Strategic Finance & Operations VP – Aviation Services

Landrum & Brown; Falmouth (ME); On-site; USD 140,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Landrum & Brown, a global aviation consulting firm, seeks a highly experienced Vice President, Corporate Finance & Administration to lead administrative, operational, and financial management supporting growth.

Reporting to the President and CFO, this role provides operating discipline, financial insight, and cross-functional coordination to translate strategy into measurable results, while guiding budgeting, forecasting, and governance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in business, finance, accounting, operations; MBA/CPA/CMA preferred.
• Significant senior-level experience in operations, finance, administration, or business leadership.
• Experience in a professional services, consulting, aviation, infrastructure, or project-based organization preferred.
• Strong knowledge of budgeting, forecasting, project economics, profitability, utilization, working capital, and financial controls.
• Ability to operate effectively in a matrixed environment with dual or functional reporting.
• Proven experience leading cross-functional initiatives, organizational change, and business process improvement.
• Strong executive communication, judgment, collaboration, and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead business administration, planning, and organizational effectiveness.
• Partner with the President to implement strategic priorities and annual operating plans.
• Oversee budgeting, forecasting, financial reporting, and performance analysis in alignment with the CFO.
• Monitor revenue, profitability, backlog, utilization, project margins, working capital, and cash flow.
• Strengthen project financial management, commercial discipline, and operational controls.
• Identify business risks, performance gaps, and improvement opportunities, and coordinate corrective action.
• Establish effective leadership routines, dashboards, reporting, and decision-making processes.
• Coordinate with corporate functions, including Finance, Human Resources, Legal, Risk, IT, and Marketing.
• Support organizational design, workforce planning, business transformation, and change initiatives.
• Lead assigned administrative, operational, and financial support teams.

Skills

Executive leadership

Strategic planning

Cross-functional leadership

Budgeting & forecasting

Operational discipline

Executive communication

Problem-solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in business/finance/accounting/operations

MBA/CPA/CMA or equivalent designation preferred

Job description

Landrum & Brown, a global aviation consulting firm, seeks a highly experienced Vice President, Corporate Finance & Administration to lead administrative, operational, and financial management supporting growth.

Reporting to the President and CFO, this role provides operating discipline, financial insight, and cross-functional coordination to translate strategy into measurable results, while guiding budgeting, forecasting, and governance.