Vice President of Finance

This is a strategic and high-profile role that will influence and drive strategic decision making throughout the company. You have a passion for telling a story with numbers, evaluating underlying business trends, delivering real commercial insights and for driving change, accountability and scale. This role reports to the CFO and will work closely with the entire senior leadership team and all departments at ActiveCampaign.

• Lead the company’s core financial processes including long-range and annual operating plans, periodic forecast updates and ongoing financial and key operating metric performance reporting for monthly executive Business Reviews and quarterly Board Meetings
• Develop and maintain strong relationships with key business and functional leaders across the Company to ensure awareness of key business activities and performance trends as well as emerging opportunities and risks
• Partner with CFO to develop and own driver-based strategic planning model to facilitate decision making for key company initiatives, striking the right balance between model accuracy, flexibility and comprehensiveness
• Lead a high performing team with a focus on attracting, developing, and retaining top finance talent that can scale with company growth
• Ensure practical communication of complex financial concepts to various stakeholders across the Company to improve financial literacy and business decision making processes
• Responsible for enhancing and scaling the systems, processes, and internal controls to ensure financial discipline and the integrity of data
• Provide modeling and analytical support for ad-hoc strategic projects

• Working knowledge of SaaS business with payments is highly preferred
• Experience leading a FP&A organization of a fast-growing company that has experienced growth ideally north of $300M+ in revenues
• Proven experience in creating real-time reporting, forecasting, and actionable KPI’s, leveraging sophisticated financial systems and modeling
• Skilled in financial analysis, detail-oriented, and proficient in building and using complicated data sources, financial modeling, data analytics, and multi-year projections
• Strong problem-solving and creative skills and the ability to exercise sound judgment and make decisions based on accurate and timely analyses from numerous sources
• Dynamic leader with a history of attracting, retaining, and developing top finance talent and effectively leading and scaling teams
• Experience with ERP and/or planning tool deployments preferred
• Prior experience working in private and public company environments; IPO experience preferred
• Bachelor's degree required, MBA preferred
• Results-oriented with a strong work ethic. Must be tenacious, with the emotional intelligence to know when to push harder and when to look for alternative approaches.
• Has the confidence and experience to constructively challenge assumptions, develop efficient processes, and drive fiscal accountability throughout the organization
• Ability to build credibility and rapport with executive team
• Carries themselves with confidence and speaks clearly and with conviction
• Collaborative work style; someone who can influence others and implement change and standardize processes.
• Analytical and metrics-driven, regular leveraging data to support business decisions
• Highest ethical standards, integrity, humility, authenticity, credibility, and character

About ActiveCampaign:

ActiveCampaign helps small teams power big businesses with the must-have platform for intelligent marketing automation. Customers from over 170 countries depend on ActiveCampaign’s mix of pre-built automations and integrations (including Facebook, Google, WordPress, Salesforce, Shopify, and Square) to power personalized marketing, transactional emails, and one-to-one CRM interactions throughout the customer lifecycle. 

As a global multicultural company, we are proud of our inclusive culture which embraces diverse voices, backgrounds, and perspectives. We don’t just celebrate our differences, we believe our diversity is what empowers our innovation and success. You can find out more about our DEI initiatives here. 

ActiveCampaign holds the highest customer satisfaction rating among Marketing Automation, E-Commerce Personalization, Landing Page Builders, and CRM solutions on G2.com and is one of only a handful of software solutions with over 10,000 positive reviews. ActiveCampaign has also been named the Top Rated Email Marketing Software on TrustRadius. Learn more and start your free trial at ActiveCampaign.com.

Perks and benefits:

ActiveCampaign is an employee-first culture. We take care of our employees at work and outside of work. You can see more of the details here, but some of our most popular benefits include:

-Comprehensive health and wellness benefits that includes a High Deductible Health Plan (HDHP) fully covered by ActiveCampaign, complimentary access to telehealth and tele-mental health resources, and a complimentary membership to Calm

-Open paid time off

-Generous 401(k) matching program with immediate vesting

-Quarterly Path Perks with options for commuter and lunch benefits (for those reporting to a Hub), or a remote home office stipend

-Access to professional development resources through LinkedIn Learning

-After five years of service, you’ll be eligible for a four-week paid sabbatical leave and a sabbatical leave bonus

ActiveCampaign is an equal opportunity employer. We recruit, hire, pay, grow and promote no matter of gender, race, color, sexual orientation, religion, age, protected veteran status, physical and mental abilities, or any other identities protected by law.

Our Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) strive to foster a diverse inclusive environment by supporting each other, building a strong sense of belonging, and creating opportunities for mentorship and professional growth for their members.