Vice President / Client Financial Shared Services - East (WGFL2024-6733)

CiraConnect provides world-class cloud-based software and on-demand “back-office” shared services (SaaS) for self-managed community associations, professional community association management companies and residential real estate developers servicing the needs of homeowner associations (HOAs), condominium associations, cooperatives, luxury high-rises, municipal utility districts and large master planned communities. CiraConnect maintains an in-house software development team that places a premium on integrated software solutions and business process automation as tools to enable our employees and service partners to better service our clients and increase their job satisfaction.

CiraConnect is rapidly growing and has an exciting opportunity for a seasoned accounting executive to join our Accounting Services team in servicing client management companies and community associations within the real estate property management industry. You will have the opportunity to perform in a technology driven environment using our internally developed world-class accounting and financial reporting software. Our large and growing Shared Services team provides opportunities for career advancement with additional responsibilities.

This is a new and exciting executive position exclusively servicing our lifestyle management division clients comprised of large upscale master planned single-family developments with onsite management and luxury high-rise condominiums.

Responsibilities

Vice President of Financial Services

The Vice President of Financial Services is responsible for directing and delivering end to end Procure to Pay continuous improvement projects, driving key accounts payable and accounts receivable processes by working across various internal and external teams and functions and directing the activities of the team. This position ensures team's activities, reports, and results are within goals and in compliance with regulations, accounting principles and company policies.

This role establishes strategic and collaborative methods while maintaining a strong financial control environment. Further, this role establishes the Company’s accounts payable policies and procedures and provides leadership and guidance in the application, while working effectively with process/functional leaders within the organization to identify and develop innovative process improvement opportunities.

This role requires a seasoned accounts payable and accounts receivable professional who has a thorough understanding of finance and a process improvement mindset. Additionally important is the building of strong relationships, resolving disputes and ensuring that customer satisfaction objectives are achieved.

Primary Duties & Responsibilities

• Responsible for developing improvement and strategic plans for areas of responsibilities. Develops and implements strategic guidelines, procedures and processes.
• Responsible for reviewing departmental results and directing teams towards developing corrective action plans as necessary. Identifies improvements for systems, workflow and procedures. Drives and implements changes with cross functional teams.
• Develops and maintains relationships with customers and other Company departments to ensure positive interactions, resolutions, and outcomes of inquiries and issues and works in collaboration with other departments to make identified changes to improve processes
• Establishes department goals and monitors key metrics, analysis and reporting
• Establishes and maintains relationships and networks with all departments and appropriate outside contacts that interact with the department
• Ensures that the appropriate internal control environment and SOX compliance are maintained along with compliance to all legal and regulatory requirements
• Lead continuous improvement, including processes, systems, and outside support targeted to improve department efficiencies thus reducing risk and cutting costs
• Directs activities to ensure systems and controls are in place as outlined in policy and procedure manuals. Meets established daily, weekly, and monthly deadlines.
• Resolves escalated internal and external customer issues
• Directs team’s activities to ensure compliance with accounting principles and adhere with company policies
• Oversees preparation and/or reviews reports in support of internal and external audits. Works with internal and external audit as needed. Responsible for resolution of open items and root cause analysis with resolution. Ensures outside audits are compliant with contracts or regulations.
• Mentors, coaches, and develops employees through orientation, training, establishment of objectives, communication of policies and rules, and constructive discipline; builds morale and motivation.
• Ability to travel nationally on a limited basis
• All other duties as assigned
  
  

Qualifications

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance, or related degree
• Minimum of 10-15 years of accounts payable within a large company environment with high a volume capacity workload for processing
• At least 5 years’ experience in a senior accounts payable leadership role
• Ability to learn and use a proprietary software
• Ability to adapt and remain flexible due to continued company growth
• Knowledge/experience in legal aspects of payables
• Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills with a keen attention to detail
• Experience working and managing offshore remote teams
• Strong judgment and decision-making capability
  
  

Pay and Benefits:

$50,000 to $150,000, depending on education and experience.

Benefits include:

• Medical Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Life and Disability Insurance
• HSA (Required High Deductible Medical Plan to be eligible)
• FSA
• Education Reimbursement
• 401K matching
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• 9 paid Holidays