Vice President, Finance
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Job Location:
Chicago, IL - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
Yesterday
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
About Coalfire
Coalfire is on a mission to make the world a safer place by solving our clients hardest cybersecurity challenges. We work at the cutting edge of technology to advise assess automate and ultimately help companies navigate the ever-changing cybersecurity landscape. We are headquartered in Chicago Illinois with offices across the U.S. and U.K. and we support clients around the world.
But thats not who we are thats just what we do.
We are thought leaders consultants and cybersecurity experts but above all else we are a team of passionate problem-solvers who are hungry to learn grow and make a difference.
Position Summary
Coalfire Systems is a leading global cybersecurity professional services firm helping organizations proactively manage and reduce cyber risk. As a private-equity-backed company in a dynamic high-growth environment we are seeking a strategic and highly hands-on Vice President Finance to lead financial planning analysis and business partnership across the organization.
This is a player-coach role for a finance leader who thrives under pressure personally builds and owns financial models and delivers high-quality analysis on tight timelines. The VP Finance will work closely with executive leadership the Board and our private equity sponsor to drive financial discipline support growth and enable informed decision-making.
The role leads a team of four with two direct reports and partners closely with peers in the Office of the CFO to ensure strong alignment between financial planning & analysis procurement accounting tax and business intelligence teams.
This is a hybrid remote and in-office position located in the River North area of Chicago IL.
What Youll Do
- Financial Planning & Analysis
- Lead annual global budgeting long-range planning and rolling forecast processes across the company
- Personally build review and own complex financial models supporting forecasting scenario analysis capacity planning and investment decisions
- Drive rapid accurate analysis under tight deadlines in support of executive and Board-level decision-making
- Identify key performance drivers risks and opportunities and clearly communicate implications to leadership
- Manage offshore services financial models incorporating headcount utilization labor costs and delivery mix to support planning and profitability
- Business Partnership
- Serve as a trusted finance partner to Sales Delivery and Corporate leadership
- Translate complex financial data into actionable insights for non-finance stakeholders
- Support strategic initiatives by providing hands-on analytical support and decision frameworks
- Sales Capacity & Commissions Planning
- Own sales capacity modeling productivity analysis and commissions planning
- Partner with Sales leadership to evaluate headcount plans quota coverage and go-to-market effectiveness
- Monitor revenue trends pipeline dynamics and margin performance providing clear recommendations
- Reporting & Close Collaboration
- Collaborate closely with the VP of Accounting on the monthly close process to ensure alignment between actuals forecasts and management reporting
- Own internal management reporting dashboards and KPIs used by executive leadership
- Ensure accuracy consistency and clarity across financial outputs and narratives
- Board & Private Equity Reporting
- Prepare Board materials reporting packages and presentations in partnership with the CFO
- Support private equity sponsor reporting ad-hoc analyses and value-creation initiatives
- Contribute to diligence integration and strategic projects as needed
- Team Leadership
- Lead mentor and develop a high-performing FP&A team of four including two direct reports
- Operate as a player-coach balancing hands-on execution with team development
- Establish scalable processes high analytical standards and a culture of accountability and urgency
- Execution & Operating Cadence
- Operate effectively in a fast-paced deadline-driven private-equity-backed environment
- Manage multiple priorities while delivering accurate timely and decision-ready outputs
- Step in directly when needed to ensure critical deliverables are met particularly during budget cycles forecasts and Board reporting
What Youll Bring
- Bachelors degree in Finance Accounting Economics or related field
- 15 years of progressive finance experience including senior-level FP&A leadership
- Strong financial modeling skills with a track record of hands-on ownership
- Prior experience in a private-equity-backed environment including Board reporting
- Deep understanding of sales capacity planning commissions and revenue analytics
- Exceptional analytical communication and executive presentation skills
- Attributes for Success
- Highly hands-on leader who enjoys building models and diving into the details
- Thrives in high-pressure environments with tight deadlines and evolving priorities
- Strategic thinker with a strong execution mindset
- Collaborative credible partner to senior leaders and cross-functional teams
- High integrity sound judgment and strong attention to detail
Bonus Points
- Experience in professional services technology or cybersecurity strongly preferred
- MBA preferred
$151700 - $263000 a year
The salary range listed is a reasonable estimate of the compensation range for this role based on national salary averages. The actual salary offer to the successful candidate will be based on job-related education geographic location training licensure and certifications and other factors. You may also be eligible to participate in annual incentive commission and/or recognition programs.
Why Youll Want to Join Us
At Coalfire youll find the support you need to thrive personally and many cases we provide a flexible work model that empowers you to choose when and where youll work most effectively whether youre at home or an office.
Regardless of location youll experience a company that prioritizes connection and wellbeing and be part of a team where people care about each other and our communities. Youll have opportunities to join employee resource groups participate in in-person and virtual events and more. And youll enjoy competitive perks and benefits to support you and your family like paid parental leave flexible time off certification and training reimbursement digital mental health and wellbeing support membership and comprehensive insurance options.
At Coalfire equal opportunity and pay equity is integral to the way we do business. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin disability or status as a protected veteran. Coalfire is committed to providing access equal opportunity and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities in employment its services programs and activities. To request reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process contact our Human Resources team atemailprotected.
We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process such as analyzing resumes or assessing responses. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed please contact us.
Required Experience:
Exec
Key Skills
- Forecasting
- Financial Services
- GAAP
- Accounting
- IFRS
- Regulatory Reporting
- Financial Analysis
- Financial Modeling
- Budgeting
- Financial Report Interpretation
- Financial Management
- Financial Planning
About Company
Coalfire is a cybersecurity and compliance services company that works with enterprises and tech businesses in FedRAMP, cloud migration, AI Risk, pen…
