VP of Accounting

Title: VP of Accounting

Zip Code: 10005 (New York)

Compensation: $200000 - $% Bonus Equity

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Position Synopsis

Our private equity backed client seeks a Corporate Controller to drive operational excellence. Backed by a middle-market private equity firm their $800M retail portfolio company is transforming the finance and accounting team to the next level of strategic output. Reporting directly to the CFO you will step into a highly visible role acting as a true transformational leader. Beyond core accounting functions you will oversee budgeting treasury and process normalization across a sprawling multi-location operating footprint. If you are a proven accounting leader looking to leave a massive fingerprint on a growing organization this position provides a true seat at the table. Relocation assistance will be provided for the right candidate.

Job Duties & Responsibilities

• Maintain comprehensive responsibility for producing timely complete and accurate financial reporting for the entire platform company
• Lead mentor and develop a highly integrated productive retail accounting organization consisting of a team of 20 corporate accounting operational accounting and operational finance professionals.
• Oversee the generation verification and timely transmission of complex statutory and financial reports required by suppliers.
• Schedule manage and enforce a strict financial closing calendar to ensure seamless and accurate monthly quarterly and year-end close cycles.
• Supervise and perform high-level review of all core dealership accounting analysis balance sheets and consolidated financial reports before executive presentation.
• Partner closely with the General Managers Chief Marketing Officer Chief Revenue Officer and CEO to provide premier corporate financial service while strictly ensuring compliance with standard practices.
• Identify operational bottlenecks and spearhead the implementation of enhanced retail accounting policies internal controls and corporate compliance procedures.
• Support the overarching corporate accounting function by collaborating on strategic tax planning corporate consolidations and external audit management.
• Partner with the CFO to establish monitor and enforce critical financial and operating benchmarks corporate budgets and key performance tracking metrics.
• Guide the finance department through rapid M&A integration running point on onboarding accounting systems for newly acquired entities

Experience

• Proven progressive functional accounting leadership experience specifically within retail multi-unit restaurant or dealerships.
• Demonstrated success managing mentoring and scaling complex cross-functional accounting teams of 15 personnel across a multi-location operating structure.

• Prior financial leadership experience operating within a private equity portfolio company working under institutional scaling expectations.
• Experience assisting with the normalization systems integration and balance sheet reconciliation of newly acquired dealership points.

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