Location: Lawrence, NY
Reports to: COO
Compensation: Base $225k-$250k (DOE) + annual bonus
The Role (What You'll Do)
After experiencing tremendous growth, WSS is seeking a CFO to own the financial health of WSS and oversee all finance operations. This leader will further develop and manage AP, AR, Collections, FP&A, and Bookkeeping while providing strategic guidance on budgeting, forecasting, accruals, and pricing strategies. The role is approximately 80% management and oversight, with 20% direct involvement in budgeting and financial understanding to support the company's growth and decision-making.
Core functions:- Review and improve procedures and KPI's for Finance departments
- Oversee all WSS finance functions, including AP, AR, Collections, FP&A, and bookkeeping.
- Build and manage a team for financial reporting, budgeting, forecasting, and accrual-based accounting.
- Lead the company's budgeting process and support pricing and price increase decisions.
- Build clear financial visibility for leadership and ensure accuracy across reporting.
- Maintain accountability for finance processes, controls, and deadlines.
- Partner with leadership to understand business performance and guide financial strategy.
- Translate financial data into actionable insights that support company planning.
- Ensure finance operations are organized, reliable, and scalable as WSS grows.
- Provide trusted guidance on financial decisions that affect operations and revenue.
- Help align finance with the company's long-term vision and operating priorities.
What Success Looks Like (Outcomes)
- Finance operations run accurately, consistently, and on time.
- Leadership has clear visibility into performance, forecasts, and budgeting.
- Price increases and budgeting decisions are supported by solid financial analysis.
- AP, AR, Collections, bookkeeping, and FP&A are managed with strong accountability.
- The finance function is trusted, proactive, and aligned with the company's direction.
Who You Are
- A strong financial leader with experience managing full finance operations.
- A supportive and communicative leader open to mentoring and developing their direct reports.
- Comfortable balancing management oversight with hands-on financial work.
- Highly trustworthy, organized, and detail-oriented.
- Able to understand the broader business and connect finance to company vision.
- A clear communicator who can work well with leadership and cross-functional teams.
- Confident working in a fast-moving environment that requires accountability and judgment.
Requirements
- Bachelor's in Finance, Accounting, or related degree.
- Experience in building and leading internal (not outsourced) finance operations in a growing business.
- Strong background in AP, AR, bookkeeping, budgeting, and forecasting.
- Accrual accounting experience required.
- 10+ years of relevant experience
- 5+ years senior management experience, including managing multiple teams
- Based in New York preferred; Connecticut will also be considered.
- Ability to manage the full finance function with minimal oversight.
- Strong understanding of how finance supports company growth and vision.
- Proven ability to earn trust through sound judgment, accuracy, and discretion.
- Familiar with US GAAP
Preferred Experience (Nice to Have)
- Active CPA license
- Experience supporting pricing strategy and price increases.
- Waste management, multifamily, commercial services, or related industry experience is a plus.
Why WSS
- High-impact leadership role with visibility across the company.
- Opportunity to shape financial strategy as the business grows.
- Direct influence on budgeting, forecasting, and pricing decisions.
- A chance to support a company with a clear value proposition and a strong operating model.
