Vice President of Finance

Spartan Investment Group VP Of Finance

At Spartan Investment Group our mission is to improve lives through our values. We do this by finding value-add and opportunistic investments offering solid returns to our investors. Providing an opportunity to grow for our partners and creating lasting wealth for everyone with whom we conduct business is how we make our greatest contribution. We specifically focus on self-storage projects capitalizing on amazing deals in other asset classes. In 2021, we were listed as the 5th fastest growing real estate company in the US and joined the list of the top 100 owners of self-storage. We are members of the Inc. 5000 fastest-growing private companies in America and in 2023 we were #13 in Denver Business Journals list of top places to work.

Mission: As Spartan's VP of Finance, you will be based in our Seattle, WA corporate office and will lead the Finance and Accounting operations of our company and its operating units reporting directly to the CIO. This is an exciting opportunity to take ownership of an intricate and fast-paced accounting infrastructure. It will be important for this person to be a self-learner, builder of processes, and nurturer of people. This person will be very comfortable with the budgeting and accounting processes that support the investment industry.

Results:

• Create Corporate and Investor Level Financial Reporting
• 100% accuracy on company financial reporting
• Optimize Monthly Recurring Revenue to Operating Expense Ratio Increase by 400%

Main Objectives and Responsibilities:

• Direct and oversee all accounting and finance functions in company divisions including property, construction, and corporate accounting. Further functions include accounts payable and receivables, controls and treasury.
• Lead FP&A Manager in production of financial planning & analysis, budgeting & forecasting.
• Coordinate the development of cash and revenue to educate investment plans for all of Spartan's businesses.
• Tax, and audit across 90 and growing operating entities spanning various industries.
• Work with outside CPA team to optimize tax outcomes for all stakeholders and manage special depreciation and allocation schedules.
• Ensure data integrity across all accounting and finance systems to include: Netsuite, Concur, InvestNext, Investor Management System(IMS), and Power BI.
• Liaise with Capital and Acquisitions teams to ensure investor-level reporting is immaculately delivered and continuously improved
• Identify financial health metrics and present performance to all stakeholders along with future predictions of success.

Competencies:

• Leadership Hire, train, develop, and retain skilled accounting and finance staff to lead and grow their own teams.
• Analytical - Ability to take structure and unstructured data and apply knowledge of the industry into actionable insights from a broad range of domains and translate into strategy.
• Cashflow Management Support company growth by tracking the ins and outs of company funds to prevent financial loss and develop a successful long-term strategy for efficient cashflow management.
• Forecasting Prepare reliable budgets with modern tools and techniques. Work with FP&A to provide accurate financial modeling and forecasting to help track projected and actual finance metrics to improve organizational performance.
• Innovation - Create new and better ways for SIG to be successful. Adapting to change and engaging in continuous learning and critical thinking to promote growth.
• Collaboration - Coordinate between departments and maintain effective relationships with business partners and cross-functional teams at all levels of the organization.
• Organization Ability to efficiently manage the priority projects for a variety of stakeholders and teams; providing the proper direction and resources to the team to effectively execute.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree from a 4-year university in Finance, Accounting or Similar
• CPA or Master's Degree Preferred
• 10+ years of real estate related accounting and finance
• NetSuite and Integrations familiarity

Benefits and Compensation:

• Competitive Full Time Base Salary: $195k $235K annually.
• Comprehensive benefits including 401k with company matching.
• Access to company profit sharing.
• Access to company carried interest program.
• Wellness benefits include company paid health, vision, dental, short-term disability, and life insurance.
• In house performance coaching.
• Unlimited PTO.
• Reimbursements for phone, transportation, and entertainment, and more through an innovative cafeteria benefits plan.