VP, Finance & Accounting

Company Overview

fairlife, LLC is a Chicago-based nutrition company that creates great-tasting, nutrition-rich dairy products to nourish consumers. With over $3B in annual retail sales, fairlife’s portfolio includes fairlife ultra-filtered milk, Core Power High Protein Shakes, and fairlife nutrition plan. A wholly owned subsidiary of The Coca‑Cola Company, fairlife has been recognized by Fast Company and Nielsen for its industry‑leading innovation. Learn more at

The VP, Finance & Accounting is a senior enterprise leader responsible for shaping financial governance, driving strategic financial decision‑making, and ensuring the integrity of the company’s financial reporting, controls, and risk management environment. This role leads a team of approximately 30 across accounting, financial reporting, plant finance, audit, treasury, capital controls, master data, and shared services. The VP serves as a key advisor to the CFO and executive leadership, supporting strategic growth, capital management, operational excellence, and financial integrity across the enterprise.

• Accountable for the accuracy, timeliness, and integrity of consolidated financial reporting.
• Ensure compliance with U.S. GAAP, regulatory requirements, and Coca‑Cola governance protocols.
• Lead and govern quarter‑end and year‑end close processes across the enterprise.
• Establish, maintain, and continuously improve an effective internal control environment.
• Provide strategic financial insights and decision support to the CFO and executive leadership.
• Guide enterprise long‑range planning, financial modeling, and budgeting processes.
• Establish clear financial governance frameworks and authoritative decision rights across the organization.
• Provide enterprise leadership to finance directors and plant controllers, ensuring alignment with strategic and operational priorities.
• Foster strong cross‑functional partnerships to support business execution and growth.
• Set enterprise strategy for financial systems, including D365, with a focus on scalability, control, and data integrity.
• Establish governance for master data, ensuring accuracy, consistency, and compliance.
• Own fixed asset accounting and enterprise asset governance.
• Establish and govern capital project and lease accounting policies.
• Provide executive sponsorship for capital budgeting and investment modeling.
• Partner with internal and external audit to ensure effective risk management and audit outcomes.
• Own enterprise risk management and insurance programs.

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance.
• CPA required; MBA desirable.
• 12–15+ years progressive finance and accounting leadership experience.
• Expert knowledge of U.S. GAAP, SOX, internal controls, and financial reporting.
• Deep understanding of manufacturing finance and cost accounting.
• Exceptional leadership, influence, and executive communication skills.

Location: Chicago, IL
Reports to: CFO
Travel requirements: 20%
Exempt/nonexempt: Exempt

Base pay range: $240,000 – $265,000 USD

* Base pay offered may vary depending on geography, job‑related knowledge, skills, and experience. A full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits, dependent on the position, is offered.

fairlife, LLC is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. All qualified applicants and employees will be given equal opportunity. Selection decisions are based on job‑related factors.

In addition to its nondiscrimination commitment, the Company will also provide reasonable accommodation of qualified individuals with known disabilities unless doing so would impose an undue hardship on the Company. If you have a disability and would like to request accommodation in order to apply for a position with us, please email

At fairlife, we manage the majority of our hiring internally through our dedicated Talent Acquisition team, which is actively engaged in direct candidate sourcing. Most of our roles are filled through applications submitted via our careers site or through direct outreach by our team. We work only occasionally with external agencies, and only those on our existing, pre-approved vendor list. At this time, we are not reviewing or expanding that list.

Unsolicited resumes or submissions from external agencies not authorized by our Talent Acquisition team will be considered direct candidate applications. As such, fairlife will not assume responsibility for any placement fees associated with these submissions.