CPA Finance Manager - 75% Remote

Finance Manager | Santa Barbara County, CA

Posted by The VIRATA Group

We're partnering with a well-established, diversified investment organization overseeing a portfolio of operating companies spanning manufacturing, real estate, and investment management. They are seeking a Finance Manager to serve as a key financial partner across their portfolio — someone who brings deep manufacturing/cost accounting expertise and thrives working across multiple entities.

As Finance Manager, you'll provide financial oversight, reporting, and strategic support across a portfolio of operating companies, acting as a key liaison between portfolio company leadership and a centralized finance function. This is an individual contributor role with broad visibility into cash management, financial planning, audit, and investment reporting.

•     Oversee cash flow positions, borrowing needs, and available investment funds

•     Monitor and evaluate financial and operational performance across portfolio companies — identifying trends, risks, and opportunities

•     Support budgeting, forecasting, and long-term financial planning alongside business leadership

•     Partner with management teams to track KPIs and value-creation initiatives

•     Develop standardized reporting packages, dashboards, and analysis for internal stakeholders

•     Conduct benchmarking and scenario modeling to support acquisitions and strategic planning

•     Provide audit support across multiple LLCs, including coordination of documentation and compliance

•     Manage treasury and banking activity, including fund movements, settlements, and third-party investment account monitoring

•     Review and facilitate financial reporting from portfolio subsidiaries

•     Evaluate enterprise contracts for financial terms and conditions

•     Support real estate finance analysis, including asset performance reporting

•     Contribute to special projects, including new acquisitions and exit readiness initiatives

•     Deep manufacturing / cost accounting expertise — comfortable with standard costing, inventory analysis, and financial operations in a manufacturing environment

•     Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance

•     CPA highly preferred (active, CPA candidate, or expired CPA all welcome)

•     7 years of progressive finance/accounting experience, ideally including manufacturing and/or real estate

•     Strong financial modeling, valuation, and data visualization skills

•     Proficiency with ERP and financial systems (e.g., NetSuite, Oracle, Cognos, Anaplan, Power BI)

•     Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to present financial information clearly to varied stakeholders

•     Local to Santa Barbara County or open to relocation — strongly preferred

$114,289 – $142,861 annually, commensurate with experience

Santa Barbara County, CA (25% onsite, 75% remote)

To Apply: Interested candidates should apply directly through this posting or reach out to Patrick Wacks, CEO, The VIRATA Group, for a confidential conversation.