[Hiring] Vice President of Finance @Tandem Intermediate LLC

Role Description

The Vice President of Finance is a strategic and operational finance leader responsible for overseeing all aspects of the company’s finance function while serving as a trusted business partner to the CEO. This role extends well beyond traditional financial reporting.

• Immerse themselves in the business and develop a deep understanding of clinical research operations.
• Build scalable financial processes that improve visibility, strengthen controls, optimize cash flow, and eliminate revenue leakage.
• Understand that in healthcare services, financial performance is created through operational excellence.
• Develop long-term financial strategy, partner with private equity ownership, lead audits, manage lender relationships, and solve operational challenges.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related discipline.
• 10+ years of progressive finance leadership experience.
• Experience leading finance within a multi-site healthcare services or similarly complex operating environment.
• Strong background in financial planning and analysis, accounting, cash flow management, and financial reporting.
• Experience partnering directly with executive leadership.
• Demonstrated success improving financial processes, controls, and operational performance.
• Private equity-backed company experience (preferred).
• Clinical research, healthcare services, physician practice management, or other healthcare operating experience (preferred).
• Experience supporting rapid organizational growth and value creation initiatives (preferred).
• CPA and/or MBA preferred but not required.

Requirements

• Lead all accounting and finance functions, including financial reporting, budgeting, forecasting, cash flow management, treasury, and financial planning and analysis.
• Deliver timely, accurate monthly financial statements and management reporting.
• Develop financial models and operational analyses that support executive decision making.
• Drive continuous improvement in financial processes, controls, and reporting.
• Serve as a strategic advisor and thought partner to the CEO.
• Partner closely with Operations to ensure financial processes accurately reflect operational activity.
• Develop meaningful KPIs and dashboards that connect operational performance to financial outcomes.
• Identify opportunities to improve profitability, operational efficiency, and scalability.
• Develop a deep understanding of clinical trial operations, study lifecycles, and revenue recognition.
• Learn and leverage the company’s Clinical Trial Management System (CTMS/CTMA) as a critical operational and financial tool.
• Build processes that improve billing accuracy, study reconciliation, collections, and sponsor invoicing.
• Partner with Operations to minimize revenue leakage and improve cash conversion.
• Strengthen controls around study closeout, invoicing deadlines, and revenue capture.
• Serve as the primary finance contact for private equity ownership.
• Prepare Board reporting, financial analyses, and investor materials.
• Manage banking relationships, including revolving credit facilities and cash management.
• Lead annual audits and coordinate relationships with external auditors, tax advisors, and other professional service providers.
• Support lender reporting and covenant compliance.
• Lead, mentor, and develop the finance organization.
• Build a culture of accountability, continuous improvement, and collaboration.
• Evaluate systems, workflows, and organizational structure to support future growth.
• Recruit and develop high-performing finance talent as the organization scales.

Benefits

• This is a rare opportunity to help shape the future of a growing clinical research organization.
• You will work directly with an engaged CEO and leadership team committed to building a high-performing company grounded in accountability, transparency, operational excellence, and continuous improvement.

The Ideal Candidate

• High intellectual curiosity and a genuine desire to learn the business.
• An ownership mentality.
• Exceptional integrity.
• Strong business judgment.
• Grit, resilience, and perseverance.
• Humility and emotional intelligence.
• Outstanding communication skills.
• A builder’s mindset with a passion for continuous improvement.
• High standards balanced with kindness and respect for others.
• The ability to thrive in an entrepreneurial, fast-paced environment.