bastion - VP Finance

• Run the month-end close process and drive improvements: reduce cycle time, improve accuracy, eliminate manual workarounds, and establish a close calendar that the team can execute reliably every month • Take ownership of all regulatory reporting: ensure every filing is accurate, complete, and submitted on time. Build the review and sign-off process so that regulatory submissions don't depend on a single person's institutional knowledge • Build the FP&A rhythm the business needs: monthly budget-vs-actual reporting, department cost allocation, variance analysis, and the financial visibility that department leads and leadership currently lack • The close runs on a predictable calendar with documented procedures—anyone on the team can explain what happens and when • Regulatory filings are submitted on time with a clear audit trail from source data to final submission • Leadership has monthly financial reporting they can actually use • An internal controls framework is documented and testing has begun on the highest-risk areas • Own the annual planning process: build the financial model, facilitate department-level budgeting, and produce the plan that connects revenue targets to headcount to burn rate to runway • Prepare the finance function for increasing regulatory complexity: as the company's regulatory footprint expands, ensure that reporting capabilities, controls, and processes scale ahead of the requirements rather than scrambling to catch up • Develop your team: assess capabilities, identify gaps, make hiring recommendations, and build the finance organization that the company will need over the next 12-18 months • The finance function operates at a level of maturity that exceeds what regulators, auditors, and enterprise customers expect from a company our size • The board and leadership team trust the numbers: financial reporting is accurate, timely, and actionable • Internal controls are a strength. The company can point to a documented, tested control environment in any regulatory examination or customer due diligence process