What's the opportunity?
Monomoy Advisors is looking for an entrepreneurial, highly motivated, experienced, and consultative professional to join our growing team as a Chief Financial Officer (CFO) to support our client(s). As a key member of the team, this individual will oversee client financial activities, including being responsible for the finance and accounting professionals who perform operational functions, and serve in a strategic advisory role for the CEO and C-suite peers with our client(s).
In this highly visible role, the candidate will have both day-to-day and ongoing impact on company operations, helping the Company to analyze, strategize, and grow their financial position. This seasoned strategist has to not only understand current accounting practices and trends, but also prove experience raising capital and adapt to change – both in growing and downsizing. As a member of our Company’s senior management, he or she will be comfortable in a leadership role that demands clear communication and presentation skills.
This position entails broad responsibility across corporate and operational financial and accounting functions, directing functions such as: accounting, annual audits, customer accounting support, tax compliance, managing and ERP implementation, monthly close processes, monthly reporting, forecasting, budgeting, long range planning, business partnering, modeling, return on investment analysis and other value-added financial analysis. This is a hands-on leadership role that requires someone who is able to support both high-level complex accounting and finance responsibilities as well as not being afraid to dive into the details on a day-to-day basis.
If you enjoy working in Biotech and/or Pharmaceuticals with an understanding Life Sciences, Biotech and/or Pharmaceutical Accounting practices and are a strategic partner with ERP systems experience, then this might be your next opportunity to grow and leverage your skills!
In This Opportunity, Your Main Responsibilities Will Include
- Develop financial well-being of the organization by providing financial projections and accounting services, prepare growth plans, and direct staff
- Accomplish finance human resource strategies by determining accountabilities; communicate and enforce values, policies, and procedures; implement recruitment, selection, orientation, training, coaching, counseling, disciplinary, and communication programs; plan, monitor, appraise, and review job contributions; and plan and review compensation strategies
- Develop finance organizational strategies by contributing financial and accounting information, analysis, and recommendations to strategic thinking and direction and establishing functional objectives in line with organizational objectives
- Establish finance operational strategies by evaluating trends; establish critical measurements; determine production, productivity, quality, and customer-service strategies; design systems; accumulate resources; resolve problems; and implement change
- Develop organization prospects by studying economic trends and revenue opportunities
- Project acquisition and expansion prospects
- Analyze organization operations; identify opportunities for improvement, cost reduction, and systems enhancement; and accumulate capital to fund expansion
- Monitor financial performance by measuring and analyzing results, initiating corrective actions, and minimizing the impact of variances
- Maximize return on investment funds by identifying investment opportunities and maintaining relationships with the investment community
- Report financial status by developing forecasts, report results, analyzing variances, and develop improvements
- Update job knowledge by remaining aware of new regulations, participating in education opportunities, reading professional publications, maintaining personal networks, and participating in professional organizations
- Accomplish finance and organization mission by completing related results as needed
Minimum Experience, Education, and Specialized Knowledge and Skills:
Must thrive in a fast-paced, self-starting, growing, and innovative environment where agility, resourcefulness, and resiliency skills are key. Excellent interpersonal with an ability to develop important relationships with client stakeholders.
- Experience or eagerness to be part of a growing start-up consulting environment strongly preferred
- Excellent organization, problem solving and analytical skills with a strong attention to detail and track record of balancing priorities to meet deadlines
- Solid understanding of P&L, Cash Flow and Balance Sheet statements and their drivers
- Strong communication skills (both written and verbal) and presentation skills
- Master’s degree in accounting, business accounting, or finance
- 5+ years’ experience in executive leadership position
- Strong leadership skills, with steadfast resolve and personal integrity
- Exceptional verbal, written, and visual communication skills
- Understanding of advanced accounting, regulatory issues, and tax planning
- Working knowledge of raising capital beyond traditional lines of credit
- Executive experience with SaaS business models and their associated revenue recognition is strongly preferred
- CPA and/or CMA preferred
- Experience with mergers and acquisitions and investor relations preferred
Travel: Minimal travel throughout the U.S. may be required.
Why join us? About Monomoy Advisors
Monomoy Advisors is a newly established professional consulting firm that provides expert counsel and services enabling clients to exceed their business objectives across core company functions and lifecycle stages. With our strategic, operational and financial expertise, we help our clients identify, assess and react to their business operations and challenges. We foster deep and long-lasting relationships with our clients as they grow while leveraging our network of business relationships.
The founders of Monomoy seek team members with a passion for building a world class consulting firm focused on clients, our talent and community. Our goal is to be seen as part of our client’s team, not outside consultants. Our values: Respect, Integrity, Teamwork, Speaking your mind, Accountability, Agility, Results Focus and Innovative
As an equal opportunity employer, Monomoy Advisors LLC values diversity and welcomes applicants of all backgrounds and experiences. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability, or any other factors prohibited by law.
Monomoy Advisors is a smoke-free, alcohol-free and drug-free work environment.
