SVP of Accounting and Finance

Our client is currently looking for an SVP of Accounting and Finance and someone that will eventually be the succession plan for the current CFO. We're looking for someone with a strong Accounting/Controller. We are looking for someone that's both strategic and tactical. You are willing to dive into the business and not only identify problems but provide stewardship and direction towards a decision. If you're excited about M&A, complex cross functional business structures, and scale, then this is the perfect role for you.

This is a unique opportunity to be the second in command to CFO of a $1B business that's growing through strategic M&A and adding net new services.

Experience Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting


• 15+ years experience (controller experience a plus)


• Experience holding a senior leadership roles

Job Skills & Traits

• Ability to communicate with management and non-financial personnel


• Strong computer skills – Advanced Excel, Access, general accounting applications


• Team oriented


• Prefer:


• Strongly prefer MBA


• CPA


• Treasury experience

Duties & Responsibilities

• Manage and develop an effective operations and customer service oriented accounting staff by developing job descriptions, training, promotion, and goal setting


• Work directly with all departments to improve their financial performance


• Provide accurate and timely monthly financial statements to the company’s owners, managers and bankers


• Develop easy to follow statements for users and support user questions and requests


• Develop standardized and efficient reporting and include analysis and explanations of results and trends


• Develop and improve systems of internal control, protect the company’s assets and review transactions for accuracy.


• Identify and implement cost savings. Increase informational efficiencies, reduce administration cost and question the benefit of every expenditure. Enforce compliance with budget.


• Manage the independent annual audit including cost reduction, scheduling, GAAP compliance with no audit adjustments


• Ensure federal and state tax compliance and manage any audit to obtain the most favorable result


• Meet vendor obligations to pay at the optimum time.


• Direct preparation of payroll and processing appropriate taxes, 401(k) contributions and group insurance premiums.


• Direct cash management including investing and borrowing short term funds.


• Encourage sales while keeping credit risk at a reasonable level by coordinating and administering the company credit and collection policies. Exercise sound judgment and diplomacy in dealing with customers.


• Ensure all transactions associated with retail store, catalog, and e-commerce operations follow corporate standards and are properly recorded


• Ensure accurate inventory record keeping and consistent application of inventory accounting procedures


• Ensure accurate product cost information including direct, indirect and overhead costs. Make product mix recommendations based on product profitability.


• Direct recording acquisitions, transfers, and disposals of corporate fixed assets. Ensure compliance with budget and capital asset acquisition policies.