VP, Finance

## 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. The careers page positions Vori around a practical, high-ownership culture: small teams, meaningful customer problems, fast learning, and work that matters to real operators in grocery. This CFO req should mirror that tone: clear, direct, builder-oriented, and focused on impact rather than corporate polish. ## Why this role exists Vori needs a finance executive who can own both sides of the finance mandate: 1. **External finance leadership** — fundraising, investor strategy, board narrative, debt, capital structure, and possible strategic transactions. 2. **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. ## What you’ll own ### 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 repeatab…