VP of Finance, CBSS

About the Role

The VP of Finance will serve as a key member of the CBSS leadership team, providing strategic financial leadership and hands-on oversight of the division’s finance operations. Partnering closely with the Division President, this leader will play a critical role in driving growth, profitability, and cash flow, while identifying opportunities to strengthen performance through continuous process and organizational improvement. The VP of Finance will oversee financial reporting and analysis, project profitability, cash management, general ledger, inventory, and payroll across all CBSS locations. The position reports to the SVP Finance, Accounting & IT of the parent company, with a strong dotted-line relationship to the President of CBSS.

Responsibilities

• Create, coordinate, and evaluate the financial and business programs and supporting information systems of the division including accounting, budgeting, forecasting, project management, and management of assets.
• Provide the Division President accurate and complete information needed to understand and manage business performance in a timely manner.
• Review, recommend, and coordinate changes and improvements in automated financial and business information systems for the division, in conjunction with business and IT leadership.
• Establish and maintain appropriate internal control safeguards.
• Manage the financial team in processing transactions ranging from daily invoicing to large, multi-million dollar projects requiring POC accounting.
• Recruit, develop, and leverage financial expertise to deliver continuous improvement in finance process efficiency, controls environment, sales, profit, and operating margin.
• Develop and direct the implementation of strategic business and operational plans, projects, programs, and systems, in conjunction with the Division President.
• Maintain close contact with the Division President and local operation leaders to assist with financial expertise and communicate requirements.
• Ensure adequate reporting and control of working capital, cash, productivity, quality measures, and defined KPIs to achieve plan levels.
• Implement performance improvement metrics across all businesses.
• Provide consultative support to planning initiatives through financial and management information analyses, reports, and recommendations.
• Ensure compliance with local and state financial, tax, and other reporting requirements.
• Coordinate the timely preparation of financial statements, reports, analyses, and information reports.
• Establish and implement short- and long-range departmental goals, objectives, policies, and operating procedures.
• Oversee approval and processing of revenue, expenditure, position control documents, budgets, salary updates, ledger, and account maintenance.
• Ensure records systems comply with generally accepted standards and tax requirements.
• Assist in obtaining necessary licenses and insurance for sales and service operations.
• Serve as backup to the Division President during meetings.
• Support SVP Finance, Accounting & IT with financial expertise and project leadership.
• Recruit, train, supervise, and evaluate department staff.

Qualifications

• Minimum of a Bachelor’s Degree in Finance or Accounting.
• MS or MBA strongly preferred.
• CPA/CMA strongly preferred.

Experience

• Minimum of ten years of experience in a senior-level finance position.
• Minimum of five years’ experience in a business selling and servicing heavy-duty industrial or similar equipment across multiple states.

Skills

• Finance and accounting experience in a multi-location, heavy-duty industrial sales and service business.
• Experience with job-cost accounting, including percentage of completion accounting.
• Knowledge of strategic planning, contracting, negotiating, and change management.
• Proficiency in finance, accounting, budgeting, and cost control principles, including GAAP.
• Experience with automated financial systems, preferably Great Plains.
• Knowledge of federal and state financial regulations in specified states.
• Strong analytical, communication, and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to manage multiple projects and meet tight deadlines.
• Demonstrated ability to reduce working capital and analyze operational data.
• High integrity and commitment to ethical standards.

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Comprehensive benefits: medical, dental, vision, maternity support, virtual physician visits, voluntary medical benefits, FSA, HSA, life insurance, disability
• Cash matching 401(k) plan
• Employee assistance program (EAP)
• Pet insurance
• Employee discount program
• Tuition assistance
• Paid time off and 11 paid holidays

Location: Dallas, TX (onsite with full relocation assistance)

Travel: 25% (mostly regional)

Working Conditions: Normal office environment with occasional weekend/evening work.