Vice President, Financial Operations

hireneXus; St. Louis (MO); On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

hireneXus in St. Louis is seeking a Vice President of Financial Operations to lead the financial operations and drive scalable infrastructure for growth. You will oversee transactional accounting, cash management, and internal controls while building a high-performing team.

The role demands hands-on leadership, broad experience in finance and operations, and the ability to partner across functions to implement process improvements and technology-enabled solutions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or a related field.
• 10+ years of progressive experience in financial operations, accounting operations, corporate finance, or related function.
• Significant experience leading and developing finance or accounting teams.
• Broad understanding of transactional finance, cash management, working capital, reconciliations, and internal controls.
• Demonstrated success improving financial processes and building scalable operating procedures.
• Experience leading systems implementations, process automation, or technology-enabled improvements.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to identify issues and implement practical solutions.
• Experience working within a growing, evolving, or complex organization preferred.
• Strong communication and cross-functional partnership skills.
• Hands-on, proactive leadership style with the ability to balance day-to-day execution with broader process improvement and strategic initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership across key financial operations and transactional accounting activities.
• Develop and strengthen financial processes, policies, procedures, and internal controls.
• Drive process improvement and standardization to increase accuracy, efficiency, and scalability.
• Identify opportunities to automate manual processes and improve the use of financial systems and technology.
• Oversee cash management, banking activities, payment processes, and working capital initiatives.
• Establish KPIs and reporting to monitor performance, productivity, and areas for improvement.
• Lead and develop the Financial Operations team, establishing clear accountability, performance expectations, and professional development.
• Partner with Accounting, Finance, Operations, IT, and other functional leaders to improve processes and resolve business issues.
• Support systems implementations, organizational initiatives, and other projects impacting financial operations.
• Partner with senior leadership on financial controls, operational performance, and strategic finance initiatives.
• Build scalable processes, systems, and team capabilities to support the continued evolution of the organization.

Skills

Leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Process improvement

Financial analytics

Strategic decision making

Hands-on leadership

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or related field

Tools

ERP systems

Job description

The Vice President of Financial Operations

The position is a senior finance leader responsible for overseeing core financial operations within a growing organization. This individual will focus on strengthening processes, improving controls, developing the team, and building scalable financial infrastructure to support continued growth.

This is a hands-on leadership role requiring broad financial operations experience, strong systems orientation, and a demonstrated ability to improve processes and drive change across an evolving organization.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership across key financial operations and transactional accounting activities.


• Develop and strengthen financial processes, policies, procedures, and internal controls.


• Drive process improvement and standardization to increase accuracy, efficiency, and scalability.


• Identify opportunities to automate manual processes and improve the use of financial systems and technology.


• Oversee cash management, banking activities, payment processes, and working capital initiatives.


• Establish KPIs and reporting to monitor performance, productivity, and areas for improvement.


• Lead and develop the Financial Operations team, establishing clear accountability, performance expectations, and professional development.


• Partner with Accounting, Finance, Operations, IT, and other functional leaders to improve processes and resolve business issues.


• Support systems implementations, organizational initiatives, and other projects impacting financial operations.


• Partner with senior leadership on financial controls, operational performance, and strategic finance initiatives.


• Build scalable processes, systems, and team capabilities to support the continued evolution of the organization.

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or a related field.


• 10+ years of progressive experience in financial operations, accounting operations, corporate finance, or a related function.


• Significant experience leading and developing finance or accounting teams.


• Broad understanding of transactional finance, cash management, working capital, reconciliations, and internal controls.


• Demonstrated success improving financial processes and building scalable operating procedures.


• Experience leading systems implementations, process automation, or technology-enabled improvements.


• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to identify issues and implement practical solutions.


• Experience working within a growing, evolving, or complex organization preferred.


• Strong communication and cross-functional partnership skills.


• Hands-on, proactive leadership style with the ability to balance day-to-day execution with broader process improvement and strategic initiatives.