Senior Client Finance Leader – Restaurant Tech

KitchenSync, Inc.; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

KitchenSync, Inc. in Los Angeles is seeking a VP of Client Finance to serve as a senior client-facing financial advisor. You will help restaurant clients understand their financial position, forecast cash flows, and maximize value from Kit and KitchenSync’s financial services.

This role blends finance, banking, advisory, business development, and technology, requiring direct collaboration with restaurant owners to build forecasts, manage cash flow, and optimize financial strategies within Kit.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in finance, FP&A, accounting, banking, or related field.
• Experience working directly with business owners or senior leadership.
• Strong financial modeling, forecasting, cash-flow, and P&L skills.
• Restaurant, hospitality, retail, or multi-location business experience strongly preferred.
• Experience selling or recommending financial products, banking services, or technology solutions is a plus.
• Comfortable working with financial technology and learning new platforms.
• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, or related field required; MBA, CPA, CFA, or similar credential is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a trusted financial advisor to restaurant owners and operators.
• Review P&Ls, cash flow, labor, AP, and other financial data within Kit.
• Build cash-flow forecasts, budgets, and financial plans.
• Help clients plan for payroll, taxes, capital expenditures, new locations, and other major cash needs.
• Identify financial risks and opportunities and provide clear, actionable recommendations.
• Help clients establish effective cash-management and financial planning practices.
• Introduce and sell KitchenSync's banking products as part of each client's financial strategy.
• Assess client banking needs and recommend appropriate products and cash-management solutions.
• Help clients implement and adopt KitchenSync banking products.
• Identify opportunities to expand KitchenSync's financial and banking services within existing relationships.
• Partner with sales to demonstrate the financial value of Kit to prospective clients.
• Lead financial strategy and solutions to support client needs and business objectives.
• Partner with external vendors, lenders, and capital providers to secure financing, loans, and financial products for clients.
• Develop and expand a financial product ecosystem that broadens client access to competitive financing solutions.
• Build strategic financial partnerships to enhance product offerings, improve access to capital, and deliver client value.

Skills

Financial modeling

Forecasting

Cash flow

P&L

Business development

Relationship-building

Communication

Analytical thinking

Education

Bachelor's in Finance/Accounting/Business

MBA/CPA/CFA or similar credential

Tools

Kit platform

Job description

KitchenSync, Inc. in Los Angeles is seeking a VP of Client Finance to serve as a senior client-facing financial advisor. You will help restaurant clients understand their financial position, forecast cash flows, and maximize value from Kit and KitchenSync’s financial services.

This role blends finance, banking, advisory, business development, and technology, requiring direct collaboration with restaurant owners to build forecasts, manage cash flow, and optimize financial strategies within Kit.