VP, Strategic Finance

Summary:

Book of the Month is seeking a VP, Strategic Finance to lead our Finance and Accounting function. You will work closely with the CEO to set high performance standards throughout the company and actively utilize them to motivate our team and drive improvements. You will also participate in an active M&A process and cultivate relationships with appropriate capital providers for prospective deals. You will do all of this while delivering efficiency, accuracy, and compliance through the finance and accounting function. We are looking for an ambitious, disciplined, reliable leader who thrives in an entrepreneurial environment to play an important role in the continued growth and success of our DTC, subscription company. We prefer a VP/SVP candidate who is seeking an opportunity to rise into the CFO role over time.

Your Objectives

• Financial Strategy : Collaborate with the executive team to develop financial strategies, manage budgets, and ensure alignment with corporate goals.
• Performance Management : Develop a performance management system and leverage the framework to help the CEO drive improvements to KPIs throughout the organization.
• M&A : Own M&A sourcing and tracking, and develop a POV on what deals make sense for the business.
• Financial Operations : Lead and manage the Finance and Accounting functions by driving efficiency and accuracy through process improvement and active team management.
• Budgeting and Planning : Evolve the budgeting, planning, and management reporting process to anticipate the needs of the business and guide decision making.
• Balance Sheet : Proactively cultivate relationships with capital providers, especially private credit, and have these relationships prepared to participate in opportunities we source.

Your Qualifications

• 8+ years of finance experience, with at 3+ years in a Leadership role, with in-depth knowledge of strategic finance at entrepreneurial, growth companies including subscription, eCommerce, tech or DTC. Investment banking or private equity experience is a plus.
• People management experience for a team of 3-5 direct reports.
• A track-record of overseeing accounting and finance operations to deliver accurate and on-time financial statements, an error free treasury function, and tight compliance.
• Experience sourcing, closing, and managing credit agreements and/or equity investments.
• Detail oriented with strong analytical, organizational and presentation skills.
• Ability to manage and prioritize multiple projects and responsibilities in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to effectively present data, analyses, and proposals to a variety of targeted audiences including executives, investors, partners, clients, and employees.
• Tech savvy and MS Excel power user. Experience with finance software including: Ramp, Netsuite, Bill, Rippling, Braintree/Stripe, and Tableau.