Job Details
Vice President of Finance
Work Location: Onsite - Arlington, VA
Job Description
Stand Together is a dynamic and mission-driven organization committed to driving positive social change and empowering individuals to overcome barriers. Join our team and be part of a collaborative community that values innovation, personal responsibility, and the power of bottom-up solutions. Together, we will create a society that fosters opportunity, dignity, and well-being for all.
Stand Together seeks a VP of Finance to serve as the strategic and operational finance leader over all finance operations within the Stand Together community. Reporting directly to the Chief Financial Officer, the VP of Finance will lead the Financial Planning & Analysis team, which provides FP&A and Reporting support to over 25 non-profit and for-profit organizations. This position will partner closely with senior executives throughout the organization and work with the broader finance team to produce actionable analysis and insights that lead to better decision making.
The ideal candidate will have experience as a successful finance leader over a sizable team, a proven ability to navigate and drive transformation in a complex environment specifically transforming an analysis or decision-support function, be very proactive in their approach to their role, and show the ability to work with and coach team members at all levels.
The VP of Finance will play a key role in providing Stand Together s leaders the information and data needed to drive optimal decisions to expand our impact. The methodology of Principles-Based Management has been incorporated into every area of Stand Together and values freedom and entrepreneurialism and rewards one s ability to challenge ideas and make processes/procedures better. This is a unique opportunity to come in at a transformative moment in the organization s history and mature capability, talent, processes, and operations within a rapidly scaling environment. It is also an opportunity to contribute to an ambitious mission and drive progress on issues that impact the daily lives of individuals throughout this country.
Your Responsibilities Include
Lead and mentor a team responsible for FP&A and Reporting.
Build a clear vision and strategy for growth and transformation, and in conjunction with your leadership team, operationalize a plan for finance to continuously create more value for the organization.
Drive the annual planning and monthly forecasting process, ensuring accuracy and timeliness in reporting for multiple organizations and departments.
Mature our analysis capability to perform consistent ad-hoc analysis to support strategic planning and decision-making.
Educate and empower business owners to take ownership of forecasts, and develop tools and processes for ease of ownership and updates.
Build trusted relationships with senior leaders, provide financial insights, and enable informed decision-making.
Partner with leadership to develop analysis and decision-making tools for optimizing investments.
Liaise with senior leaders to understand their data needs and collaborate in developing systems and tools for capturing, analyzing, and reporting data and insights.
Collaborate with the accounting team to identify opportunities for process efficiencies and improve data accuracy.
Knowledge And Skills You Bring To The Organization
10+ years of relevant finance experience, with at least 5 years leading a sizable finance function in a complex and/or matrixed organization.
High level of business acumen and the ability to understand and analyze diverse businesses in order to spot opportunities.
Demonstrated ability to move the needle forward on transformational goals by setting a clear vision and strategies to get there and challenging the status quo.
A proven ability to effectively communicate complex concepts in a simple manner.
Self-starter who is able to deliver in a dynamic environment under tight timelines and changing priorities; must be "hands-on."
Excellent team player who can also work well independently and with limited direction; highly driven and self-motivated.
Excitement and passion for Stand Together s vision and approach to tackling our country s biggest problems.
Unleashing an economy that works for all and seeks to eliminate reckless government spending.
Advancing education reforms that put families in charge of their children s education and promote a dynamic marketplace of education alternatives.
Defending constitutionally limited government and the rule of law through restoring key checks and balances, protecting free speech, the rights of the criminally accused, and other civil liberties guaranteed by the Bill of Rights.
Embracing a vision for strong and safe communities that breaks the cycle of poverty, bridges divides and empowers every person to realize their full potential.
Empowering people in the workplace by partnering with employers to change their hiring practices to focus on individual aptitudes and mindsets rather than pedigrees.
Shifting today s foreign policy from one that seeks to impose American values by force and that too often employs military action to one that is grounded in realism and restraint.
Liberating health care professionals to provide higher quality care that includes embracing innovation and markets that maximize value for consumers and includes a better safety net through hard times.
What We Offer
A meaningful career where your work will improve the lives of millions of Americans especially the least fortunate.
A vision-driven organization of over 1,000 employees across the country who are dedicated to improving the lives of others.
Competitive salaries and bonuses. Our salary and bonus strategies are aligned to the value you create, not a standardized bell curve.
Generous 401K match - 6% match with immediate vesting.
Competitive health and wellness benefits.
Our flexible time-off policy allows all employees to take leave as needed.
Commuter assistance plans to offset the cost of commuting into our Arlington, VA offices (on-site parking or metro).
Opportunities for professional development and mentorship that can strengthen your effectiveness through Principle Based Management and other industry specific programs.
Stand Together helps social entrepreneurs supercharge their efforts to help people improve their lives. We connect them with passionate partners and the resources necessary to make a greater difference. Through our philanthropic community, we tackle some of the nation's biggest challenges so that every person has the opportunity to realize their extraordinary potential. Stand Together partners with people from diverse perspectives and backgrounds including people in education, business, community non-profits, and public policy to accomplish more together than any of us could on our own.
Our Values Working at Stand Together is different from many other organizations. We have a relentless commitment to a culture based on a business philosophy called Principle Based Management (PBM ). Informed by the principles that allow a free and open society to flourish, PBM prepares individuals to innovate, improve, and transform while fostering a healthy, growing organization that creates long-term value for its clients and supporters and fulfillment for its employees.
We believe that diversity in experiences, perspectives, knowledge and ideas fuels creativity, broadens knowledge, and helps drive success. That s why we re proud to be an equal opportunity employer and strive to treat all employees and applicants with honesty, dignity, respect and sensitivity. We welcome all qualified applicants regardless of color, race, religion, religious creed, sex, gender or gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, national origin, citizenship, ethnicity, ancestry, age, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy (including medical needs which may arise from pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), military and veteran status, genetic information, marital or familial status, political affiliation, or any other legally recognized protected basis under federal, state or local laws, regulations or ordinances.