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Director of Finance

Vaco by Highspring
Richmond, VA Full Time
POSTED ON 8/31/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 10/31/2026
Vaco Financial specializes in the permanent placement of accounting and finance professionals of all levels and industries. We have a team of experienced accounting professionals on staff that makes it their responsibility to educate you on the market, present you with job opportunities to explore, and ensure that the right decision is made regarding your future career. We pride ourselves in providing you with a professional and confidential search. Please visit our website to see a sample of the positions we are currently recruiting for.

We are currently recruiting for a Director of Finance for a growing and well-established Richmond-area organization.

This position will report to the CEO, act as the senior finance leader, manage a small accounting team, and serve as the liaison with the parent company.

RESPONSIBILITIES:
  • Lead monthly close, financial reporting, budgeting, forecasting, and cash flow management.
  • Serve as a strategic business partner to senior leadership, providing financial analysis and decision support.
  • Prepare management reporting packages, forecasts, KPI reporting, and variance analyses.
  • Partner with operational leaders to monitor project performance, profitability, and financial results.
  • Maintain strong internal controls and ensure compliance with accounting policies and procedures.
  • Oversee financial planning, working capital, and cash management activities.
  • Coordinate audit, tax, banking, and other external financial relationships.
  • Drive process improvements, reporting enhancements, and operational efficiencies.
  • Supervise and mentor accounting and finance staff.
  • Assist with special projects and strategic initiatives as assigned.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:
  • BS degree in Accounting or Finance, CPA, CMA, or MBA preferred
  • 5 years of accounting, finance, or FP&A leadership experience
  • Strong understanding of GAAP, budgeting, forecasting, financial reporting, and internal controls.
  • Experience with large ERP systems and Microsoft Office
  • Experience within project-based, construction, manufacturing, industrial, or service environments.

Our client offers a very strong comprehensive benefits package including health insurance, 401k, and paid time off.

Please email your resume in MS Word to Isabel.franks at Vaco for review and consideration.
EEO Notice

Vaco by Highspring is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race (including but not limited to traits historically associated with race such as hair texture and hair style), color, sex (includes pregnancy or related conditions), religion or creed, national origin, citizenship, age, disability, status as a veteran, union membership, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, political affiliation, or any other protected characteristics as required by federal, state or local law.

Vaco by Highspring and its parents, affiliates, and subsidiaries are committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, Vaco by Highspring and its parents, affiliates, and subsidiaries will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact HR@vaco.com.

Vaco by Highspring also wants all applicants to know their rights that workplace discrimination is illegal.

Representation Notice

By submitting to this position, you agree that you will be giving Vaco by Highspring the exclusive right to present your as a candidate for the foregoing employment opportunity. You further agree that you have represented information about yourself accurately and have not affirmatively misrepresented your qualifications. You also agree to maintain as confidential, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any information you learn from Vaco by Highspring about the position and you will limit disclosure of information about the position only to the extent necessary to perform any obligations in furtherance of your application. In exchange, Vaco by Highspring agrees to exercise reasonable efforts to represent you through all solicitation, job screening and resume dispersal.

For residents of Ontario, Canada: Based on Highspring's discussions with its Client, Highspring's understanding is that this position for employment is a current vacancy (either through Highspring as a contractor or with the client directly).

Privacy Notice

Vaco by Highspring and its parents, affiliates, and subsidiaries ("we," "our," or "Vaco by Highspring") respects your privacy and are committed to providing transparent notice of our policies.

  • California residents may access Vaco by Highspring HR Notice at Collection for California Applicants and Employees here.
  • Virginia residents may access our state specific policies here.
  • Residents of all other states may access our policies here.
  • Canadian residents may access our policies in English here and in French here.
  • Residents of countries governed by GDPR may access our policies here.

Additionally, submissions to this position are subject to the use of AI to perform preliminary candidate screenings, focused on ensuring minimum job requirements noted in the position are satisfied. More details about Vaco by Highspring's use of AI can be found here (https://www.highspring.com/ai-use-notices/). Further assessment of candidates beyond this initial phase will be conducted by recruiters and hiring managers. Vaco by Highspring does not know and cannot opine on if its client's use of AI products in hiring.

Pay Transparency Notice

Determining compensation for this role (and others) at Vaco by Highspring depends upon a wide array of factors including but not limited to:

  • the individual's skill sets, experience and training;
  • licensure and certification requirements;
  • office location and other geographic considerations;
  • other business and organizational needs.

With that said, as required by local law, Vaco by Highspring believes that the following salary range referenced above reasonably estimates the base compensation for an individual hired into this position in geographies that require salary range disclosure. The individual may also be eligible for discretionary bonuses.

 

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