Fractional CFO

Vaco; Las Vegas (NV); On-site; USD 150,000 - 220,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discretionary bonuses

401(k) retirement plan

Medical, dental, and vision benefits

Job summary

Vaco Recruiter Services is seeking a Fractional Chief Financial Officer for an early-stage software company. The role is fully remote with a 6 to 9 month engagement, focusing on professionalizing the finance function and enabling the next growth phase.

You will act as a strategic finance advisor to the executive team, build and refine the operating model, and lead board reporting and forecasting efforts. Experience with fundraising, investor communications, and scaling finance processes is

Qualifications

• Senior finance leader with CFO/VP of Finance experience
• Experience with early-stage, venture-backed software or recurring-revenue businesses
• Strong modeling, budgeting, forecasting, and cash-planning skills
• Experience supporting fundraising, diligence, and investor comms

Responsibilities

• Serve as strategic finance advisor to executives on growth planning and resource allocation
• Build and maintain operating model, budget, forecasts, cash projections, and long-range plan
• Improve forecast accuracy with variance analysis and alignment to costs
• Prepare financial models, diligence materials, and data-room support for fundraising
• Lead board-level financial reporting and communicate performance, risks, opportunities
• Define and monitor recurring-revenue metrics and KPI tracking
• Oversee outsourced accounting and review monthly results
• Strengthen accounting processes, controls, and finance workflows for scale

Skills

Strategic finance leadership

Financial modeling

Budgeting and forecasting

Board reporting

Fundraising support

Job description

Fractional Chief Financial Officer

Our client, an early-stage software company, is seeking a Fractional Chief Financial Officer to professionalize its finance function and support its next phase of growth.

This role is fully remote and has an anticipated duration of 6 to 9 months.

Responsibilities:

• Serve as a strategic finance advisor to executive leadership on growth planning, resource allocation, and key business decisions
• Build and maintain the company’s operating model, budget, forecasts, cash projections, and long-range financial plan
• Improve forecast accuracy through detailed variance analysis, performance tracking, and alignment with actual operating costs
• Prepare financial models, presentations, diligence materials, and data-room support for future fundraising activities
• Lead board-level financial reporting and communicate performance, risks, opportunities, and key business drivers
• Define and monitor recurring-revenue metrics and other KPIs related to growth, spending, liquidity, and operating performance
• Oversee outsourced accounting resources and review monthly financial results for accuracy and completeness
• Strengthen accounting processes, internal controls, reporting cadence, and finance workflows to support future scale

Requirements:

• Progressive finance and accounting leadership experience as a CFO, VP of Finance, Head of Finance, or comparable senior finance leader
• Experience supporting early-stage, venture-backed software or recurring-revenue businesses
• Advanced financial modeling, budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis, and cash-planning capabilities
• Demonstrated experience supporting fundraising, financial diligence, investor communications, and board reporting
• Proven ability to advise founders and executive teams while building scalable finance processes and overseeing outsourced accounting operations

Compensation:

Determining compensation for this role (and others) at Vaco by Highspring depends upon a wide array of factors, including but not limited to:

• The individual’s skill sets, experience, and training;
• Licensure and certifications;
• Office location and other geographic considerations;
• Other business and organizational needs.

With that said, as required by local law in geographies that require salary range disclosure, Vaco by Highspring notes that the salary range for the role is noted in this job posting. The individual may also be eligible for discretionary bonuses, and can participate in medical, dental, and vision benefits as well as the company's 401(k) retirement plan.

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