VP of Finance at Vaco, LLC
South San Francisco, CA 94080
About the Job
COMPANY DESCRIPTION:
Our client develops life-changing medicines for patients using advanced structure-based and computational drug discovery technology. The company’s platform combines the latest advancements in visualization of molecular interactions, computational chemistry, and data integration to design orally available, superior small molecule medicines that overcome current limitations of biologic and peptide drugs. They are advancing a clinical-stage pipeline of differentiated treatments focused on chronic diseases with high unmet need, including cardiovascular, metabolic, and pulmonary conditions.
LOCATION: South San Francisco, CA. Hybrid. 3 days per week.
Position Summary
The Vice President of Finance will oversee the planning, development, implementation, and maintenance of FP&A, Tax, Treasury, Risk Management, SOX Compliance and Internal Audit functions, supporting and promoting the company’s annual goals and objectives.
The ideal candidate will have public company experience in environments within the biotech/pharma industry. We seek a hard-working, team player who will interact collaboratively with the entire management team and play a key role in implementing our financial management processes across our organization, including working with finance team members in global office locations. The position will report to the CFO and will work directly with the CFO keeping him current with developments and transactions occurring in the Tax, Treasury, Risk Management, FP&A and SOX functions
Essential Duties and responsibilities
- Manage and oversee the Company’s FP&A process and reporting role managed by the Sr. Director of FP&A, including global annual budget preparation, quarterly forecasts, budget vs actual monthly reporting and long-range planning
- Manage and oversee the Company’s Tax role with the Sr. Director of Tax reporting to you, including global and domestic tax preparation for the Cayman Islands, United States, Hong Kong, Shanghai and Australia
- Mange and oversee the Company’s Treasury role managed by the Sr. Director of Tax including management of our investment portfolio with Capital Advisors Group and management of all banking relationships and company global and domestic accounts
- Manage and oversee the Company’s Insurance Risk Management role managed by the Sr. Director of Tax, which includes corporate General Liability Policies, EPIL, Clinical Trial, Workers Compensation and D&O Policies
- Manage and oversee the Company’s Sox Compliance and Internal Controls role managed by the Sr. Director of Sox Compliance and Internal Controls, including Material Weakness remediation collaboration with Connor Group Consultants, and transitioning from 404(a) compliance to 404(b) compliance during 2024
- Be process owner and compliant for all SOX narratives, RCMs, and testing for all Tax, Treasury and Risk Management processes
- Ad Hoc assignments as delegated by the CFO
Education
- Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, or a related field
- Master's degree in accounting, finance, or a related field
- 15+ years of experience in overall financial operations, including partial exposure in either or all of FP&A, Tax, Treasury, Insurance Risk Management and SOX Compliance
- Expertise in financial systems analysis and process to maximize management reporting as well as external reporting
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Ability to work with international and matrix organization independently and as part of a team
- Experience in the biotech/therapeutics industry
- CPA or CFA certification
- Yes. (Travel may be 1 domestic trip a quarter and 1 international trip per year.)
Determining compensation for this role (and others) at Vaco depends upon a wide array of factors including but not limited to the individual’s skill sets, experience and training, licensure and certifications, office location and other geographic considerations, as well as other business and organizational needs. With that said, as required by local law, Vaco believes that the following salary range reasonably estimates the base compensation for an individual hired into this position in geographies that require salary range disclosure: $275,000-$330,000. The individual may also be eligible for discretionary bonuses.
Vaco values a diverse workplace and strongly encourages women, people of color, LGBTQ+ individuals, people with disabilities, members of ethnic minorities, foreign-born residents, and veterans to apply.
EEO Notice
Vaco 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 LLC and its parents, affiliates, and subsidiaries are committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, Vaco LLC 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 also wants all applicants to know their rights that workplace discrimination is illegal.
By submitting to this position, you agree that you will be giving Vaco 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 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 agrees to exercise reasonable efforts to represent you through all solicitation, job screening and resume dispersal.
Privacy Notice
Vaco LLC and its parents, affiliates, and subsidiaries (“we,” “our,” or “Vaco”) respects your privacy and are committed to providing transparent notice of our policies.
- California residents may access Vaco’s 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.
Pay Transparency Notice
Determining compensation for this role (and others) at Vaco 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 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.