Who we are:
Vangst is the cannabis industry's leading hiring resource. Through Direct Hire, Vangst Gigs, and our Job Board, we have connected thousands of professionals around the US and Canada with jobs in the cannabis industry. Today, Vangst has 41 full-time employees and over 150 gig employees between Colorado and California. We’re currently expanding to additional legalized markets as well as launching a new product this fall to more effectively connect employees with cannabis jobs. We’re recruiting a director of finance to support our rapid growth. The ideal candidate will have joined a company and helped the company scale from seed stage to at least $40M in annual revenue.
Who you are:
- You are self-motivated, excited, and inspired by the work you do each day.
- You thrive in a fast-paced, high-growth, rapidly changing environment.
- You are a results-oriented person who is committed to going the extra mile in all situations.
- You are an honest, value-driven person, who puts doing the right thing above all else.
- You have excellent presentation and communication skills, are outgoing and sociable, and enjoy meeting new people.
- You have excellent verbal and written communications skills.
What you will do:
- Review current financial policies and procedures and work to improve policies and procedures based on projected growth.
- Review and improve current financial model for forecasting and budgeting.
- Prepare and manage annual budget.
- Handle all accounting and ensure financial information and reporting are accurate and timely:
- Prepare month end financials.
- Prepare quarterly financial reports and analysis.
- Prepare year-end financials.
- Prepare special department reports and analysis quarterly.
- Manage cash flow, including all AR and AP functions with a focus on timely collections and payments.
- Develop key metrics and recommendations for operational improvements.
- Work with each department head to re-establish commission and bonus structures.
- Work with each department to create reports analyzing productivity of each department each quarter.
- Handle all tax related matters including filing.
- Prepares special reports by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing information and trends.
- Manages and trains staff accountant and all future finance hires.
Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting. CPA and/or CMA preferred.
- 7-10 Years of experience in a high growth company.
- Recent experience scaling a finance operation from seed stage to at least $40 million in annual revenues.
- Demonstrated experience building or upgrading organizational financial systems in a high growth company.
- Demonstrated experience producing, analyzing and presenting all standard business financial reports.
- Experience with complex organizational finances resulting from multiple revenue streams and multiple locations.
- Experience preparing financials prior to a capital raise.
- 2 professional references from your direct boss at your last two jobs.
- Pass a background check.
Job Type: Full-time
Experience:
- Finance: 10 years
- Start-Ups: 1 year
- high growth company: 7 years
- Accounting: 10 years
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