Vice President, Finance & Banking

Company Overview There’s a better way to work in finance—and 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 1,400+ 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 Accordion’s future—by 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! Strategic Finance Accordion’s Strategic FP&A Practice helps Finance teams build capabilities to enhance performance visibility, planning activities, data analytics, and business partnering to enable and accelerate value creation. By combining extensive operational FP&A experience, data and technology skills, and a proprietary engagement model, we develop and implement tools and processes and deliver solutions that meet the rigor and pace required in a PE-backed environment. This position must be based in our San Francisco office and is a hybrid role with the flexibility to work remotely 2 days a week. Ideal candidates should be local to the desired location. This position is not eligible for immigration sponsorship. What You’ll Do As a Vice President on a lean, cross-functional team, you will work collaboratively with a diverse set of colleagues with backgrounds in Private Equity, Investment Banking, FP&A, Big 4 and Financial Controllers, to identify and rectify issues across a broad range of scenarios. • Provide leadership support on client engagements including managing work streams to agreed timelines, performing quality control of client deliverables and leading the presentation of deliverables. • Develop financial and analytic models at various granularity levels to drive operational and transactional insights. • Conduct financial and business due diligence to assist with various investment and growth decisions. • Perform detailed analysis and synthesize actionable insights from data sets and unstructured information sources. • Construct impactful reports and presentations that enhance key stakeholders’ understanding of business trends and drivers. • Lead/participate in consultant teach-ins and other training exercises. • Participate in the performance review process for engagement teams. • Travel to client site as needed. Ideally, You Have • A bachelor’s degree in business, finance or economics. MBA a plus. • Minimum 6 years+ experience at a top tier private equity firm, investment bank and/or consulting firm. • Strong transactional finance experience as well as an understanding of operational finance. • Advanced Excel skills and very strong financial modeling and valuation skills; SQL, Power BI are highly desirable. • Strong quantitative and organizational skills. • Outstanding oral and written communication skills. • Ability to work collaboratively in a team-oriented environment. • Ability to work independently with minimal oversight in the completion of projects. • Extreme attention to detail. • Strong interpersonal, leadership and team-management skills. • High integrity, independent and individually motivated. Ideally, You Are • Excited to be part of a growing team. • Passionate about delivering exceptional client service. • Experienced in advising clients on financial accounting issues. • Knowledgeable of complex financial accounting and operations issues. • Excessively detail-oriented with an eye for quality. • Experienced managing projects with tight deadlines. • A self-starter with a strong work ethic. • Comfortable in a fluid, flat organization. • Able to effectively communicate complex issues and solutions, and raise issues to senior team members when necessary. • Able to work independently and as part of a team as needed. Salary: $170,000 to $210,000 + benefits + bonus. Actual compensation packages are determined by evaluating a wide array of factors unique to each candidate, including but not limited to 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. #J-18808-Ljbffr Apply Job!