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Vice President

Vice President

Accordion • Chicago, Illinois, USA
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Company Overview

Theres a better way to work in financeand more specifically a better way to unlock value potential in private equity-backed portfolio companies. Working at the intersection of sponsors and management teams across every stage of the investment lifecycle our team provides hands-on execution-oriented support to elevate the office of the CFO.

So what does it mean to work at Accordion It means joining 1400 finance & technology experts in a high-growth agile and entrepreneurial environment while changing the way portfolio companies drive value. It also means making your mark on Accordions futureby embracing a culture rooted in collaboration and a firm-wide commitment to building something great together.

Accordion is headquartered in New York City with 10 offices around the globe. Join us!

Transformation : Finance Transformation

With the increase in complexity of the business environment and transactions CFOs of private equity backed companies are increasingly looking to drive strategic insights for their business. Finance organizations are no longer simply result reporters but rather they are responsible for analyzing results to provide the strategic insights that inform business decisions. Process efficiencies and meaningful control environments accelerate financial reporting with increasingly accurate measures leaving more time for the finance team to add future enterprise value.

Accordions Finance Transformation Practice is comprised of a dedicated team providing strategic advisory and hands-on execution expertise to support PE-backed portfolio companies on a wide range of post-transaction and transformational events including profitability improvements finance process optimization liquidity enhancements revenue cycle management and technology / AI enablement. We are doers and problem solvers making sense of complexity and creating enterprise value for the portfolio company.

This role can be based in any of our US office locations and is a hybrid role with the flexibility to work remotely 2 days a week blending the best of both worlds for efficiency and collaboration. Ideal candidates should be local to the desired location.

This position is not eligible for immigration sponsorship.

What Youll Do :

Work closely with other team members to serve clients within the office of the CFO of private equity portfolio companies in the areas of finance strategy and processes improvements such as :

  • Conduct and support finance function diagnostics : assessing an organizations people process and technology to come up with recommendations and a value-creation roadmap
  • Design and support process enhancements across the any of the following process areas : lead-to-cash source-to-pay record-to-report and FP&A
  • Design future state operating platforms (organization structure finance processes technology stack)
  • Develop implementation plans for initiatives on a strategic roadmap supported by quantified benefits / value and qualitative substantiation
  • Support execution of plans to optimize technology drive process automation (within ERPs or leveraging bespoke technologies and AI)
  • Support Transformation Directors in driving transformation program governance over multi-workstream engagements
  • Support the coordination of change management across multiple functions and workstreams
  • Determine and measure the ROI of improvement initiatives identifying risks to delivery and working with client and internal teams to develop mitigation strategies
  • Bring financial expertise and leading practices to engagements
  • Manage transformation workstreams at a single client under the guidance of Accordion Managing Directors Senior Directors and / or Directors
  • Manage junior resources (Associates or Analysts)
  • Interact and build relationships with all levels of client stakeholders at portfolio companies as well as representatives from Private Equity sponsors
  • Assist in growing the firm by supporting business development activities developing proposals in collaboration with multiple practice teams
  • Support internal firm initiatives to enhance our ability to serve clients and continually improve our internal capabilities
  • Travel to client site as needed

You Have :

  • Minimum 5 years of relevant professional experience working in a client serving role at a top-tier public accounting or financial advisory firm and / or mix of client service and private industry experience at a senior level
  • Bachelors degree in Accounting Finance or related field. MBA is a plus
  • Proven experience successfully leading workstreams managing not only client dynamics but internal team dynamics as well
  • A strong and up-to date knowledge of finance best practices specifically related to the professionalization of the finance function
  • Generalist across or subject matter expert in financial business processes including order-to-cash procure-to-pay record-to-report FP&A as well as other functions under the CFO purview
  • Extensive expertise related to the design and implementation of strategies processes and technology which increase effectiveness reduce costs and improve profit / shareholder value
  • Experience enabling financial processes with finance automation and technology deployment
  • Experience performing financial function assessments
  • Experience supporting strategic finance transformations
  • Experience working in a private equity environment with an understanding of the unique requirements of the private equity consulting environment
  • Strong Excel and PowerPoint skills
  • Strong client service mindset
  • You Are :

  • A self-starter with a strong work ethic
  • A strong team player able to work with team members across all levels
  • Someone who enjoys mentoring others and being mentored by others
  • Excited to be part of a growing team with a focus on driving future growth
  • Able to effectively communicate complex issues and solutions and raise issues to senior team members when necessary
  • Passionate about delivering exceptional client service
  • Full of entrepreneurial spirit and comfortable in a fluid flat organization
  • Willing to get your hands dirty in the details of a project while simultaneously seeing the whole picture
  • Comfortable managing a workstream and managing risks progress and dependencies with other teams / workstream as well as executing tactical tasks within your workstream (you are managing and doing).
  • The annual salary for this role ranges from : $144500 to $210000 USD benefits bonus. Actual compensation packages are determined by evaluating a wide array of factors unique to each candidate including but not limited to geographic location skill set years and depth of experience education certifications cost of labor and internal equity.

    Accordion is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds perspectives and skills. We do not discriminate on the basis of race color religion marital status age national origin ancestry physical or mental disability medical condition pregnancy genetic information gender sexual orientation gender identity or expression veteran status or any other status protected under federal state or local law.

    Please note that as per Accordion policy we do not accept unsolicited resumes from third-party recruiters unless such recruiters are engaged to provide candidates for a specified opening and in alignment with our inclusive diversity values. Any employment agency person or entity that submits an unsolicited resume does so with the understanding that Accordion will have the right to hire that applicant at its discretion without any fee owed to the submitting employment agency person or entity.

    #LI-RM1

    Required Experience :

    Exec

    Key Skills

    Change Management,Financial Services,Growing Experience,Managed Care,Management Experience,Analysis Skills,Senior Leadership,Performance Management,Process Management,Leadership Experience,negotiation,Analytics

    Employment Type : Full Time

    Experience : years

    Vacancy : 1

    Monthly Salary Salary : 144500 - 210000

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