Chief Financial Officer

The Role Overview

Reporting to the ABA Centers CEO (with a dotted line to the ICBD CFO), the ABA Centers Chief Financial Officer (CFO) will be a key member of the executive leadership team and will be instrumental in the ongoing development of the company's long-term strategy, the continuous improvement of financial processes and controls, and ensuring that the necessary financial rigor exists across the organization.

Key Responsibilities

• Serve as a key member of the executive management team in formulating the company's future direction and supporting tactical initiatives
• Monitor and direct the implementation of strategic business plans, and oversee the preparation and presentation of financial information to the executive leadership team
• Overall responsibility for the administrative and financial operations of the company, including the development of a financial and operational strategy, metrics tied to that strategy and ensuring the necessary financial rigor exists across the whole organization
• Afford leadership of the recently implemented global ERP system, partnering with BI to create actionable reporting for both Finance & Accounting and other business units
• Provide meaningful and timely information to key stakeholders through robust internal reporting, KPI's, budgeting and forecasting process. Improve data and analytics capabilities to aid in decision making
• Manage the accounting, tax, FP&A, treasury functions and assist with risk management team
• Play a lead role in capital acquisitions — devising strategy, sourcing potential funding partners, and managing the process through to closing
• Lead acquisition analysis and growth modeling to support disciplined, value-accretive expansion
• Build and retain a Finance and Accounting team that operates efficiently to support the organization's rapid growth
• Teach and explain complex financial issues to non-financial colleagues in a respectful, effective manner — bringing efficiency, improvement, and consistency to operations

Qualifications

• An undergraduate degree in accounting is required with a strong preference for an MBA and/or CPA
• A minimum of 15 years of progressive financial leadership experience in a high growth startup environment, including senior-level responsibility for broad financial operations and serving as a strategic partner to executive business leaders
• Proven operational experience with clear accomplishments in driving efficiencies in a complex multi-unit, multi-location environment
• Highly developed financial analytical/planning skills with emphasis on financial reporting analysis and cash flow management
• Strong ERP implementation and change management experience
• A passion for delivering and scaling a highly mission-driven culture that is embedded across ABA Centers and ICBD's other portfolio companies
• Sophisticated, hands-on leader with strong commercial acumen who thrives in highly entrepreneurial environments
• Player coach style can transcend from strategic to hands-on as necessary
• A high level of emotional intelligence and the requisite executive presence and cultural versatility needed to influence a broad range of internal stakeholders & external stakeholders

Benefits

• 21 paid days off (15 days of PTO, which increases with tenure, plus 6 holidays)
• 100% paid family health insurance premium
• 100% premium paid for dental and vision insurance for family
• Concierge medical doctor for employee
• 100% premium paid for long-term disability
• SERP (Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan) for employee
• Generous 401(k) match
• Annual C-suite bonus program