VP, Finance & Accounting

KLR Executive Search Group LLC; Concord (MA); On-site; USD 144,000 - 176,000; Full time

Job summary

Legacy Athletic Clubs in Concord, MA invites a seasoned Vice President, Finance & Accounting to partner with the CEO and leadership team. This in-person role will transform a developing finance operation into a disciplined, scalable platform that serves as a strategic partner to the business.

You will oversee multi-entity finance, revenue and cost reporting, planning, and due diligence for acquisitions, with oversight of Sage Intacct, Club Automation, HubSpot, and UKG.

Qualifications

• Senior finance leadership experience in multi-entity or multi-location org.
• Strong technical accounting and controllership foundation.
• Experience with acquisitions, due diligence, or post-acquisition integration preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead multi-entity close, financial reporting, reconciliations, and cash management.
• Oversee payroll coordination and payables; strengthen internal controls.
• Modernize workflows and reporting; deliver portfolio- and club-level analyses.
• Support due diligence, underwriting, and EBITDA analysis for acquisitions.
• Mentor and develop the finance team; build a scalable finance platform.

Skills

Financial leadership

Multi-entity accounting

Strategic partnering

Financial reporting

Education

Bachelor's degree in accounting/finance

CPA or advanced degree valued

Tools

Sage Intacct

Club Automation

UKG

Job description

KLR Executive Search Group is proud to partner with Legacy Athletic Clubs to recruit its next Vice President, Finance & Accounting. Managed by The Pinebrook Group, Legacy operates a growing portfolio of full-service health, fitness, racquet, and wellness clubs. Recent acquisitions have doubled revenue to more than $40 million and membership to more than 20,000, and the company is now professionalizing its corporate office to support a long-term vision of 25 clubs and beyond.

Position Overview:

Reporting to the Chief Executive Officer and two Managing Partners, the Vice President will serve as Legacy’s senior day-to-day finance executive and successor to the retiring CFO’s operating responsibilities. The successful candidate will have executive sponsorship and a clear mandate to transform a functional but developing accounting operation into a disciplined, analytical, and scalable finance platform that serves as a true strategic partner to the business.

Key Responsibilities:

• Finance Leadership and Transition: Partner with the retiring CFO to capture institutional knowledge and assume ownership of the finance calendar.
• Accounting Operations and Controls: Lead multi-entity close, financial reporting, reconciliations, cash management, internal controls, payroll coordination, and payables.
• Process Modernization: Modernize manual workflows, with an early focus on payroll, accounts payable, approvals, and electronic payments.
• Planning, Reporting and Analysis: Deliver timely portfolio-level and club-level reporting, variance analysis, KPIs, and actionable insights.
• Acquisitions and Integration: Support due diligence, underwriting, and EBITDA analysis, and build repeatable acquisition-integration playbooks.
• Team Leadership and Development: Assess and strengthen the finance team, clarify roles and accountability, and build an improvement-oriented culture.
• Technology and Systems: Optimize workflows and reporting across Sage Intacct, Club Automation, HubSpot, and UKG.

Qualifications and Experience:

• Senior finance leadership experience in a multi-entity or multi-location organization, such as VP of Finance, Corporate Controller, or divisional CFO.
• Strong technical accounting and controllership foundation, with demonstrated success improving or scaling a finance function.
• Experience with acquisitions, due diligence, or post-acquisition integration strongly preferred; Sage Intacct experience valued but not required.
• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, or a related field expected; CPA or advanced degree valued but not required.

Location and Compensation:

This is a full-time, in-person leadership position with travel to club locations as needed. The anticipated base salary is approximately $160,000 or above, depending on experience, with potential for a performance-based incentive plan.