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In the past two years, we've invested to increase production capabilities by building a new facility and opening two new production lines to support current and future programs as we continue to grow our business and execute our goals. If you're interested in a meaningful career that directly supports our Warfighters, we encourage you to apply today!
We are looking for a qualified Vice President of Finance to join our team in our new Vienna, Virginia office. If you are a hands-on leader who can move fluidly between strategic planning, Board-level analysis, government-contract accounting, cash and risk management, operational finance, and detailed execution, we invite you to click the apply button to learn more and share your qualifications with us.
Salary starting at $220k, hybrid schedule 3 days/week onsite
EOE, including Veterans/Disability
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
Financial Leadership and Growth Support
- Serve as a trusted business partner to the CEO and executive leadership team and participate in the development of corporate strategy
- Translate approved strategic priorities into financial, operational, and resource plans
- Develop and recommend the financial strategy required to support the company’s growth from approximately $30 million to $100 million in annual revenue
- Provide timely, clear, and decision-oriented analysis of financial performance, trends, risks, and opportunities
- Prepare financial evaluations and recommendations for major bids, partnerships, joint ventures, capital investments, make-or-buy decisions, and other strategic initiatives
- Support long-range planning, annual operating plans, and periodic forecasts in alignment with Rheinmetall reporting and governance requirements
- Build and lead a scalable FP&A capability with driver-based planning, rolling forecasts, cash forecasting, and scenario modeling
- Develop enterprise and program-level KPIs, dashboards, and business-review processes
- Lead revenue, margin, backlog, working-capital, and profitability analysis by program, customer, product, and business segment
- Partner with functional leaders to establish budgets, monitor performance, analyze variances, and implement corrective actions
- Provide forward-looking analysis of indirect-rate absorption, workforce requirements, production capacity, supply-chain impacts, and operating leverage
- Ensure accurate and compliant accounting for U.S. Government contracts in accordance with applicable FAR, DFARS, CAS, DCAA, and contract requirements.
- Maintain the integrity of certified costing, cost or pricing data, indirect expense rates, forward-pricing assumptions, and proposal pricing support.
- Establish and maintain systems and records that support incurred-cost submissions, audits, rate development, contract closeout, and other government reporting requirements.
- Partner with Contracts, Programs, Operations, Supply Chain, and Business Development to ensure bids and program forecasts are financially sound, supportable, compliant, and aligned with approved margin objectives.
- Monitor program financial performance, including estimate-at-completion, cost-to-complete, revenue recognition, reserves, risks, and opportunities.
- Maintain overall financial control of company assets and ensure the accuracy, completeness, and integrity of financial records.
- Establish standardized accounting policies, procedures, and internal controls appropriate for a growing defense manufacturer.
- Lead a timely, accurate, and disciplined monthly, quarterly, and annual close process with auditable supporting documentation.
- Oversee general ledger, accounts payable, accounts receivable, payroll, fixed assets, inventory accounting, reconciliations, consolidations, and financial reporting.
- Prepare financial reports, forecasts, analyses, and Board materials for the CEO, Rheinmetall, auditors, lenders, and other authorized stakeholders.
- Lead external financial audits, internal audits, and government audits, ensuring timely preparation and effective management participation.
- Manage cash forecasting, liquidity, working capital, banking relationships, and minimum operating cash requirements.
- Coordinate tax planning and compliance, including federal, state, local, payroll, sales and use tax, transfer pricing, and reporting for remote or satellite operations.
- Ensure required corporate, government, and business registrations and filings are completed accurately and on time.
- Oversee insurance coverage and risk-management activities in coordination with Rheinmetall Financial Services and other corporate stakeholders.
- Serve as the company’s designated finance or risk-management representative, including participation in Rheinmetall’s Early Risk Warning System.
- Perform corporate-officer, banking, or signatory responsibilities only when formally appointed or delegated.
- Partner with Operations and Supply Chain to establish reliable inventory controls, perpetual inventory accuracy, cycle-counting discipline, and effective material-cost management.
