Vice President of Finance

Position Title:    VP of Finance

Reporting To:    CFO

Location:            Chicago, Illinois

Company:          Superior Insurance Partners

 

Company Overview

 

Superior Insurance Partners (“Superior” or the “Company”) is a rapidly growing insurance brokerage, focused primarily on providing property/casualty (commercial lines and personal lines) and employee benefits solutions to companies and individuals. Superior acquires and partners with leading independent insurance agencies primarily in the Midwest and Eastern US. The Company’s mission is to improve the lives of its agency partners and drive industry leading organic growth. Superior does this by creating a highly tailored plan for each of its agency partners to help them achieve their goals, and providing customized resources including its proprietary Producer Program, accounting/finance, recruiting/HR, AMS/IT, and M&A support. Agency partners are aligned through long-term economic incentives while leveraging the benefits of best practices, scale, and resources across Superior’s shared platform. Superior’s leadership team has been purposefully built and consists of industry executives with multiple decades of experience with the largest insurance brokerages across the country. Superior is currently a Top 100 agency and is one of the fastest growing platforms in the US. For additional information, please visit: https://superiorinsurancepartners.com/.

 

Private Equity Firm Overview

 

Tyree & D'Angelo Partners ("TDP") is a private equity investment firm that focuses on control investments in the lower middle market (companies with $1-5M of EBITDA).  We look for investments where we can establish true collaborative partnerships with business owners and management teams that will lead to substantial value creation over a long-term investment horizon. TDP’s track record of building high-growth and lower risk companies is driven by a buy & build investment strategy, that is based on tested methods of value creation and a true partnership approach with executives and business owners.  TDP works in collaboration with executive leaders utilizing an investment thesis driven process designed to build companies with a differentiated customer value proposition. TDP invests in the healthcare, consumer, and business services sectors, focusing on high-quality founder owned businesses that we can grow with our high probability of success process.  TDP companies have completed over 1,000 partnerships, have grown to over $4 billion of enterprise value, and TDP has over $1.4 billion of capital under management.  For more information, please visit www.TDPfund.com

 

We are currently seeking a hands-on VP of Finance to join Superior Insurance Partners. The VP of Finance will be an integral part of a collaborative, high growth organization, and will provide strategic financial input to senior management. The VP of Finance will play a key role in developing and implementing financial procedures to improve and maintain the financial health of the Company.

 

Job Responsibilities:

• Ownership of the General Ledger, financial reporting and business consolidation processes for the corporate entity and all subsidiary companies.
• Lead the financial integrations processes and implementation for acquired businesses, ensuring seamless incorporation into the Company's financial systems and processes.
• Build, implement, and lead efficient financial processes and procedures and execute month-end close (including journal entries, bank reconciliations, financial statement preparation, cash flow forecasting, and cash management) in a fast-paced environment.
• Research and implement financial systems and lead the drive to leverage new technology and trends to increase efficiency.
• Responsible for the planning and support of the company’s annual financial audit and any other ad hoc audits as necessary.
• Support the CFO and other members of the C-Suite
• Assist in developing a growing team and act as mentor to accounting staff.

Required Criteria

• Hands-on VP of Finance or Controller-level experience
• 5+ years’ experience in a senior financial managerial position
• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Finance or related field
• CPA designation
• Experience working for Private Equity backed companies
• Advanced computer skills, including advanced proficiency in MS Excel, and Quickbooks
• Strong AMS experience
• Strong leadership and communication skills
• Results-oriented, strategic thinker and planner
• Comfortable in an entrepreneurial, fast-paced, and growth-oriented environment
• Local to the Chicago area (or open to relocation)
• Insurance agency or brokerage experience

 

Compensation

Highly competitive compensation consisting of base salary, an annual performance bonus, and equity ownership and participation.