SVP of Accounting and Finance

Nxt Level; Bellevue (WA); On-site; USD 250,000 - 400,000; Full time

Job summary

Nxt Level in Bellevue, WA seeks an SVP of Accounting and Finance to eventually succession plan for the CFO. The role blends strategic leadership with hands-on stewardship of a $1B business, including M&A and scale across cross‑functional teams.

You will lead accounting, treasury, tax, and internal controls; partner with operations; and deliver timely financial statements to owners, managers, and bankers, guiding decision making with clear analysis.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in accounting.
• 15+ years of accounting and controller experience.
• Experience in senior leadership roles.
• Ability to communicate with management and non-financial personnel.
• Team oriented.
• MBA and CPA preferred.
• Treasury experience.

Responsibilities

• Manage and develop accounting staff with job descriptions, training, promotion, and goals.
• Work with all departments to improve financial performance.
• Provide accurate monthly financial statements to owners, managers, and bankers.
• Develop standardized reporting and explain results and trends.
• Improve internal controls and protect assets; review transactions for accuracy.
• Identify cost savings and enforce budget compliance.
• Manage annual audit and GAAP compliance with no adjustments.
• Ensure federal and state tax compliance and manage audits.
• Direct payroll processing and related taxes and benefits.
• Direct cash management, including short-term borrowing.
• Coordinate credit and collections while managing risk with customers.
• Ensure transactions for retail, catalog and e-commerce are properly recorded.
• Maintain inventory records and apply inventory accounting consistently.
• Provide product cost information and make profitability-based recommendations.
• Record acquisitions, transfers, and disposals of fixed assets; ensure budget adherence.

Skills

Leadership

Strategic thinking

Communication skills

Team collaboration

M&A interest

Education

Bachelor's degree in accounting

Job description

Our client is currently looking for an SVP of Accounting and Finance and someone that will eventually be the succession plan for the current CFO. We're looking for someone with a strong Accounting/Controller. We are looking for someone that's both strategic and tactical. You are willing to dive into the business and not only identify problems but provide stewardship and direction towards a decision. If you're excited about M&A, complex cross functional business structures, and scale, then this is the perfect role for you.

This is a unique opportunity to be the second in command to CFO of a $1B business that's growing through strategic M&A and adding net new services.

Experience Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in accounting
• 15+ years experience (controller experience a plus)
• Experience holding a senior leadership roles
• Ability to communicate with management and non-financial personnel
• Team oriented
• Prefer:
• Strongly prefer MBA
• CPA
• Treasury experience

Duties & Responsibilities

• Manage and develop an effective operations and customer service oriented accounting staff by developing job descriptions, training, promotion, and goal setting
• Work directly with all departments to improve their financial performance
• Provide accurate and timely monthly financial statements to the company's owners, managers and bankers
• Develop easy to follow statements for users and support user questions and requests
• Develop standardized and efficient reporting and include analysis and explanations of results and trends
• Develop and improve systems of internal control, protect the company's assets and review transactions for accuracy.
• Identify and implement cost savings. Increase informational efficiencies, reduce administration cost and question the benefit of every expenditure. Enforce compliance with budget.
• Manage the independent annual audit including cost reduction, scheduling, GAAP compliance with no audit adjustments
• Ensure federal and state tax compliance and manage any audit to obtain the most favorable result
• Meet vendor obligations to pay at the optimum time.
• Direct preparation of payroll and processing appropriate taxes, 401(k) contributions and group insurance premiums.
• Direct cash management including investing and borrowing short term funds.
• Encourage sales while keeping credit risk at a reasonable level by coordinating and administering the company credit and collection policies. Exercise sound judgment and diplomacy in dealing with customers.
• Ensure all transactions associated with retail store, catalog, and e-commerce operations follow corporate standards and are properly recorded
• Ensure accurate inventory record keeping and consistent application of inventory accounting procedures
• Ensure accurate product cost information including direct, indirect and overhead costs. Make product mix recommendations based on product profitability.
• Direct recording acquisitions, transfers, and disposals of corporate fixed assets. Ensure compliance with budget and capital asset acquisition policies.