- Provide financial leadership for production planning, standard costing, overhead absorption, capital equipment, and operational efficiency.
- Support supply-chain risk analysis, supplier negotiations, long-lead material planning, and evaluation of cost, schedule, and working-capital tradeoffs.
- Ensure ERP data and operational inputs support accurate program costing, inventory valuation, financial reporting, and management decision-making.
- Lead the finance roadmap for ERP, reporting, analytics, and business-process improvements required to support growth.
- Ensure the integrity and effective use of the company’s ERP and related financial systems and lead upgrades, integrations, and process standardization as required.
- Develop timely and accurate dashboards and management information using modern analytics tools such as Power BI or equivalent platforms.
- Promote automation, data quality, process discipline, and continuous improvement across finance and cross-functional workflows.
- Assess, organize, lead, mentor, and develop the finance and accounting team to meet current requirements and future growth needs.
- Establish clear roles, operating rhythms, performance expectations, succession plans, and accountability within the finance organization.
- Create a culture of integrity, transparency, responsiveness, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
- Communicate effectively across a matrixed, international organization and build strong working relationships with U.S. and Rheinmetall stakeholders.
- Prepare financial plans, forecasts, results, risks, and strategic analyses for the CEO and Board of Directors.
- Present financial information to the Board at the direction of the CEO.
- Ensure compliance with delegated authorities, corporate policies, governance requirements, and Rheinmetall reporting standards.
- Support financial oversight of subsidiaries, joint ventures, intercompany transactions, transfer-pricing arrangements, and consolidation requirements.
- Advise the CEO on financial risks, commitments, investments, organizational capacity, and actions required to achieve the company’s strategic objectives.
Directly or indirectly leads the Finance and Accounting organization. Responsibilities include organizational design, workforce planning, hiring, training, coaching, performance management, succession planning, work assignment, and development of direct and indirect reports in accordance with company policy and applicable law.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
Education
Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or a related field.
- 10 years of progressively responsible finance and accounting experience, including significant leadership responsibility
- Demonstrated financial leadership experience in defense contracting, aerospace, manufacturing, industrial, or similarly regulated project-based environments
- Experience leading ERP-enabled process improvement, management reporting, and financial analytics
- Expert knowledge of GAAP, cost accounting, financial controls, budgeting, forecasting, cash management, and audit requirements
- Expert knowledge of FAR, DFARS, CAS, DCAA requirements, government-contract accounting, indirect-rate development, and proposal or program costing
- Demonstrated ability to serve as the senior-most finance professional in a growing, resource-conscious organization and to operate both strategically and tactically/hands-on
- Strong executive communication skills and the ability to present effectively to the CEO, Board, parent-company leadership, auditors, and senior business leaders.
- Ability to work effectively in a matrixed, international environment across multiple time zones
- Ability to see, hear, speak and write clearly in order to communicate with employees and customers
- Intermediate skills in keyboarding, computer usage, and operating controls
- Ability to work with the highest level of integrity, sound judgment, and unwavering commitment to accurate and transparent reporting
- Ability to obtain and maintain a government security clearance at the Secret level
- CPA, CMA, and/or MBA
- Experience serving as CFO, Vice President of Finance, or senior finance leader in a company that has materially scaled revenue and organizational complexity
- Experience in a FOCI-mitigated U.S. defense company
- Experience with joint ventures, subsidiaries, intercompany transactions, transfer pricing, and multinational parent-company reporting
- Experience with Microsoft Dynamics NAV, CostPoint or Business Central, PLEX, or comparable manufacturing ERP platforms
- Advanced financial modeling and data-visualization skills, including Excel and Power BI or equivalent tools
- Experience supporting acquisitions, integrations, carve-outs, capital expansion, or major business transformation
- Demonstrated track record of improving profitability, cash conversion, operating discipline, and financial visibility
With or without reasonable accommodations, requires the physical and mental capacity to perform effectively all essential functions. In addition to other demands, the demands of the job include:
- Primarily working in an office environment with periodic travel to company, customer, production, and parent-company locations, to include overseas locations
- Occasionally working in production areas where personal protective equipment is required
- Prolonged periods of sitting
- Use of standard office equipment
- Occasionally lifting materials weighing up to 25 pounds
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Who's Hiring
- JPMorganChase38
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What Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in VP finance jobs.
