VP Of Finance

Job Title: Vice President of Finance

Job Description

The VP of Finance is responsible for overseeing all aspects of financial management, including the preparation of financial statements, month-end and year-end close processes, and ensuring compliance with GAAP or IFRS. This role involves leading budgeting and forecasting efforts, monitoring financial performance, and providing variance analysis to support strategic decision-making. Additionally, the position ensures strong internal controls are in place to safeguard assets and maintain compliance with financial regulations. The VP of Finance also manages tax planning and compliance, including sales, payroll, and corporate taxes, while staying current with evolving tax laws and regulatory requirements.

Responsibilities

• Oversee month-end close processes, including reconciliations, journal entries, and financial statement preparation and analysis.
• Lead budgeting and forecasting efforts to support strategic decision-making.
• Monitor financial performance and provide variance analysis.
• Ensure strong internal controls to safeguard assets and maintain compliance with financial regulations.
• Manage tax planning and compliance for sales, payroll, and corporate taxes.
• Stay current with evolving tax laws and regulatory requirements.

Essential Skills

• Experience overseeing month-end close processes, including reconciliations, journal entries, and financial statement preparation and analysis.
• Proficiency in budgeting and forecasting.
• Expertise in tax compliance and planning.
• Knowledge of cost accounting and inventory management.
• Ability to establish and maintain internal controls.
• Experience in treasury management.
• Proficiency in creating pivot tables and VLOOKUPs in Excel.
• Familiarity with large-scale ERP systems such as SAP, Oracle, NetSuite, SAGE, Microsoft Dynamics, Workday, or Infor.

Work Environment

• This role requires onsite presence with flexibility to work from either a Pennsylvania or Ohio location. There is an expectation to travel to the alternate site approximately one week each month during the first 6–12 months to become familiar with processes. Additional travel may be required initially until operations are stabilized and processes are fully implemented.