Purpose: The VP of Corporate Finance is responsible for setting strategy and overseeing business analysis, financial planning, mergers & acquisitions, treasury, and labor finance.

Essential Functions:

• Drives financial strategy while overseeing the company’s day-to-day financial health
• Manages financial business analysis; analyzes and reports on consolidated monthly, quarterly and annual results and those of each operating segments as well as general & administrative expenses
• Provides recommendations for revenue and profitability improvement, efficiency, and effectiveness; conducts industry and competitive analyses to identify and address the company’s strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats
• Collaborates with Accounting to review lease disclosures for reasonableness, consistency and conformity with corporate policies
• Performs analysis and valuation of acquisition targets or divestitures and oversees due diligence and integration of targets; assists with negotiation of merger & acquisition terms and conditions
• Analyzes labor proposals for accuracy, reasonableness, and consistency; creates a comprehensive financial strategy and roadmap for labor negotiations
• Executes Avolta Treasury directives; oversees cash management activities including cash sweep, disbursement, borrowing and investing activities as well as renewals of banking, armored car, credit card processing agreements, etc.
• Reviews short-term and long-term cash flow forecasts to ensure company is properly funded
• Issues surety bonds and letters of credit, as required, and ensure company has sufficient capacity for future needs; manage private placements including submission of required compliance documentation and transfers of notes
• Collaborates with Avolta Treasury and Corporate Tax to develop intercompany lending and interest rate strategies, review compliance with hedge accounting principles, and develop new payment strategies to maximize customer experience and reduce overall fees

Reporting Relationship : The VP of Corporate Finance reports to the Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Avolta North America

Minimum Qualifications, Knowledge, Skills, and Work Environment:

Education and Experience: The combination of education and professional experience must exceed 12 years:

• In a leadership role: Requires 7 years of experience leading a senior level team of finance professionals engaged in developing and executing financial planning & analysis programs
• In a technical role: Requires 10 years of experience engaged in developing and delivering financial planning & analysis programs
• A bachelor’s degree in a program related to the functional area can count for 3 of the ten-year requirement
• An MBA or a master’s level degree in a program related to the functional area can count for an additional 2 years of the ten-year requirement
• In the industry: 3-5 years of Hospitality, F&B and/or Retail experience

Specialized Training:

• Knowledge of federal, state, and local compliance requirements

Specialized Skillset/Competencies/Traits:

• Expertise in financial reporting and financial management including the operational areas of accounting, accounts payable, payroll, cash & treasury, third party reimbursement, audit, taxes, long term debt, and financial systems support
• Must possess excellent communication, organization, and interpersonal skills as well as aptitude for conflict resolution, problem-solving, strategic planning and evaluation, financial analysis, and staff development
• Highly advanced business acumen and also has the strategic mindset required to understand the long-term implications of financial management decisions and to advance the organizations goals
• Demonstrated history of anticipating and balancing the needs of the business with the needs of complex stakeholders, the employee population and individual circumstances
• Demonstrated history of creating and maintaining positive work environments through coaching, developing, and leading teams to achieve common goals
• Demonstrated experience exhibiting a continuous improvement mindset with the ability to optimize work processes and achieve positive results

Location/Travel:

• The VP Corporate Finance is based at the F&B Center of Excellence in Bethesda, MD
• This position requires up to 20% travel