Vice President of Finance Business Partner

• Team Leadership and Development: Lead, mentor, and coach a team of Business Partners. This includes setting clear performance goals, conducting reviews, fostering professional growth, and ensuring the team acts as effective strategic advisors to their respective business unit leaders.
• Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) Oversight: Direct the team's efforts in developing, reviewing, and consolidating all Regional-Branch budgets, forecasts, and financial plans (including derived budgets for Domains, Strategic Accounts, and Service).
• Strategic Reporting and Review: Review and approve financial reports prepared by the Business Partners for Branch and Regional leaders. Support Corporate Controlling by ensuring the timely and accurate submission of required financial data and insights.
• Profitability and NWC Strategy: Oversee the team's monitoring of Regional-Branch costs (including utilization and variances) and Net Working Capital (NWC). Drive the implementation of defined measures and pricing strategies across all regions to enhance profitability and achieve NWC targets.
• Process Standardization and Change Management: Drive the adoption of best-in-class FP&A practices, standardization, and learning across the entire Business Partner function. Lead thesuccessful adoption and integration of new financial technology and reporting solutions (i.e., PowerBI, Data Lake).
• Executive Business Partnering: Act as the senior financial advisor to the highest level of regional or functional leadership, providing strategic financial insights and support for corporate initiatives (e.g., M&A planning, Strategic Business Reviews).
• Risk Management: Supervise the Business Partner team's efforts to mitigate Region-Branch and Business Line specific financial risks (e.g., local customer, economic challenges), ensuring consistent risk evaluation and mitigation practices are followed.
• System Integrity: Ensure the team maintains advanced knowledge of Project Accounting and Accounts Receivable software applications, confirming accurate data flow for reporting.
• General Oversight: Perform other duties as assigned to support all financial aspects of the company.

• Experience: Minimum 10 years of progressive experience in finance or project accounting, with at least 4 years in a direct people leadership/management role over financial professionals (e.g., Regional Controller, Group Lead Project Accounting, or Manager of Analysts).
• Leadership & Collaboration: Proven track record of successfully leading and developing a high-performing finance team. Strong interpersonal skills to effectively manage relationships with executive-level stakeholders.
• Strategic & Analytical Skills: Exceptional strategic thinking and the ability to translate complex financial data into actionable insights and clearly articulated business strategies.
• Industry Knowledge: Deep understanding of the specific industry and operational drivers within systems integration or a project-based service organization.
• System Savvy: Advanced experience with Project Accounting and Accounts Receivables software applications, ERP system(s) (e.g., Microsoft Dynamics D365 preferred, SAP, Coins), Power BI, and Microsoft Office, including advanced Excel and PowerPoint.
• Education: Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance.

• Certifications: Certified Public Accountant (CPA) and/or Project Management Professional (PMP) certification is highly preferred.
• Multi-Entity Experience: Specific experience managing the finances and consolidation for multiple regional entities, business units, or international operations.
• Change Management: Demonstrated success in driving financial process standardization and technology adoption across multiple business units or geographies.

Company Info:

Paladin Technologies is a premier North American complex systems integrator for building technology solutions, including IP security, alarms & monitoring, audio visual, low-voltage infrastructure, and networking. As a leader in the design, deployment, optimization, management, and maintenance of communication and digital networks, Paladin can meet the needs of clients on a national scale, while providing local support. Our team is the best in the industry, with manufacturer trained technicians, PMP-certified project managers, CTS- and RCDD-certified design engineers, coordinators, and administrative resources.

Paladin has offices coast to coast across the United States and Canada, and nearly 1,700 talented and committed professionals dedicated to custom-crafting and installing technology solutions for clients requiring Integrated Security, Network Infrastructure, Audio Visual, Fiber Optics/OSP, Structured Cabling, and more. We are always at the forefront of the changing technology landscape, and through continued training, complex client projects, and company support, we provide our colleagues with exciting challenges and a rewarding career as Paladin continues to grow.

This company considers candidates regardless of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status. Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability & veterans, or any other characteristic protected by law. If you need accommodation for any part of the application process, please send an email or call 1-855-296-3199 to speak with Human Resources and let us know the nature of your request.

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