Chief Financial Officer

ZipLiens•Chicago, IL

14d

About The Position

Zipliens is a fast-growing, PE-backed leader in lien resolution and mass tort services, partnering with law firms nationwide. The company manages a significant portfolio of mass tort receivables and is transforming from a tech-enabled service provider into a tech-first comprehensive legal services platform. We are hiring a Chief Financial Officer to own the full finance function and lead the company’s capital markets strategy. This is a dual-mandate role: run the financial operations of a PE-backed company while building and executing a capital markets infrastructure to monetize the company’s mass tort receivable pipeline. The operational finance function is being built—this person will establish processes, hire a team, and create the reporting infrastructure expected of a PE-backed platform. The capital markets mandate is a progressive build: executing founder-structured deals initially, then building the institutional financing capability independently over 12–24 months. This role reports directly to the Founder/CEO.

Requirements

10+ years of progressive finance leadership experience, including CFO or VP of Finance roles.
Experience as a finance leader at a PE-backed company, with understanding of board reporting, investor reporting, and sponsor expectations.
Deep operational finance capabilities: monthly close, FP&A, budgeting, cash management, and audit coordination.
Demonstrated experience leading or managing accrual accounting conversions from cash basis, including ASC 606 revenue recognition policy development, historical financial restatement, and coordination with outside audit firms. This is a critical near-term project and candidates without direct experience managing this type of conversion will be at a significant disadvantage.
Exposure to structured finance, receivable monetization, asset-backed lending, or capital markets transactions.
Ability to build and lead a finance team, including hiring a Controller and potentially a capital markets analyst.
Strong communication skills for board presentations, lender negotiations, and cross-functional coordination.

Nice To Haves

Direct deal origination experience is a plus but not required.
Legal industry or specialty finance experience is a plus but not required.

Responsibilities

Own the company’s P&L, balance sheet, cash flow, and treasury management.
Establish and manage the monthly/quarterly financial close process.
Lead budgeting, forecasting, and FP&A in coordination with executive leadership.
Manage relationships with external accounting firms, tax advisors, and auditors.
Own lender compliance and reporting (existing and future facilities).
Deliver board-ready financial packages to the Founder and PE sponsor.
Hire and manage a Controller and build out the finance team.
Execute capital markets transactions to monetize the company’s mass tort receivable pipeline, including factoring, credit facilities, and structured financing.
Lead the company’s transition from cash to accrual accounting (ASC 606). This is a major near-term project involving accounting firm engagement, revenue recognition policy development, 2–3 year historical restatement, and full audit—estimated at 8–12 months to completion. This is the single most consequential infrastructure project on the near-term horizon.
Build lender-grade portfolio reporting and data infrastructure in coordination with operations and technology.
Develop and maintain the borrowing base methodology and underwriting framework for the receivable portfolio.
Engage and manage relationships with institutional lenders, specialty finance counterparties, and structured finance counsel.
Present proposed transactions to the Investment Committee for approval.
Own the financial narrative for investors: audited financials, capital markets documentation, and portfolio analytics.