VP FINANCE Job Minneapolis area,Minnesota USA,Finance & Banking

Job Title:
Vice President of Finance Versique is conducting a confidential search for a Vice President of Finance & Treasurer to serve as a strategic partner to the CFO and provide leadership across key finance and business-support functions. This executive will combine hands-on financial and operational insight with strong relationship-building skills to challenge assumptions, improve processes, support commercial decisions, and advance enterprise priorities.

Responsibilities may evolve based on the selected leader's strengths, creating an opportunity to shape the function and make a lasting impact.
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Location:

Twin Cities metro, MN – Hybrid opportunity; approximately three days per week in office. Local candidates only
Salary Range: Anticipated $,000/year base salary plus target annual bonus. Final compensation will depend on experience and level.
Benefits: Comprehensive benefits are expected to include medical, dental and vision coverage; retirement savings plan; flexible spending and health savings account options; and optional supplemental insurance programs. Specific plan terms and eligibility to be confirmed with the client
Roles & Responsibilities

Serve as a proactive, trusted advisor to the CFO, translating complex business challenges into actionable financial and operational strategies.
Partner with commercial leaders to evaluate pricing, customer solutions, contract economics and profitability; constructively challenge proposals and drive disciplined decisions.
Provide executive oversight of select commercial finance and order-to-cash activities, potentially including pricing, contract implementation, billing and related reporting.
Lead treasury priorities, including cash and liquidity management, banking and lender relationships, interest-rate considerations, and long-term capital structure planning.
Identify opportunities to improve pricing turnaround, billing accuracy, service quality, operational efficiency and enterprise value creation.
Build, coach and elevate a distributed team of finance and operational leaders, reinforcing accountability, collaboration and continuous improvement.
Lead cross-functional initiatives and evaluate opportunities for automation, systems enhancement and scalable processes.
Support strategic planning, financing activities and potential future ownership transactions in partnership with senior leadership.
Develop credible relationships with senior executives and external financial stakeholders; communicate recommendations clearly and decisively.

Required Skills & Experience

Progressive finance leadership experience, including success in a senior director, vice president or comparable enterprise-level role.
Demonstrated commercial and operational finance acumen, with the ability to evaluate pricing, profitability, contracts and customer-facing decisions.
Working knowledge of treasury fundamentals, including cash management, lender relationships and interest-rate or capital structure considerations; deep treasury specialization is not required.
Proven experience leading, developing and improving teams in a complex, cross-functional environment.
Intellectual curiosity, analytical rigor and willingness to dig into details while maintaining a strategic enterprise perspective.
Strong executive presence and communication skills; confident influencing stakeholders, challenging assumptions and navigating difficult conversations.
Track record of driving change, improving processes and independently executing high-impact initiatives.
Experience in a large-scale or complex ERP environment; SAP familiarity is helpful but not required.
Exposure to private equity, manufacturing, distributed operations or business transformation is advantageous, not mandatory.
Ability to travel domestically on a limited basis, approximately quarterly as business needs require.

About Versique

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