Vice President, Finance & AccountingEverytable is seeking a hands-on Vice President of Finance & Accounting to lead the finance organization and serve as a strategic partner to the CEO, leadership team, Board, investors, and lenders.
Position OverviewThe Vice President of Finance & Accounting will lead FP&A, accounting, financial reporting, treasury, audit, tax, and finance operations.
This role requires a leader who can operate at both the strategic and execution levels. The successful candidate must be comfortable presenting to the Board, advising senior leadership, managing and developing a team, and personally working through financial models, cash forecasts, reporting, accounting issues, and other critical deliverables.
The position reports to the CEO and serves as a key member of the executive leadership team.
Key ResponsibilitiesFinancial Leadership and FP&A- Serve as the company's senior finance and accounting leader and a strategic partner to the CEO and leadership team.
- Lead budgeting, forecasting, long-range planning, scenario analysis, and management reporting.
- Own the company's financial model, cash forecast, liquidity plan, and performance reporting.
- Translate financial and operating data into clear insights and recommendations.
- Partner with business leaders on pricing, contracts, investments, cost savings, and growth initiatives.
- Develop reporting by channel, customer, location, and program.
Accounting and Reporting- Oversee the monthly, quarterly, and annual close and ensure timely, accurate financial statements.
- Maintain appropriate accounting policies, controls, reconciliations, and documentation in accordance with U.S. GAAP.
- Review significant accounting matters, including debt, equity, leases, revenue recognition, inventory, and fixed assets.
- Lead the annual audit and oversee tax compliance and external accounting relationships.
Treasury and Capital Management- Maintain clear visibility into cash, liquidity, working capital, and financial obligations.
- Manage banking relationships, debt compliance, covenant reporting, and lender communications.
- Support debt and equity financings, including modeling, diligence, investor materials, and transaction execution.
- Serve as a primary finance contact for investors, lenders, and other capital partners.
Operational Finance- Partner closely with operations, sales, retail, foodservice, manufacturing, supply chain, and culinary teams.
- Connect financial performance to operational drivers such as food cost, labor, yield, waste, production volume, and delivery costs.
- Evaluate customer, contract, store, franchise, and program economics.
- Identify opportunities to improve gross margin, labor efficiency, profitability, and cash flow.
Team and Systems Leadership- Lead, manage, and develop the finance and accounting team.
- Establish clear responsibilities, accountability, and performance expectations.
- Remain highly involved in critical deliverables and willing to perform detailed work when needed.
- Improve finance processes, reporting tools, ERP usage, data quality, and automation.
- Build scalable processes while maintaining a lean and practical finance function.
Candidate ProfileThe ideal candidate is a well-rounded finance executive with strong accounting fundamentals, advanced FP&A capabilities, and experience in a complex, fast-moving operating environment.
The individual must be equally comfortable leading a team, advising executives, and personally working in the details.
Required Qualifications- Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, business, or a related field.
- 10+ years of progressive finance and accounting experience.
- Prior experience as a VP of Finance, Head of Finance, senior finance director, divisional CFO, or similar role.
- Strong knowledge of U.S. GAAP, financial reporting, accounting operations, and internal controls.
- Demonstrated ownership of budgeting, forecasting, financial modeling, cash planning, and management reporting.
- Experience managing and developing finance and accounting teams.
- Advanced Excel and financial modeling skills.
- Experience with ERP and business intelligence systems.
- Strong communication skills with executives, Boards, investors, lenders, and operating leaders.
- Willingness to be highly hands-on and accountable for execution.
Preferred Qualifications- CPA, MBA, or similar advanced qualification.
- Experience in food manufacturing, foodservice, retail, restaurants, consumer products, or distribution.
- Experience with multi-location, multi-channel, franchise, or inventory-based businesses.
- Experience with cost accounting, manufacturing variances, debt and equity financings, and liquidity management.
- Experience with Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central and Power BI.
- Experience in a private, venture-backed, or mission-driven company.
Leadership Attributes- Hands-on and execution-oriented
- Strong financial judgment
- Clear and practical communicator
- Collaborative business partner
- Effective team leader and developer
- Comfortable operating through ambiguity and change
- High integrity and attention to detail
- Strong alignment with Everytable's mission
