Vice President of FInance

ESO is a global software company dedicated to improving community health and safety through the power of data. Backed by Vista Equity Partners, ESO serves thousands of customers across emergency medical services, fire departments, and public safety sectors. We are the first responders for the first responders. Our mission is to advance outcomes for all by equipping organizations with intelligent tools that drive better decisions and better results.

About the Role

The Vice President of Finance is a hands-on leadership role reporting to the Chief Financial Officer. The VP will be directly involved in the work: building models, reviewing ARR, pressure-testing forecasts, and sitting alongside business leaders to drive decisions. The VP will inherit and lead a team of approximately 7 finance professionals, with the opportunity to continue building that organization as ESO grows. This person will serve as a key strategic partner to ESO’s Executive Leadership Team.

This role consolidates strategic finance and FP&A leadership into a single seat, covering everything from long-range planning and pricing strategy to ARR analytics, debt management, and exit readiness. The VP will regularly engage with ESO’s board, Vista Equity Partners, and lenders, and will be a visible, credible voice for finance across the organization.

ESO is a remote-first company, and this role requires someone who knows how to lead with presence and intention across a distributed team and organization, building trust and connection without the benefit of shared physical space.

ESO operates in a genuinely complex business environment. Our customer base spans the full spectrum of the market, from small volunteer fire departments to large municipal EMS agencies and health systems, each with distinct economics, buying behaviors, and retention profiles. Our product portfolio is broad, serving multiple segments across software, data, and analytics. And we are actively bringing AI-powere...