SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT OF FINANCE - REMOTE (Charlotte, NC, US, 28217)

About this role

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…