VP of Finance

Burnett Specialists Staffing | Recruiting; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 180,000 - 320,000; Full time

Job summary

Burnett Specialists Staffing | Recruiting is seeking a Vice President of Finance to lead the company’s financial strategy, forecasting, and capital planning. This senior role partners with CEO and operational leaders to drive growth, profitability, and long-term success.

Responsibilities include treasury management, liquidity oversight, risk management, investment oversight, and building a high-performing finance team to support expanding business opportunities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, or related field.
• 10+ years of progressive finance and accounting leadership.
• MBA or Master’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or Business Administration.

Responsibilities

• Lead the company's overall financial strategy, planning, forecasting, and long-range financial plans.
• Partner with executive leadership to align growth strategies with financial objectives and cash flow requirements.
• Develop and evaluate financial models to support business initiatives, expansion opportunities, acquisitions, new product lines, and other strategic investments.
• Provide financial analysis and recommendations to drive informed business decisions.
• Create actionable plans and recommendations from complex and unstructured business data.
• Collaborate with sales and operational leadership to improve profitability, pricing strategies, and revenue growth initiatives.
• Establish and maintain strong relationships with banks, lenders, investors, and other financial institutions.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for credit facilities, loan agreements, and banking relationships.
• Negotiate banking terms, fees, financing arrangements, and credit agreements to optimize cost of capital.
• Ensure compliance with all debt covenants, loan reporting requirements, and lender obligations.
• Prepare and oversee compliance certificates and reporting required by financial institutions.
• Monitor liquidity, cash flow, working capital, and capital structure.
• Oversee treasury activities, including debt management, investment strategies, and capital allocation.
• Lead budgeting, forecasting, financial modeling, and performance measurement processes.
• Analyze financial results and key performance indicators, providing timely and actionable insights to leadership.
• Evaluate revenue streams, customer segments, product lines, industries, and market opportunities.
• Present detailed financial and operational analyses to executive leadership and stakeholders.
• Develop profitability and pricing models to support strategic decision-making.
• Continuously evaluate financial, operational, and business risks.
• Develop and maintain effective internal controls and financial governance processes.
• Strengthen payment controls, transaction verification procedures, and financial security measures.
• Monitor significant financial transactions and assess associated risks.
• Oversee insurance programs, including property and casualty coverage and annual renewals.
• Ensure compliance with regulatory requirements and company policies.
• Oversee investment planning and make recommendations regarding capital deployment and investment opportunities.
• Review lease agreements and provide financial analysis prior to execution or renewal.
• Support leadership in evaluating lease opportunities, property acquisitions, and real estate transactions.
• Assist with the financial analysis related to the purchase, sale, or financing of real estate assets.
• Lead, mentor, and develop members of the finance organization.
• Foster a culture of accountability, collaboration, continuous improvement, and professional development.
• Partner closely with accounting leadership to ensure accurate and timely financial reporting.
• Support organizational scalability through process improvements, systems enhancements, and best practices.

Skills

Strategic leadership

Financial modeling

Treasury management

Banking relationships

Forecasting

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication with executives

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance or Accounting

MBA or Master's in Finance/Accounting/Business Administration

Job description

The Vice President of Finance is a senior executive responsible for the overall financial strategy, treasury management, forecasting, capital planning, and financial performance of the organization. Reporting to executive leadership and partnering closely with the VP of Accounting, CEO, and operational leaders, this role provides strategic financial guidance to support sustainable growth, profitability, and long-term business success.
The VP of Finance serves as the primary liaison with banks, lenders, investors, insurance providers, and other external financial partners, ensuring strong capital management, debt compliance, liquidity, and financial stability. This individual will lead financial planning and analysis, treasury, risk management, investment oversight, and strategic business initiatives while mentoring and developing the finance team.

Responsibilities

VP of Finance

Vice President of Finance

The Vice President of Finance is a senior executive responsible for the overall financial strategy, treasury management, forecasting, capital planning, and financial performance of the organization. Reporting to executive leadership and partnering closely with the VP of Accounting, CEO, and operational leaders, this role provides strategic financial guidance to support sustainable growth, profitability, and long-term business success.
The VP of Finance serves as the primary liaison with banks, lenders, investors, insurance providers, and other external financial partners, ensuring strong capital management, debt compliance, liquidity, and financial stability. This individual will lead financial planning and analysis, treasury, risk management, investment oversight, and strategic business initiatives while mentoring and developing the finance team.

Responsibilities

Strategic Financial Leadership.

• Lead the company's overall financial strategy, planning, forecasting, and long-range financial plans.
• Partner with executive leadership to align growth strategies with financial objectives and cash flow requirements.
• Develop and evaluate financial models to support business initiatives, expansion opportunities, acquisitions, new product lines, and other strategic investments.
• Provide financial analysis and recommendations to drive informed business decisions.
• Create actionable plans and recommendations from complex and unstructured business data.
• Collaborate with sales and operational leadership to improve profitability, pricing strategies, and revenue growth initiatives.

Treasury and Banking Relations

• Establish and maintain strong relationships with banks, lenders, investors, and other financial institutions.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for credit facilities, loan agreements, and banking relationships.
• Negotiate banking terms, fees, financing arrangements, and credit agreements to optimize cost of capital.
• Ensure compliance with all debt covenants, loan reporting requirements, and lender obligations.
• Prepare and oversee compliance certificates and reporting required by financial institutions.
• Monitor liquidity, cash flow, working capital, and capital structure.
• Oversee treasury activities, including debt management, investment strategies, and capital allocation.

Financial Planning and Analysis

• Lead budgeting, forecasting, financial modeling, and performance measurement processes.
• Analyze financial results and key performance indicators, providing timely and actionable insights to leadership.
• Evaluate revenue streams, customer segments, product lines, industries, and market opportunities.
• Present detailed financial and operational analyses to executive leadership and stakeholders.
• Develop profitability and pricing models to support strategic decision-making.

Risk Management and Internal Controls

• Continuously evaluate financial, operational, and business risks.
• Develop and maintain effective internal controls and financial governance processes.
• Strengthen payment controls, transaction verification procedures, and financial security measures.
• Monitor significant financial transactions and assess associated risks.
• Oversee insurance programs, including property and casualty coverage and annual renewals.
• Ensure compliance with regulatory requirements and company policies.

Investment and Real Estate Management

• Oversee investment planning and make recommendations regarding capital deployment and investment opportunities.
• Review lease agreements and provide financial analysis prior to execution or renewal.
• Support leadership in evaluating lease opportunities, property acquisitions, and real estate transactions.
• Assist with the financial analysis related to the purchase, sale, or financing of real estate assets.

Leadership and Team Development

• Lead, mentor, and develop members of the finance organization.
• Foster a culture of accountability, collaboration, continuous improvement, and professional development.
• Partner closely with accounting leadership to ensure accurate and timely financial reporting.
• Support organizational scalability through process improvements, systems enhancements, and best practices.
  

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, or a related field.
• 10+ years of progressive finance and accounting leadership experience.
• Strong experience in treasury management, banking relationships, and debt covenant compliance.
• Advanced financial modeling, forecasting, and analytical skills.
• Experience managing cash flow, working capital, and capital allocation strategies.
• Proven ability to provide strategic financial leadership in a growing organization.
• Strong communication and relationship-building skills with executives, lenders, and business partners.
• MBA or Master's degree in Finance, Accounting, or Business Administration.