SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT OF FINANCE - REMOTE

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SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT OF FINANCE - REMOTE

Salary: $240,000 - $270,000 / year

Other Forms of Compensation: Annual bonus potential

Pay Grade: 20

A family of companies and experiences

As the leading foodservice and support services company, Compass Group USA is known for our great people, great service and our great results. If you’ve been hungry and away from home, chances are you’ve tasted Compass Group’s delicious food and experienced our outstanding service. We have over 284,000 US associates who work in award-winning restaurants, corporate cafes, hospitals, schools, arenas, museums, and more in all 50 states. Our reach is constantly expanding to shape the industry and create new opportunities for innovation. Join the Compass family today!

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Each and every individual plays a key role in the growth and legacy of our company. We know the next big idea can come from anyone. We encourage developing and attracting expertise that differentiates us as a company as we continue to raise the bar.

Job Summary:

The Senior Vice President, Finance serves as the senior financial executive and strategic business partner for the Support Services and Data Centers vertical. This executive leads financial strategy, stewardship, and performance across a complex, rapidly scaling portfolio.

The role operates across Support Services environments that may include data centers, mission-critical and critical environments, facilities management and integrated facilities management, advanced manufacturing, semiconductor and cleanroom operations, life sciences, healthcare facilities, construction, commissioning, capital projects, industrial operations, infrastructure, utilities, and other 24/7 hard-services and engineering operations.

The SVP combines strategic vision with operational rigor, providing leadership across planning, forecasting, commercial finance, pricing, contract economics, investment analysis, capital deployment, and performance management while building the financial infrastructure required for profitable growth and scalability.

Key Responsibilites:

Strategic Leadership & Business Partnership

• Serve as the senior finance leader for Support Services and Data Centers, providing strategic guidance and financial leadership to support accelerated growth and long-term value creation.
• Act as a trusted advisor to executive leadership, translating financial and operational insights into actionable business strategies and recommendations.
• Partner with Operations, Commercial, Sales, Business Development, and Corporate leaders to improve financial performance, operational excellence, and sustainable margin expansion.
• Shape decisions related to market expansion, service offerings, client partnerships, investments, capital projects, infrastructure, and capital deployment.
• Successfully navigate matrixed environment and cross functional teams.

Financial Planning, Performance & Analytics

• Lead budgeting, forecasting, long-range planning, financial reporting, and performance management across the Support Services and Data Centers portfolio.
• Establish scalable metrics, dashboards, and predictive analytics that provide visibility into operational and financial outcomes across multi-site and 24/7 operations.
• Deliver timely analysis of business trends, risks, opportunities, and performance drivers to support executive decisions and accountability.
• Strengthen financial discipline and reporting integrity across diverse service lines and client environments.

Commercial Finance, Investment & Growth

• Provide executive oversight for commercial finance, including pricing strategy, contract structuring, renewals, rebids, and new business pursuits.
• Lead financial evaluation of new clients, mobilizations, commissioning, site expansions, acquisitions, integrations, construction programs, capital projects, and major investments.
• Lead M&A financial due diligence, valuation, deal structuring, and integration planning, including risk assessment, synergy tracking, and post-close performance against the approved investment thesis.
• Direct pro forma development, scenario modeling, investment analysis, and business-case creation.
• Evaluate opportunities through the lenses of profitability, return on investment, cash flow, scalability, risk, operational deliverability, and long-term value creation.

Operational Finance, Scalability & Team Leadership

• Partner with operational leadership to improve productivity, labor efficiency, cost management, subcontractor economics, asset utilization, and overall business performance.
• Build scalable finance processes, controls, systems, and governance frameworks that support continued portfolio growth.
• Support complex operating models involving technical labor, engineering operations, hard services, utilities, subcontracted services, food services, and rapidly expanding client footprints.
• Build, develop, and lead a high-performing finance organization; foster accountability, collaboration, continuous improvement, talent development, and succession planning.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business Administration, or a related field required; MBA strongly preferred.
• 15+ years of progressive finance leadership experience, including executive responsibility for FP&A, commercial finance, operational finance, and strategic business partnership.
• Proven track record leading finance organizations within complex, multi-site, rapidly scaling service businesses.
• Experience in data centers, critical facilities, facilities management, integrated facilities management, technical services, engineering services, infrastructure services, manufacturing, healthcare facilities, or other mission-critical operating environments.
• Demonstrated success partnering with executive leadership to drive business growth, profitability, and enterprise value.
• Deep experience in budgeting, forecasting, financial modeling, pricing strategy, contract economics, investment analysis, and performance management.
• Experience supporting complex client contracts, renewals, rebids, and growth initiatives.
• Experience evaluating 24/7 operational environments with sophisticated labor, staffing, subcontracting, and cost structures.
• Exceptional communication, executive presence, and influencing skills.
• Proven ability to build and develop high-performing finance teams.
• Willingness to travel as needed.

Preferred Experience:

• Experience supporting high-growth organizations through expansion, mobilizations, commissioning, integrations, and large-scale operational launches.
• Experience across advanced manufacturing, semiconductor, cleanroom, life sciences, construction, capital projects, industrial operations, infrastructure, utilities, hard services, or engineering operations.
• Demonstrated expertise in commercial negotiations, contract structuring, pricing strategy, and client profitability management.
• Experience developing business cases for strategic investments, capital deployment, operational transformations, and growth initiatives.
• Proven success implementing scalable finance processes, systems, analytics, and governance frameworks.
• CPA, MBA, CFA, or another relevant advanced professional designation.
• Experience with enterprise ERP, FP&A, business intelligence, and data analytics platforms.

Compass Group is an equal opportunity employer. At Compass, we are committed to treating all Applicants and Associates fairly based on their abilities, achievements, and experience without regard to race, national origin, sex, age, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other classification protected by law.

Qualified candidates must be able to perform the essential functions of this position satisfactorily with or without a reasonable accommodation. Disclaimer: this job post is not necessarily an exhaustive list of all essential responsibilities, skills, tasks, or requirements associated with this position. While this is intended to be an accurate reflection of the position posted, the Company reserves the right to modify or change the essential functions of the job based on business necessity. We will consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with a criminal history (including relevant driving history), in a manner consistent with all applicable federal, state, and local laws, including the City of Los Angeles’ Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, and the New York Fair Chance Act.

Compass Corporate maintains a drug-free workplace.

Applications are accepted on an ongoing basis.

Associates at Corporate are offered many fantastic benefits.

• Medical
• Vision
• Life Insurance/ AD
• Disability Insurance
• Retirement Plan
• Paid Time Off
• Holiday Time Off (varies by site/state)
• Personal Leave
• Associate Shopping Program
• Health and Wellness Programs
• Discount Marketplace
• Identity Theft Protection
• Pet Insurance
• Employee Assistance Program
• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)

Associates may also be eligible for paid and/or unpaid time off benefits in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws. For positions in Washington State, Maryland, or to be performed Remotely, click here or copy/paste the link below for paid time off benefits information.