Head of Finance and Accounting

Randstad has partnered with a high-growth specialty finance and legal funding management group to recruit a hands-on, high-caliber Head of Finance & Accounting. Delivering mission-critical liquidity and structured lien-resolution solutions, the group is rapidly expanding its portfolio and operational footprint. To support this momentum, our client is building an institutional-grade financial and accounting infrastructure, offering a pivotal leadership role with significant strategic impact.

Compensation: $150K - $175K + Bonus + Benefits

Responsibilities:

• Direct the day-to-day general ledger, month/quarter/year-end close processes, and consolidated GAAP financial statement preparation across multiple entities, standardizing SOPs to shorten close cycles.
• Lead litigation finance revenue recognition, collaborate on valuation modeling for non-recourse advances and statutory liens, and oversee portfolio reserves, fair value adjustments, and write-offs.
• Own multi-entity cash positioning, fund allocations across escrow and reserve accounts, and maintain rolling 13-week and long-term liquidity forecasting models.
• Serve as the primary contact for institutional credit facilities, managing borrowing base calculations, collateral reporting, and scenario modeling for covenant compliance.
• Develop corporate budgets, rolling forecasts, and executive KPI dashboards (e.g., portfolio yields, cost of capital, recovery duration) to inform leadership strategy.
• Lead annual external audits to ensure clean opinions, coordinate tax filings with outside CPAs, and ensure adherence to statutory lien rules and state licensing requirements.
• Design and implement robust internal control environments (SOX-adjacent) and spearhead system automation, including ERP optimization and platform integrations.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree and an active CPA is required
• 5+ years of financial leadership experience is required.
• Public accounting foundation combined with corporate controllership or assistant controllership experience is required.