Vice President Finance (Controller)

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solomonedwards.com

1,001-5,000 employees

Business Consulting and Services

Wayne, PA

1999

Privately Held

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• Lead day-to-day Finance and Accounting operations, including general ledger, month-end close, receivables, payables, and financial reporting.
• Own the monthly close process and ensure accurate, timely, and well-supported financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP.
• Maintain strong oversight of balance-sheet accounts, operational accounting, reconciliations, reserves, and related financial controls.
• Develop recurring financial analyses that provide greater visibility into profitability, margins, operating performance, and business trends.
• Partner with executive and operating leadership on financial decision support, commercial analysis, and evaluation of business initiatives.
• Lead annual budgeting, recurring forecasting, variance analysis, and forward-looking financial planning.
• Enhance management reporting and establish meaningful financial and operating KPIs to support better business decisions.
• Perform financial modeling and ad hoc analysis related to growth opportunities, profitability, investments, and strategic priorities.
• Maintain oversight of cash flow, liquidity, working capital, and other core financial management activities.
• Strengthen accounting policies, internal controls, close procedures, reporting processes, and supporting documentation.
• Coordinate with external accounting, tax, audit, and other professional service providers as appropriate.
• Lead, mentor, and develop the Finance and Accounting team while improving roles, responsibilities, workflows, and organizational effectiveness.
• Support executive leadership and Board-level discussions through clear financial reporting, analysis, and business insights.
• Help identify and implement improvements to financial systems, processes, reporting tools, and overall Finance infrastructure.

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or a related field.
• 10+ years of progressive accounting and finance experience, including meaningful leadership responsibility within a small to mid-sized organization.
• Strong controllership foundation with hands-on experience across U.S. GAAP, financial reporting, general ledger accounting, month-end close, and operational accounting.
• Experience working within an operating business environment involving multiple products, services, customers, business lines, or other operational complexity preferred.
• Demonstrated experience with budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis, financial modeling, profitability analysis, and management reporting.
• Strong understanding of balance-sheet management, reconciliations, reserves, controls, and working-capital considerations.
• Proven ability to improve financial processes, reporting, controls, and infrastructure within a lean or evolving organization.
• Experience leading and developing accounting and/or finance professionals.
• Strong business judgment with the ability to partner effectively with executive leadership and cross-functional stakeholders.
• Advanced Excel skills and strong analytical capabilities.
• Hands-on leadership style with the ability to move comfortably between detailed accounting matters and broader business decisions.
• Executive-level communication skills with the ability to present financial information clearly and effectively.
• CPA and/or MBA preferred but not required.
• Ability to work effectively within the company’s onsite environment.
• CFO’s Domain, a Solomon Edwards Company, is a national accounting & finance consulting and recruiting organization serving CFOs and their stakeholders. Our search practice recruits and works with the most relevantly skilled and pedigreed professionals looking to excel in their careers.