Vice President Finance

VP Finance / Strategic Finance LeaderWe are partnering with a growing, privately held operating company seeking a senior finance leader to help build out the finance function during its next phase of growth.This is a newly elevated role with direct access to executive leadership and meaningful exposure to investors, lenders, and the board. The right person will bring strong strategic finance capability, transaction experience, and the ability to operate at both a hands-on and executive level.This is a great opportunity for someone who wants to step into a high-impact finance seat with room to grow as the business scales.What You’ll OwnLead strategic finance, planning, forecasting, and financial analysisBuild and refine financial models to support business decisions and capital allocationPartner with executive leadership on growth strategy, budgeting, reporting, and performance managementSupport financing initiatives, lender relationships, and broader capital markets workPrepare materials for leadership, investors, lenders, and the boardOversee accounting, reporting, audit, tax, cash management, and internal controls through an existing teamHelp strengthen finance processes, systems, reporting cadence, and operating disciplineWork cross-functionally with internal teams and external advisors on key business initiativesIdeal BackgroundTransaction-oriented finance experienceCapital markets, credit, debt financing, or banking relationship exposureStrong financial modeling, forecasting, and analytical skillsExperience in a private equity-backed, founder-led, investor-backed, or other high-growth environmentAbility to communicate effectively with senior executives, investors, lenders, and board membersStrong business judgment, attention to detail, and executive presenceComfortable in a hands-on, entrepreneurial environment where the finance function is still being builtNice to HaveInvestment banking, M&A, capital markets, corporate finance, strategic finance, or project-based finance backgroundExperience in a business with meaningful capital investment, multi-unit operations, real assets, construction, development, logistics, services, or other operational complexityExperience upgrading finance processes, tools, reporting, or systemsCPA, MBA, or Big 4 background helpful but not required