Chief Financial Officer

**Hiring for Summer/Fall 2024**

Recipient of the 2023 Best Places to Work Award by the Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal, Accountinuity, an All In One Accounting company, providing outsourced financial expertise for small businesses. We’re the financial and accounting team for growth-minded entrepreneurs seeking to profitably scale their businesses.

They choose us because we give them complete flexibility in how they use our services. And because we can manage every aspect of their accounting operations, they can focus on building a business that grows without their constant attention.

We help them scale more efficiently because we drive our operations on the same EOS platform many of them do and because we dedicate accounting experts to their team to understand their business and tap into any of our other experts to assist when needed. Our entire team becomes their team.

A bit about the role:

We’re seeking a fun and flexible part-time CFO to join our team and help support our small business clients. This role is pivotal in supporting entrepreneurs and small business owners to reach their business goals.

As the CFO, day-to-day you’ll be working alongside an Accountant and Controller to collaborate and deliver accounting services to a wide range of small businesses.

Now about you...

You’re adaptable
We work primarily with smaller organizations that have big goals. Being adaptable to help meet their needs and goals is a large part of the role. Each client is unique and has different needs, so being able to jump into each client to advise and assist is key.

You’re curious and want to dig in
You want to know exactly what drives each organization. You are driven to find the KPIs behind the company to help these small businesses reach their long term strategic goals.

More about the CFO role:

Wearing multiple hats and saying "yes" to a variety of challenges are the table stakes for the CFO. Your specific responsibilities will be to:

- Provide oversight of the overall accounting function through analysis of financial statements and providing counsel to the accounting team

- Work with client to develop and implement strategic plans, shifting the client’s perspective from the day-to-day challenges to focus on the key priorities for long term success

- Prepare and deliver quarterly Strategic Business Updates

- Develop annual operating plans along with ongoing analysis of variances from the planned outcomes

- Develop long range cash forecasts

- Manage multiple client relationships

- Be a proactive liaison with the client’s banker, attorney, investors, etc.

- Create and provide financial modeling to help client understand and plan for the impact of future events or decisions

Additional CFO responsibilities include:

- Serve as a member of the executive management team, attending board meetings as requested by client

- Provide financial coaching to client’s leadership to help clients make informed financial decisions

- Work with clients on contract negotiations by fostering strong relationships and evaluating terms to help minimize risks and maximize benefits

- Evaluate terms of debt instruments, comparing competing offers and negotiating for the best possible terms

- Assist client in locating the right resources for exit strategy planning and providing analysis and reporting in support of the process

- Be a resource for the client with mergers and acquisitions by developing a plan, defining needs, preparing schedules, and leveraging subject matter experts

- Raise capital by assembling the financial story and model growth trajectory to support client fund raising needs

Perform other duties as assigned from time to time by clients or other team members

Requirements

The successful candidate will have:

• - Proven leadership experience
• - Bachelor's degree in accounting or business administration. CPA is a big bonus but not necessary.
• - Knowledge of bookkeeping and generally accepted accounting principles.
• - Love to approach work and life with positive energy and enthusiasm.
• - Enjoyment of handling multiple clients, fostering strong relationships, mentoring others and processing large amounts of information.

Benefits

Why -- the Accountinuity Benefits

Accountinuity is quite unique as all our positions are offered as either full or part-time work with a mix of client interaction and internal team comradery.

Our company has been built by a team who likes to have fun, respects each other and works extremely hard to do right by each other and our clients. We work with many entrepreneurial companies who at times may be challenging, but the greatest compliment is that our work has literally changed their business and their lives.

The type of problem-solving our team faces daily must be met with curiosity, creativity and grit. So, we seek like-minded people who also relish a good challenge. Every day everyone at Accountinuity shows up with a synergetic spirit, ready to serve, and with an optimistic outlook.

Hourly Pay - $60-$90/hour DOE

Benefits offered include: medical, dental, vision, and a variety of supplemental options including 401K, life insurance, long and short term disability, accident, hospitalization, critical illness, HSA, FSA, and dependent care.

Accountinuity provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.