CPA license strongly preferred.

- Experience in skilled trades industry strongly preferred, but not required.