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Position Summary

The Vice President of Finance provides leadership and oversight for branch-level accounting operations with a primary focus on accurate, timely, and reliable client financial reporting. This role is responsible for ensuring client financials, account reconciliations, accounts payable and receivable activity, general ledger accuracy, and month-end close processes are completed in accordance with company standards, accounting requirements, management agreements, and client expectations. The VP of Accounting partners closely with branch leadership, community management teams, Finance, and internal accounting teams to resolve client financial questions, improve reporting consistency, support audit readiness, and strengthen accounting controls and service delivery across assigned branches or client portfolios.

Key Duties & Responsibilities

Client Financials & Branch Accounting Oversight

• Oversee the accurate and timely preparation, review, and delivery of client financial statements, reports, and related accounting deliverables.
• Ensure client financials are completed in accordance with established accounting standards, company policies, management agreements, and client expectations.
• Review client account activity, balance sheets, income statements, cash balances, and supporting schedules to identify discrepancies, trends, and areas requiring follow-up.
• Partner with branch leadership, community managers, and internal accounting teams to resolve client financial questions, reporting issues, and accounting service concerns.
• Monitor the quality, consistency, and timeliness of financial reporting across assigned branches, business units, or client portfolios.

Accounting Operations & Process Execution

• Provide day-to-day oversight of branch accounting operations, including accounts payable, accounts receivable, general ledger activity, bank reconciliations, month-end close, and financial statement preparation.
• Ensure accounting transactions are recorded accurately, timely, and in accordance with company procedures and applicable accounting requirements.
• Review and approve escalated journal entries, reconciliations, adjustments, and other accounting activities requiring leadership oversight.
• Identify operational gaps, recurring errors, or process inefficiencies and implement practical improvements to strengthen accuracy, timeliness, and service delivery.
• Support consistent accounting practices across branches while balancing client-specific requirements and business needs.

Client Service, Issue Resolution & Cross-Functional Support

• Serve as a key accounting partner to branch leaders, operations teams, and client-facing teams on financial reporting matters.
• Support resolution of escalated client accounting issues, including reporting questions, account discrepancies, audit requests, cash activity concerns, and financial statement corrections.
• Collaborate with Operations, Finance, HR, and other internal partners to support branch priorities and ensure accounting processes align with business needs.
• Provide guidance to branch and regional teams to ensure financial information submitted to accounting is accurate, complete, and timely.
• Help translate accounting requirements into clear, practical guidance for non-accounting business partners.

Financial Reporting, Controls & Compliance

• Ensure financial reporting processes support accurate client reporting, audit readiness, internal controls, and compliance with company standards.
• Maintain strong controls over client funds, account reconciliations, financial statement preparation, and accounting documentation.
• Support internal and external audit processes by ensuring timely preparation of schedules, documentation, explanations, and follow-up responses.
• Monitor adherence to accounting policies, procedures, and control requirements; address exceptions or recurring issues promptly.
• Promote a disciplined approach to financial accuracy, documentation, confidentiality, and accountability.

Systems, Reporting & Data Accuracy

• Use accounting systems and reporting tools to monitor client financial activity, reporting status, account reconciliations, and operational performance.
• Partner with accounting systems and reporting teams to improve data accuracy, reporting consistency, workflow efficiency, and user adoption.
• Identify system or reporting issues that impact client financials and coordinate resolution with appropriate internal teams.
• Support automation, reporting enhancements, and process improvements that improve accuracy, turnaround time, and branch/client support.

Team Leadership & Development

• Lead, coach, and develop accounting team members responsible for client financial reporting and branch accounting support.
• Set clear expectations for accuracy, timeliness, responsiveness, accountability, and client service.
• Review team performance against operational priorities, deadlines, quality standards, and service expectations.
• Build a collaborative team culture focused on problem solving, continuous improvement, and dependable support to branch and client-facing teams.
• Address performance, workload, training, and conflict issues within the accounting team in a timely and constructive manner.

Requirements

Knowledge, Skills & Qualifications

Required

• Demonstrated expertise in GAAP, corporate accounting practices, financial reporting, and client accounting processes.
• Strong understanding of branch-level accounting operations, including AP, AR, general ledger, bank reconciliations, month-end close, and financial statement preparation.
• Ability to review financial data, identify discrepancies, prioritize issues, and drive practical resolution with branch and accounting teams.

Benefits

• Competitive Salary & Comprehensive Benefits Package, including extended medical and dental benefits.
• Paid vacation, office holidays, paid personal and paid sick leave.