THE COMPANY

Our client is a private equity-backed tile designer and manufacturer.

THE POSITION

Reporting to the President, the Vice President, Finance is responsible for providing strategic and operational direction for the financial management of the company to ensure continued growth and success. The VP is an integral part of the leadership team, participating in business direction setting and leveraging a unique understanding of the business structure and processes to maximize financial value for opportunities both strategically and operationally.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Monitors the financial health of the organization and works proactively to ensure the organization is financially successful.
• Works to improve and standardize processes in all areas of finance, including consolidated budgeting, accounting, banking relationships, lender and private equity firm communications.
• Understands how to translate financial options into business strategy to mitigate risk and increase profitability.
• Supports the mission and values and ensures that financial strategies align with that mission and vision. Identifies ways to leverage opportunities to support the mission and values.
• Develops and communicates the finance and accounting strategic plan and vision at all levels of the organization.
• Oversees financial policies, procedures and controls to ensure regulatory compliance and to mitigate risk while increasing value.
• Manages and provides direction and recommendations on cash management.

POSITION REQUIREMENTS:

• Minimum of 15 years of progressive financial experience with solid exposure to cost accounting, financial planning and controls, forecasting, budgeting, auditing and banking relationships in an early stage or small to mid-sized manufacturing environment with at least five years in a leadership role.
• A background that includes experience in a private equity-sponsored environment is highly desirable.
• Experience with landed costs, tariffs and international factories, including maquiladoras.
• Background utilizing technology and business intelligence tools, including Power BI, to enhance access to the information necessary for business operations.
• Experience implementing an ERP system, preferably Odoo Open Source.
• Capable of developing and delivering timely financial metrics for executive management to use in running the business and for private equity investors to use in monitoring the business.
• A hands-on leader who is comfortable and excels as a working manager.