VP of Finance & Administration (On-site)

RDI•Los Angeles, CA

4d•Onsite

About The Position

You are a builder. In this role, you will build critical systems that allow RDI to grow and maintain its standards as it grows. You will use finance as way of thinking to improve our accounting, pricing, and our people and tech systems.

Requirements

You are a direct, fact-based communicator
You treat finance like the scientific method of business building, rigorous, structured, and evidence-driven.
You have built financial systems from scratch in fast-growing companies.
You understand the operational complexity of project-based businesses (CRO, consulting, engineering, clinical research, etc.).
You can move between strategic and tactical work fluidly, building models one hour and negotiating banking terms the next.
You write clearly, communicate directly, and operate with precision.
You don’t outsource accountability; you own outcomes fully.
You thrive in ambiguity and build structure where none exists.

Responsibilities

Lead RDI’s full transition from cash accounting to GAAP.
Build a repeatable monthly close process with defensible documentation.
Develop revenue recognition rules appropriate for complex, milestone-driven clinical projects.
Implement project-level accounting tied to each clinical trial, including time-cards and cost allocation.
Rebuild the quote-to-cash architecture across all trials.
Maintain real-time visibility into margin drivers, resource allocation, and project profitability.
Refine pricing strategy with Operations and CEO.
Own and maintain RDI’s 100+ line CRO bid grid.
Lead costing, pricing, margin modeling, and proposal strategy for major commercial opportunities.
Introduce discipline and standardization to bid process.
Own all banking relationships and credit reporting.
Deliver monthly investor and board reporting packages with accuracy and clarity.
Help plan and budget for the new hires we need to grow
Find those people (either yourself or through our HR partners / external recruiter)
Onboard them, and help keep them happy (using our people management tool, Lattice)
Oversee outsourced AP, AR, payroll, accruals, and cost tracking functions.
Evaluate building our own internal accounting team as the company scales.
Strengthen internal controls, financial policies, and compliance frameworks.
Assist CEO to develop and improve RDI’s Salesforce based systems across Operations and Finance.
Oversee third-party vendors for Salesforce development and managing our clinical infrastructure of iPads and Scanners.
Manage user permissions and compliance with FDA regluations (backup and data integrity) alongside tech vendors.