About the Role
We are seeking a Vice President of Finance to serve as the top finance executive at a high-growth, private equity-backed SaaS company headquartered in Omaha, NE. Reporting directly to the President & COO, this individual will be responsible for building and leading the finance function from the ground up-serving as the organization's "source of truth" for all financial and operational performance metrics.
This is a rare opportunity to architect the financial infrastructure of a founder-led business recently acquired by a lower middle-market private equity sponsor. You'll bring discipline, insight, and forward-thinking analysis to a company on the path to scale and a future transaction.
What You'll Do
- Build and own the finance function, including FP&A, accounting operations, internal controls, and reporting infrastructure.
- Lead all financial reporting, modeling, and planning activities, building out dashboards for SaaS-specific KPIs (ARR waterfall, CAC/LTV, NRR, etc.).
- Drive monthly closes, budgeting, and forecasting, and deliver investor-grade reporting to the board and private equity stakeholders.
- Act as a strategic thought partner to the President & COO, providing data-driven insights to support key operating decisions and growth initiatives.
- Prepare the company for a future exit or recapitalization, participating in due diligence, investor communications, and operational planning.
- Collaborate cross-functionally to connect financial results to business drivers, including revenue operations, customer behavior, and cost dynamics.
- Lead initiatives to professionalize financial systems, migrating from QuickBooks to a more scalable ERP and BI stack (PowerBI, Tableau, etc.).
- Eventually build and lead the finance team, beginning with a future Controller hire.
What We're Looking For
- CPA required; ideal candidates have a background in public accounting (Big 4 experience strongly preferred).
- 5-10 years of progressive finance experience, with demonstrated exposure to both accounting fundamentals and operational finance strategy.
- Strong track record in PE-backed environments or fast-paced SaaS/technology companies.
- Hands-on expertise in financial modeling, operational analysis, and SaaS metrics.
- Proficient in Excel; familiarity with QuickBooks, PowerBI, Tableau, or similar tools is a plus.
- Executive presence and communication skills to interface with the board, investors, and cross-functional leaders.
- Comfortable operating in high-growth, founder-led organizations-scrappy, fast-moving, and data-centric.
- Ability to work onsite in Omaha, Nebraska (relocation support may be considered for exceptional candidates).
Ideal Candidate Traits
- Thinks like a CFO-in-training: strategic yet detail-oriented, precise yet adaptive.
- Comfortable with ambiguity and unstructured data-more "scalpel" than "machete".
- Demonstrates high levels of intellectual curiosity, humility, and grit.
- Enjoys working in collaborative, quirky, "garage-like" cultures that value smart generalists.
- Not just a debits-and-credits accountant-able to link operational activity to financial performance.
Why This Opportunity
This is a mission-critical role with high visibility and impact. You'll play a central role in transforming a profitable SaaS business into a scaled, exit-ready platform. You'll have a direct seat at the leadership table and the trust of both the President and PE sponsor to drive financial maturity, transparency, and value creation. The company has a unique culture, a compelling product, and is backed by a firm that actively supports operational excellence.
If you're a rising finance leader looking to make the leap into an executive seat-and build something from the ground up-this role offers challenge, ownership, and long-term upside.