Senior Vice President Finance
Job Summary
The Senior Vice President of Finance serves as a critical enterprise leader responsible for end-to-end financial operations and strategic stewardship. Reporting to the CFO, this role provides executive oversight of core finance functions while advising the leadership team on performance and resource allocation. The SVP ensures the integrity, scalability, and strategic alignment of all financial activities across the organization.
Responsibilities
- Lead core finance operations (FP&A, Accounting, Treasury, Procurement).
- Partner with CFO on long-term financial strategy and enterprise goals.
- Oversee financial reporting, budgeting, and regulatory compliance.
- Drive finance transformation and process modernization.
- Manage high-performing teams and board-level stakeholder relations.
Required Skills
- 15+ years of executive financial leadership.
- Expertise in FP&A, Accounting, and Treasury management.
- Strong strategic planning and financial modeling skills.
- Experience with C-suite and Board presentations.
- Transformation and change management expertise.
Job Details
Responsibilities:
- Provide strategic leadership and oversight for all finance operations, including Procurement, Treasury, FP&A, and Accounting, ensuring strong and effective governance, controls, and performance management.
- Partner with the CFO and Executive Leadership Team to co-develop and execute the organization's short- and long-term financial strategy, ensuring alignment with enterprise goals, growth priorities, and transformation initiatives.
- Lead enterprise-wide financial planning, budgeting, forecasting, and management reporting processes, delivering clear, timely, and actionable insights to support decision-making.
- Ensure the integrity, accuracy, and transparency of financial reporting in compliance with GAAP, regulatory requirements, and internal control standards.
- Direct financial evaluation for strategic investments and growth opportunities, utilizing complex modeling, scenario analysis, and post-investment performance monitoring.
- Oversee treasury and cash management activities, including liquidity planning, investment strategies, debt management, and financial risk mitigation.
- Architect the enterprise financial narrative by connecting results, outlooks, and strategic trade-offs into a coherent story for executive leadership and the Board of Directors.
- Serve as the CFO's principal delegate in executive and cross-functional settings, representing the finance function on all enterprise-level matters.
- Drive finance transformation initiatives, including process modernization, system optimization, and enhanced analytics to improve organizational agility and scalability.
- Lead and inspire a high-performing finance leadership team while fostering a culture of accountability, integrity, stewardship, and continuous improvement.
Qualifications:
- 16+ years with Bachelor's degree; 10+ years supervisory experience.
- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, or a related field required; MBA, CPA, or CFA strongly preferred.
- 15+ years of progressive financial leadership experience, including senior executive responsibility across multiple finance disciplines (e.g., FP&A, Accounting, Treasury).
- Demonstrated experience partnering with C-suite leaders and presenting to Boards or governing committees on financial matters.
- Proven ability to operate at both strategic and operational levels within complex finance environments, with sound judgment, executive presence, and enterprise mindset.
- Experience leading finance functions through transformation, growth, or organizational change.
- Exceptional strategic, analytical, and financial acumen.
- Strong leadership and people management skills, with the ability to build and lead executive-level teams.
- Excellent communication skills, with the ability to convey complex financial information clearly to diverse audiences.
- Ability to balance strategic vision with operational execution.
- High level of integrity, judgment, and accountability.