- 10 or more years of progressive finance experience including at least 3 in a leadership role
- Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, or economics, with MBA or CPA strongly preferred
- Demonstrated experience owning FP&A, budgeting, and long-range financial planning processes
- Proficiency in financial modeling and advanced Excel, with ERP experience such as NetSuite or SAP
- Experience supporting fundraising, M&A due diligence, or investor relations at a prior employer
- CPA, CFA, or CMA certification increasingly required for roles with controllership or treasury scope
Tips for Your VP Finance Job Search
Quantify your financial impact clearly
VP Finance hiring managers look for measurable outcomes, not responsibilities. Replace vague statements with specifics: the size of the budgets you owned, the cost reductions you drove, and the fundraising rounds or M&A transactions you supported from a finance perspective.
Tailor your resume to company stage
A Series B startup and a Fortune 500 want different things from a VP Finance. Emphasize build-from-scratch experience and cash management for growth-stage roles, and focus on process optimization and reporting infrastructure for mature organizations.
Apply early to roles that fit
Migrate Mate lists vp finance openings from across the United States in one place, so you can find roles that match and apply directly to each listing.
Filter openings by your reporting line
Whether you report to a CFO, CEO, or board matters for scope and autonomy. Read job descriptions carefully for the reporting structure before applying, so you're targeting roles where your authority matches what you've actually held before.
Prepare a financial narrative for interviews
Expect to walk through a business situation you diagnosed, the model or analysis you built, and the decision it informed. Interviewers at this level care less about technical finance mechanics and more about how your analysis shaped a strategic outcome.
Negotiate beyond base salary
VP Finance offers often include equity, bonus structure, and long-term incentive plans that vary widely by company stage and industry. Know your floor on each component before your final-round conversation so you can respond without stalling.
VP Finance Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
Which companies are hiring the most vp finances?
The companies hiring the most vp finances right now include JPMorganChase, Blackstone, and Fortitude Re, with the largest share of openings in New York, California, and Texas, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of August 2026. Demand is particularly concentrated in technology, healthcare systems, and private equity-backed portfolio companies.
How many vp finance jobs are remote?
About 54% of vp finance openings are fully remote or hybrid as of August 2026, with remote flexibility most common in FP&A-focused roles at technology companies. Controllership and treasury-heavy positions tend to require more on-site presence due to the hands-on nature of audit relationships, banking, and team management.
How do you become a vp finance?
Most vp finance careers begin in public accounting, investment banking, or corporate FP&A, building toward a director or senior director role before stepping up. You'll need demonstrated experience owning a full planning cycle, managing a team, and presenting financial results to executives or a board. A CPA or MBA accelerates the path, particularly at larger companies with formal promotion criteria.
How do you get hired as a vp finance with limited senior experience?
The most effective path is targeting smaller companies or early-stage startups where the scope of the VP Finance role is broad but the headcount is lean, giving you the title and ownership without requiring a decade of comparable experience. Emphasize any instance where you acted above your formal title, such as owning a fundraise, managing auditors directly, or building financial infrastructure from scratch.
What does the vp finance interview process look like?
Expect four to six rounds covering a recruiter screen, a hiring manager conversation focused on your career narrative, a technical finance assessment or case study, and final-round meetings with the CFO, CEO, or board members. Many companies also include a presentation where you walk through a financial plan or business analysis you've built, so come prepared with a real example you can discuss in depth.
Where can I find and apply to vp finance jobs?
You can find and apply to vp finance jobs on Migrate Mate, which lists current openings from companies across the United States. Find roles that match your background and apply directly to each listing without leaving the platform.
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