Overview

Four Winds Interactive, a Vista Equity Partners portfolio company, is currently seeking an experienced finance leader to join our senior leadership team as Chief Financial Officer. The ideal candidate will have the ability to work in partnership with the leadership team to develop strategies and act upon tactics to achieve double digit recurring revenue growth while increasing profitability.

Reporting to the President and COO, this executive will be part of the company’s leadership team responsible for all financial functions including accounting, forecasting, capital planning, cash flow management, corporate development, tax, audit, and billing operations. The CFO is also responsible for facilitating best practices across the organization to support scaling a recurring revenue software company that also has professional services and hardware functions to support the software business.

Responsibilities

• Clearly communicate the current state of the business and define company-specific metrics that orient behavior toward value creation.
• Serve as a strategic partner and financial advisor to the Board and Leadership Team.
• Ensure full transparency and compliance over the financial performance of the company including effective internal controls to ensure compliance with GAAP.
• Lead the company’s global tax planning and compliance functions; liaise with external tax advisors to estimate and prepare income tax, sales tax, VAT and other filings complying with all international, federal, state and local taxing authorities.
• Develop the recommended capital structure of the enterprise and work closely with equity and debt partners.
• Responsible for corporate development and M&A activity including integration oversight.
• Responsible for measurement-based financial management throughout the business to ensure accurate planning, forecasting and reporting in support of business initiatives.
• Communicate performance gaps to ensure corrective actions are implemented timely to ensure that annual financial objectives are attained.
• Drive continuous improvement to support revenue generation across the company, expense management, financial analysis and reporting, and business processes.
• Lead the annual operating plan working with the CEO, President/COO, and leadership team working collaboratively with the Board of Directors.
• Maintain efficient and accurate billings, as well as prompt collections.
• Ownership of finance systems partnering with the relevant IT functions to ensure ongoing consistency of systems solutions.
• Building and managing a high-performing finance team, ensuring ongoing growth and development opportunities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Finance or Accounting is required; Master’s degree and / or CPA strongly preferred.
• 15+ years of increasing fiscal responsibility.
• Background with companies that have both recurring and non-recurring revenue; extensive experience with revenue recognition in both areas.
• Software or technology background strongly preferred.
• Background with a professional services organization and supply chain to support a software company strongly preferred.
• Proven track record of success as a senior financial professional in a growth-oriented business of comparable size, growth trajectory, and scope.
• Growth oriented and collaborative style with all go to market teams.
• Demonstrated financial discipline with an ability to influence and communicate effectively.
• Ability to interpret strategic and operational business requirements, provide appropriate advice and financial planning counsel, and effectively influence.
• Outstanding communication and presentation skills with private equity and Board of Directors experience.
• Excellent analytical, reasoning and problem-solving skills.
• Effective partner who understands the appropriate business drivers that enable the organization to continue a rapid pace of development and scale.
• Critical thinking on complex business issues with an ability to articulate viewpoints to the leadership team, Board of Directors, and Capital Partners
• Ability to make tough decisions, to change and adapt quickly, while remaining focused.
• Thrive in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment with a sense of urgency.

The compensation package will be aligned to each candidate’s experience and qualifications. All applicants must be authorized to work in the United States.

About Four Winds Interactive

With 6,000+ clients and over 500,000 screens deployed, FWI’s software platform is driving Visual Communications to millions of people every day, all over the world. We are a values-driven organization that encourages our employees to bring their authentic self to work every day and empowers everyone to make a tangible impact on our products, clients and culture. Our employees are passionate about their craft, but they are also parents, skiers, comedians, runners, animal lovers, foodies and phenomenal human beings who appreciate our dedication to providing a healthy work/life balance.

We’re proud to be one of Built In Colorado’s top digital tech companies. At FWI, our culture is important to us. We are a diverse team of talented, passionate people who want to make a difference, but don’t take ourselves too seriously. If our core values speak to you, we want to meet you:

• Bring your best self
• See it
• Own it
• Crush it
• Be Gracious

Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or protected veteran status.

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