Head of Finance at Zencore

About the Role

Zencore is seeking a Head of Finance to help scale the core finance and accounting function of a newly formed, high-growth professional services platform. The role will own foundational financial operations and reporting while partnering closely with executive leadership on post-close integration, M&A, and board-level reporting at a critical inflection point in the platform’s growth. This role is for someone eager to help build a platform from early scale through a successful exit.

Responsibilities

• Own company-wide financial reporting, forecasting, and budgeting

• Lead monthly, quarterly, and annual close processes with audit-quality rigor

• Establish and enhance internal controls, policies, and procedures appropriate for a PE-backed environment

• Own board-level financial packages, KPIs, and investor reporting

• Lead financial aspects of post-merger integration, including systems consolidation, reporting alignment, and process standardization

• Support M&A activities including financial diligence, purchase accounting, and integration planning

• Lead or support ERP implementation and optimization to enable scalable, services-oriented financial reporting

• Own external audit processes and manage relationships with auditors and advisors

• Own the contract lifecycle across client and vendor agreements, including drafting, redlining, and negotiating MSAs, SOWs, NDAs, and renewals; coordinate with outside counsel on material terms and maintain a centralized contract repository

• Partner with executive leadership on strategic planning, capital allocation, and operational decision-making

• Build and enhance reporting templates and dashboards to improve visibility into profitability, utilization, and cash flow

• Coordinate with Superstep Capital on performance reporting, value creation, and other ad hoc initiatives necessary to support a fast-growing platform

Qualifications

• 10+ years of progressive finance and accounting experience required

• Audit experience required

• CPA strongly preferred

• Experience in a private equity-backed environment strongly preferred

• Professional services experience strongly preferred

• Hands-on experience with ERP implementation and financial systems transformation

• Experience supporting M&A and post-close integration

• Board or investor reporting experience

• Experience managing legal function preferred

• Strong communicator with the judgment and flexibility to operate in a fast-moving, ambiguous environment

• Ability for occasional travel