VP, Finance

Responsibilities

• Capital strategy and fundraising
• Bring an elite level of financial rigor to our business
• Build internal and investor-facing financial models, narratives, and materials
• Lead or co-lead fundraising processes
• Manage diligence, financial data rooms, and investor follow-up
• Own capital strategy in partnership with the CEO
• Advise on valuation, dilution, timing, runway, and financing strategy
• Evaluate venture debt, credit, or other financing options where relevant
• Board and investor leadership
• Own the board financial package
• Translate company performance into a clear financial narrative
• Prepare investor updates and financial reporting
• Build credibility with current and prospective investors
• Help the leadership team understand financial tradeoffs before they become board-level issues
• FP&A and operating finance
• Build and own the company operating model
• Own budgeting, forecasting, scenario planning, and variance analysis
• Build the planning cadence across departments
• Partner with GTM, Product, Operations, and People on financial plans
• Analyze revenue, gross margin, burn, runway, customer economics, and sales efficiency
• Turn strategy into a financial plan the company can execute against
• Accounting, controls, and finance operations
• Build the accounting and controllership foundation
• Manage outsourced accounting or hire internal accounting leadership when needed
• Ensure accurate monthly close and clean financial statements
• Improve AP, AR, payroll, revenue recognition, and department coding
• Create the finance systems and reporting infrastructure needed to scale
• Build lightweight but effective spend controls and approval processes
• Strategic transactions and corporate development
• Support or lead M&A analysis, strategic partnerships, or transaction evaluation
• Model acquisition, partnership, or financing scenarios
• Help evaluate build/buy/partner tradeoffs from a financial perspective
• What success looks like
• In the first 90 days:
• You've build a rigorous and workable company financial model
• You've implemented an intelligent architecture for our capital including hardware financing
• Cash, runway, burn, revenue, gross margin, and hiring scenarios are clear
• Board reporting is cleaner, more consistent, and more strategic
• Accounting and close gaps are fixed
• you have a a clear finance org design and hiring roadmap
• In the first 6 months:
• The company has a repeatable forecasting and planning cadence
• Leadership has regular budget vs. actuals visibility
• Investor and board materials are CFO-grade
• Capital strategy is explicit and tied to operating milestones
• FP&A is supported by cleaner accounting data and operating inputs
• In the first 12 months:
• Vori has a scalable finance function
• The company is better prepared for fundraising, debt, or strategic options
• Leadership can make faster, higher-confidence capital allocation decisions
• Finance is a strategic function, not just reporting support

Requirements

• You are a hands-on startup VP or CFO-caliber finance leader who has operated in high-growth, venture-backed environments. You have enough strategic finance depth to lead capital markets work and enough operating finance discipline to build the function yourself before the team is large.
• You are likely to be a strong fit if you are a:
• Capital Markets Athlete
• Strong mastery of the venture landscape and its powerplayers. Understands valuation mechanics. Reverse engineers toward Series C and beyond. Designs the forward narrative, metrics, and capital structure proactively.
• Operator First, Accountant Second
• Partners deeply with GTM, product, and ops. Drives pod productivity, contribution margin,
• payments economics, and activation velocity.
• Builder DNA (Series B to C Muscle)
• Has scaled from early chaos to structured growth. Build

Additional Information

About Vori Vori is building modern technology for the grocery industry. The company serves independent and regional grocers with tools that help them run more efficient, data-driven businesses. Why this role exists Vori needs a finance executive who can own both sides of the finance mandate: External finance leadership - fundraising, investor strategy, board narrative, debt, capital structure, and possible strategic transactions. Internal finance infrastructure - FP&A, cash planning, accounting foundation, reporting cadence, controls, and operating discipline. This is not a ceremonial CFO role. It is a hands-on company-building role for someone who can operate at the executive level while still building the finance function from the ground up. Mission The VP, Finance will help Vori make better strategic decisions, raise and allocate capital effectively, and build a finance function that gives the company reliable visibility into performance, runway, and tradeoffs. The right person will be a trusted partner to the CEO and leadership team, a credible voice with investors and the board, and a builder who can turn messy operating reality into clear financial strategy.

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