• Manage financial operations, develop financial procedures, and oversee their implementation • Prepare or direct preparation of financial statements and monthly reporting packages for Board presentations • Serve as fractional CFO or VP of Finance, reporting directly to C-level executives • Lead the budgeting and forecasting process • Integrate and optimize financial technologies and systems • Approve agreements involving financial commitments, vendor contracts, and expenditures • Coordinate work with third-party consultants, auditors, and tax advisors • Manage accounting staff and provide final oversight of: Month-end close, Accounts payable, Billing and accounts receivable, Bank reconciliations, Short-term cash forecasting, Monthly journal entries • Perform ad hoc financial and operational analyses