VP, Client Delivery

The role

The VP, Client Delivery is a senior leader accountable for the quality, consistency, and profitability of finance and accounting work for VC-backed clients. This role involves leading client service teams, serving as a senior technical finance resource, and managing client escalations.

What you will do

• Oversee end-to-end delivery across all Attivo client accounts
• Serve as the final reviewer and approver of key client deliverables
• Track delivery KPIs such as quality, timeliness, utilization, and client health
• Identify delivery risks early and address them proactively
• Serve as the senior escalation point for delivery issues with client executives
• Lead difficult conversations about scope, budget, and quality with founders, CEOs, and CFOs
• Partner with Attivo CFOs and partners on client engagements
• Maintain a small portfolio of client engagements
• Serve as the senior technical resource for the team on various accounting standards and metrics
• Build and review financial models, cash and runway forecasts, and KPI dashboards

Required qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, or a related field
• Hands-on ownership of finance at the VP Finance or Controller level in early-stage, VC-backed companies
• Experience leading client delivery for a portfolio of clients at a professional services or consulting firm
• 5+ years managing mid-to-large teams, including fully remote teams
• Full people-leadership responsibility, including hiring and performance management
• Track record delivering strategic finance for VC-backed companies
• Strong US GAAP knowledge, including ASC 606, ASC 718, and ASC 842
• Understanding of engagement economics, including scoping, pricing, margin, utilization, and resourcing
• NetSuite (including multi-entity, consolidations, and multi-currency)
• QuickBooks Online
• Advanced Excel/Google Sheets modeling
• Experience using AI tools (e.g., Claude, ChatGPT, Copilot) in finance workflows

Nice to have

• Experience at an outsourced accounting, fractional CFO, or finance consulting firm
• Big 4 or national firm background
• In-house VP Finance/Controller experience at a VC-backed company
• Industry experience in SaaS and technology, fintech, life sciences/biotech, marketplaces/e-commerce, or hardware/deep tech
• Familiarity with Rillet, Campfire, Puzzle, Bill.com, Ramp, Brex, Rippling, Gusto, Justworks, Double, Stripe, Chargebee, Maxio, HubSpot, FP&A/BI tools, Carta, Avalara, or Anrok
• Experience building or scaling service offerings
• Fundraising execution experience
• Workers' Comp and EDD audit experience, and hands-on HR, benefits, and payroll operations
• Experience building a learning and development program, or using AI to automate close, reporting, or analysis
• CMA, CFA, NetSuite certification, or PMP

Benefits

• Health, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• 100% coverage for employees on base plan
• 70% coverage for additional family members
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• 401(k)
• 3 weeks PTO
• Voluntary Life Insurance & Disability plans
• work-from-home allowance

About the company

Attivo Partners is a fast-growing full-service finance and accounting consulting firm headquartered in San Francisco. Their remote teams specialize in providing fractional CFO and accounting services to venture-backed emerging growth clients.