Vice President, Finance & Transformation

Key Responsibilities

• Lead all accounting operations, including General Ledger, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Payroll, Fixed Assets, Inventory, Cash Management, and the monthly close process.
• Perform and oversee the day-to-day responsibilities traditionally handled by an Accounting Manager while developing the accounting organization for future growth.
• Ensure timely, accurate, and GAAP-compliant monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reporting.
• Review and approve journal entries, account reconciliations, and financial statements.
• Develop, maintain, and enforce accounting policies and procedures.
• Ensure compliance with U.S. GAAP, company policies, and internal control requirements.
• Oversee the annual financial statement audit and serve as the primary liaison with external auditors.
• Partner with external tax advisors to support tax compliance and reporting.
• Maintain a strong internal control environment and continuously improve accounting processes.
• Develop and execute finance transformation initiatives that improve efficiency, scalability, and reporting accuracy.
• Identify opportunities to automate manual accounting and finance processes.
• Lead ERP optimization, financial systems enhancements, and workflow automation initiatives.
• Partner with IT and business leaders to improve financial systems and business processes.
• Develop executive dashboards and operational KPI reporting in partnership with the Director of FP&A.
• Standardize accounting policies and financial processes across all business units.
• Champion best practices in accounting operations, reporting, and financial governance.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives throughout the Finance organization.
• Partner with Operations, Sales, Procurement, Supply Chain, Human Resources, and IT to improve financial processes and operational controls.
• Improve working capital performance through enhanced management of accounts receivable, inventory, accounts payable, and cash management.
• Establish scalable policies, procedures, and internal controls that support organizational growth.
• Identify opportunities to improve efficiency, reduce manual effort, and strengthen financial discipline throughout the organization.
• Partner with the CFO to support acquisition integration activities.
• Lead the finance and accounting integration of acquired businesses, ensuring a seamless transition of financial reporting, accounting policies, internal controls, and systems.
• Coordinate the integration of ERP systems, chart of accounts, accounting processes, and financial reporting.
• Ensure purchase accounting entries, opening balance sheets, and integration milestones are completed accurately and on schedule.
• Standardize accounting policies and financial processes across acquired entities.
• Monitor integration progress and resolve accounting and operational issues to ensure successful execution.
• Serve as the CFO's trusted advisor on accounting, finance operations, systems, and organizational initiatives.
• Partner closely with the Director of FP&A to ensure alignment between financial reporting, forecasting, and business performance.
• Support Board reporting, lender reporting, and executive presentations by providing timely, accurate financial information.
• Collaborate with executive leadership on strategic initiatives and operational improvements.
• Act on behalf of the CFO on accounting and finance operational matters as appropriate.
• Lead, mentor, and develop the Accounting and Finance Operations team.
• Build a culture of accountability, continuous improvement, collaboration, and operational excellence.
• Recruit, retain, and develop top finance talent.
• Establish performance expectations, coaching, and succession planning for the accounting organization.

Finance Transformation & Technology

• Develop and execute finance transformation initiatives that improve efficiency, scalability, and reporting accuracy.
• Identify opportunities to automate manual accounting and finance processes.
• Lead ERP optimization, financial systems enhancements, and workflow automation initiatives.
• Persistently partner with IT and business leaders to improve financial systems and business processes.
• Develop executive dashboards and operational KPI reporting in partnership with the Director of FP&A.
• Standardize accounting policies and financial processes across all business units.
• Champion best practices in accounting operations, reporting, and financial governance.

Operational Excellence

• Drive continuous improvement initiatives throughout the Finance organization.
• Partner with Operations, Sales, Procurement, Supply Chain, Human Resources, and IT to improve financial processes and operational controls.
• Improve working capital performance through enhanced management of accounts receivable, inventory, accounts payable, and cash management.
• Establish scalable policies, procedures, and internal controls that support organizational growth.
• Identify opportunities to improve efficiency, reduce manual effort, and strengthen financial discipline throughout the organization.

Mergers & Acquisitions Integration

• Partner with the CFO to support acquisition integration activities.
• Lead the finance and accounting integration of acquired businesses, ensuring a seamless transition of financial reporting, accounting policies, internal controls, and systems.
• Coordinate the integration of ERP systems, chart of accounts, accounting processes, and financial reporting.
• Ensure purchase accounting entries, opening balance sheets, and integration milestones are completed accurately and on schedule.
• Standardize accounting policies and financial processes across acquired entities.
• Monitor integration progress and resolve accounting and operational issues to ensure successful execution.

Executive Partnership

• Serve as the CFO's trusted advisor on accounting, finance operations, systems, and organizational initiatives.
• Partner closely with the Director of FP&A to ensure alignment between financial reporting, forecasting, and business performance.
• Support Board reporting, lender reporting, and executive presentations by providing timely, accurate financial information.
• Collaborate with executive leadership on strategic initiatives and operational improvements.
• Act on behalf of the CFO on accounting and finance operational matters as appropriate.

Leadership

• Lead, mentor, and develop the Accounting and Finance Operations team.
• Build a culture of accountability, continuous improvement, collaboration, and operational excellence.
• Recruit, retain, and develop top finance talent.
• Establish performance expectations, coaching, and succession planning for the accounting organization.