Our agency client is looking for a full-time VP of Operations and Finance with experience from an events agency that specializes in both live and virtual events, specifically for large-scale conferences for global brands.
Responsibilities:
As a VP of Operations and Finance, your key responsibilities include:
Serve on the leadership team to collaborate in planning and execution of overall strategy
Oversee the operations of the company including:
Management of contracts and of legal firms
Managing of Talent Resources, including recruiting, onboarding, and HR procedures and policies
Managing of infrastructure including information technologies and offices
Oversee the financial operations and team, including:
Manage all accounting and financial processes and reporting systems including accounts payables and receivables, monthly and EOY reconciliations, cash flow, revenue projections, tax strategy, and financial analysis
Direct the preparation and management of the annual operating budget and all financial reporting
Management and implementation of necessary accounting, financial, and risk management strategies, controls, processes, and systems
Handling the procurement process, vendor agreements, and client contracts from sourcing, to negotiating, to execution
Project accounting management
Interface proactively with outside tax firms.
Skills/Qualifications:
The ideal VP of Operations and Finance will have:
Experience building great teams
Strong operational experience, along with solid financial background, preferably in a startup, entrepreneurial, or services organization
A proven track record of results-driven negotiating, problem solving, and process development and deployment
A strong tool kit that enables you to support a team and organization with a balance of clarity and flexibility
An understanding on how to best navigate an ecosystem of full-time creatives, freelancers, independent contractors, and subcontractors
Experience managing and implementing systems and processes that are balanced in efficiency and purpose to support teams doing their best creative work