VP of Finance | PE-Backed Services Platform
Location:
Southeast U.S. (Preference for candidates located within a reasonable travel distance to Atlanta)
Competitive base salary + bonus + strong long-term growth potential
Our client is a rapidly growing, private equity-backed multi-entity services organization focused on scaling through acquisitions and operational excellence. The organization is building out its finance infrastructure and seeking a hands-on VP of Finance to help lead financial operations, integrations, reporting, and strategic growth initiatives across multiple business units.
This is a highly visible role partnering directly with executive leadership and ownership. The position offers the opportunity to build processes, drive operational improvements, support acquisitions and integrations, and help scale a growing platform organization. The company is seeking someone who can operate both strategically and tactically in a fast-paced, evolving environment.
This role has strong long-term growth potential and may evolve into a broader finance leadership opportunity over time.
Key Responsibilities:
Financial Leadership & Reporting
- Lead core accounting and finance operations across multiple operating entities
- Oversee monthly close, consolidations, financial reporting, budgeting, and forecasting
- Ensure accuracy, integrity, and timeliness of financial reporting and KPI analysis
- Develop and enhance reporting processes, dashboards, and operational metrics
- Partner with leadership teams to evaluate financial performance and operational trends
Operational Finance & Process Improvement
- Standardize accounting processes, controls, and reporting across acquired entities
- Drive process improvements around cash management, working capital, and operational efficiency
- Assist with transitioning acquired businesses from cash-basis to accrual accounting where needed
- Evaluate financial and operational workflows to identify opportunities for scalability and automation
- Support implementation and optimization of financial systems and reporting infrastructure
Acquisitions & Integrations
- Lead financial onboarding and integration efforts for newly acquired companies
- Support post-acquisition consolidations, chart of accounts alignment, and reporting standardization
- Partner with operational leadership to ensure smooth financial integration of acquired businesses
- Assist with lender reporting, compliance, and acquisition-related financial analysis
Leadership & Business Partnership
- Serve as a strategic finance partner to executive leadership and operational leaders
- Mentor and develop lean but high-performing accounting and finance teams
- Collaborate cross-functionally with operations, accounting, and leadership teams to support growth initiatives
- Help establish financial discipline and KPI-driven decision-making throughout the organization
Qualifications
- 8+ years of progressive accounting and finance experience
- Strong operational finance and accounting background within multi-entity environments
- Experience with consolidations, integrations, and scaling finance processes
- Strong understanding of monthly close, financial reporting, and KPI analysis
- Experience in private equity-backed, high-growth, or acquisition-heavy environments
- Ability to operate in both strategic and hands-on capacities
- Strong communication and leadership skills with the ability to partner across the organization
Preferred Experience
- Home services, field services, construction, industrial services, or related multi-location industries
- Experience supporting acquisitions and post-merger integrations
- Experience within rapidly growing or roll-up organizations
- Big 4 foundation or public accounting background
- Experience with ERP/accounting system implementations or upgrades
Additional Details
- Travel to operating locations on an as-needed basis
- Highly collaborative and entrepreneurial environment
- Opportunity to help shape and build finance infrastructure during a critical growth stage
- Strong exposure to executive leadership and ownership group