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vcfo's mission is to make our clients stronger

We do that by providing fractional finance and human resources / people operations consulting services to small and medium-sized clients ($10M to $300M) in every industry you can imagine.

CEO Ellen Wood co-founded vcfo in 1996, intent on helping a wide variety of clients develop the strategies and adopt the tactics they needed by providing a slice of expertise at an affordable price point. Many finance professionals told us it would never become a mainstream idea. History tells a different story. Today, our employees in four offices (Austin, Dallas, Denver, and Houston) are closing in on our 6,000th client!

If you enjoy:

• Developing innovative strategies to improve revenue and profitability
• Solving thorny problems for a variety of companies and industries
• Networking with other executives and developing new business opportunities
• Juggling three to five widely varied clients at a time
• Seizing the initiative to develop new business with an existing client
• Communicating with and educating clients
• Leading small teams
• Lifelong learning
• Collaborating with brilliant, deeply experienced peers who come from such widely diverse backgrounds you just won't believe it
• Engaging with local nonprofit and community organizations
• Having the support of your firm's executives, industry-leading best practices, and an employee-led culture of people-first, integrity, and accountability

You will love working at vcfo!

As a Consulting CFO, You Will:

• Use your expertise and experience to engage leaders in natural discussions, explaining how vcfo's team can help prospects and existing clients
• Work on a daily basis with three to five companies, often in wide-ranging industries
• Build a trusted-advisor relationship with vcfo clients, setting clear expectations and steadfastly maintaining the highest level of integrity, accountability, professionalism, and communication
• Provide innovative strategies to enable our clients to grow revenue, improve profitability, and position themselves to take advantage of market changes, as well as merger, acquisition, and exit opportunities
• Lead, collaborate with, and mentor vcfo employees and client teams
• Collaborate with other vcfo employees to help build our practice
• Grow our collaborative environment by actively mentoring vcfo controllers and assistant controllers, collaborating with vcfo human resource consultants, supporting our marketing initiatives, and adhering to vcfo's best practices as an Entrepreneurial Operating System (EOS) company

Requirements:

• BBA in Accounting or Finance required, MBA or CPA a plus
• 15+ years of finance and accounting experience
• CFO for at least five years in a rapidly growing and changing environment
• Comfortable participating in conversations with prospects and clients regarding new business opportunities
• Experience in multiple industries
• Comfortable reporting to executives and boards
• Expertise in budgeting, forecasting, and modeling
• Well-versed in system selection and implementation
• Strong knowledge of treasury, fund raising, debt negotiation, and financing options
• Experience leading merger and acquisition activities, from identification through integration
• Consider yourself a lifelong learner, eager for new learning opportunities and constructive feedback
• Sensitive and effective coaching or mentoring experience
• Ability to build rapport with customers, anticipating their needs and exceeding their expectations

Benefits:

• Competitive base salary
• Commissions for lead referrals that become clients
• Flexible schedules to accommodate work / life balance
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Company match on 401k contributions
• Short-term and long-term disability (tax free)
• Life insurance
• Paid time off + paid company holidays
• Paid time to support networking activities
• Paid Admin time for your development and access to company-paid training to support continuing professional education (CPE) requirements
• Access to our corporate condominium in Port Aransas, Texas
• Give back to the community through our vcfo gives program

vcfo is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status.

Please visit our recruiting information on our website at www.vcfo.com/careers/ to learn what our employees say about working for vcfo If you require alternative methods of application or screening, please let us know by contacting us directly at recruiting@vcfo.com.