Vice President of Finance

DCS; Bells (TN); On-site; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

DCS seeks a Vice President of Finance to oversee financial operations and guide strategy for fiscal stability. You will collaborate with the executive team to set long-range goals, plans, and policies.

Responsibilities include budgeting, forecasting, reporting, and regulatory compliance while leading the Finance Department and driving professional development across staff. Travel up to 30% may be required.

Qualifications

• Five or more years of executive leadership experience.
• Excellent leadership and integrity.
• Exceptional verbal, written, and visual communication skills.
• Understanding of advanced accounting, regulatory issues, and tax planning.
• Experience raising capital beyond traditional lines of credit.

Responsibilities

• Financial Management: Budgeting, forecasting, and auditing aligned with objectives.
• Strategic Planning: Develop long-term financial strategy, risk management, and investments.
• Financial Reporting: Prepare and communicate monthly/annual statements to CEO and Board.
• Compliance: Ensure tax planning and regulatory compliance locally and federally.
• Leadership: Direct Finance Department and contribute to executive decisions.

Job description

The Vice President will be responsible for overseeing the financial operations of the company, guiding its financial strategy, planning, and maintaining its fiscal stability. They will collaborate with the executive management team to establish long-range goals, strategies, plans, and policies.

Essential Functions

Reasonable accommodations will be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Financial Management: Manage the company's financial operations, including budgeting, forecasting, and auditing. Ensure that the financial transactions, policies, and procedures meet the organization's short and long-term business objectives and are conducted in accordance with regulations, accounting principles, and standards.
• Strategic Planning: Develop and implement the financial strategy of the company. This includes long-term financial planning and forecasting, risk management, and investment strategies.
• Financial Reporting: Oversee the preparation and communication of monthly and annual financial statements. Ensure the timely reporting of key financial data and updates to the CEO, Board of Directors, and other key stakeholders.
• Compliance: Ensure legal and regulatory compliance regarding all financial functions. This includes tax planning and compliance with local, state, and federal tax regulations.
• Leadership: Direct the Finance and accounting team and ensure their ongoing professional development and training. Participate in key decisions as a member of the executive management team.

A set of core skills, including deep financial expertise, strategic planning abilities, proficiency in risk management, leadership and communication skills, technological savvy, and an understanding of regulatory and compliance issues. This position manages all employees of the Finance Department and is responsible for the performance management and hiring of the employees within that department.

Work Environment

This job operates in a professional office environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets and fax machines.

Physical Demands

This is a combination of desk work and hands-on applications within the company.

Position Type/Expected Hours of Work

This is a full-time position, and hours of work and days are generally Monday through Friday.

Travel

Travel is required to multiple locations as business needs demand up to 30% may be expected.

Required skills and qualifications

• Five or more years of experience in executive leadership roles
• Excellent leadership skills, with steadfast resolve and personal integrity
• Exceptional verbal, written, and visual communication skills
• Understanding of advanced accounting, regulatory issues, and tax planning
• Working knowledge of how to raise capital outside traditional lines of credit

Preferred skills and qualifications

• Master's degree (or equivalent experience) in accounting, business accounting, or finance
• International finance experience
• Experience in mergers and acquisitions and investor relations
• Executive experience with SaaS business models and their associated revenue recognition
• Professional certification (ex: Certified Public Accountant)

Other Duties

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.