Vice President Finance

Potere Search (PS); Phoenix (AZ); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Potere Search, LLC is seeking a VP of Finance to provide enterprise-wide financial leadership, drive strategy, planning, risk management, and reporting. This executive role focuses on financial integrity, operational discipline, and sustainable growth across all business lines.

The position encompasses strategic collaboration with the executive team, external partners, and clients, with emphasis on data-driven decision making and scalable financial operations.

Responsibilities

• Develop and lead the company’s overall financial strategy, aligning planning, performance, and growth objectives with business priorities.
• Own end-to-end financial operations, ensuring accountability, team performance, and high-quality service delivery across communities.
• Provide financial clarity and forward visibility, translating data into actionable insights for decision-making and long-term strategy.
• Lead the FP&A function with budgeting, forecasting, reporting, modeling, and decision frameworks.
• Oversee cash flow planning and working capital management to support growth.
• Support pricing strategies, cost management, and margin optimization across the organization.
• Model and provide insights to inform key investments and new business opportunities.
• Lead and develop a multi-layered finance organization through senior accounting leadership, enabling scalable operations.

Job description

A “Day in the Life” of the VP of Finance

The Vice President of Finance is responsible for enterprise-wide financial leadership, overseeing financial strategy, planning, risk management, and reporting for the organization. The role is accountable for ensuring financial integrity, operational discipline, and long-term sustainability across all business lines.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and lead the company’s overall financial strategy, aligning planning, performance, and growth objectives with business priorities.
• Own end-to-end financial operations, ensuring accountability, team performance, and consistent, high-quality service delivery across communities.
• Provide financial clarity and forward visibility across the organization, translating data into actionable insights that inform decision-making and long-term strategy.
• Lead the financial strategy component of the strategic planning process with the executive team, utilizing data and supporting the translation of key performance objectives into financial strategic and growth strategies. Drive financial clarity and decision-making at the executive level, serving as a strategic thought partner and advisor.
• Represents the company as a key external-facing executive with existing clients and prospective clients and key financial partners.
• Stay on top of technology trends, platforms, and solutions to improve operational efficiency and lead internal implementation.

Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A)

• Oversee corporate budgeting, forecasting, reporting, financial modeling, and final decision frameworks.
• Establish a rolling forecast model that aligns growth, hiring, and operational investment with financial performance.
• Lead a proactive financial planning function that provides forward-looking insights, scenario modeling, and decision support to executive leadership.
• Analyze financial performance and identify trends, risks, and opportunities.
• Establish and own KPIs and performance metrics to guide the business.
• Deliver clear, actionable financial insights to leadership.
• Oversee cash flow planning and working capital management.

Business Partnership

• Support pricing strategies, cost management, and margin optimization.
• Drive financial discipline across the organization.
• Model and provide insights to support key business decisions, investments, and new business opportunities.
• Lead and develop a multi-layered finance organization through the Director of Accounting and senior accounting leadership, ensuring strong day-to-day team performance and support
• Provide clear direction, coaching, and alignment to leadership roles responsible for managing a team of 25+ across accounting, finance, and customer care functions
• Promote a culture of high performance and continuous improvement that values learning, innovation, and excellence.

Operations

• Lead and develop a multi-layered finance organization through the Director of Accounting and senior accounting leadership, ensuring strong day-to-day team performance and support
• Provide clear direction, coaching, and alignment to leadership roles responsible for managing a team of 25+ across accounting, finance, and customer care functions
• Design and evolve team structure, roles, and responsibilities to support scale, clarity, and operational efficiency
• Build and implement scalable processes, systems, and workflows that enable consistency across a growing organization
• Foster a culture of accountability, high performance, and continuous improvement—grounded in learning, innovation, and operational excellence

Potere Search, LLC is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.