VP Finance

VP Finance

Location: Cambridge In-Office

Industry: Building Materials

Compensation: $155-165k, plus healthy bonus and benefits

Our client is a leading manufacturer in the building materials space. PE backed since 2021, this company has experienced significant growth through both organic expansion and strategic acquisitions. Looking to add a VP Finance to their small team to help drive further growth, maximize current profitability and manager the overall financial operations of the company.

Reporting into the President and managing a team of 3-4 staff (and growing), duties would include but not be limited to:

• Act as the primary financial advisor to the President and senior leadership team.
• Ensure timely, accurate, and meaningful monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reporting including executive commentary and Management Discussion & Analysis (MD&A).
• Oversee treasury management, foreign exchange, banking relationships, cash flow, liquidity planning, and working capital optimization.
• Provide executive oversight of the organization's payroll function.
• Lead the organization's annual budgeting process and rolling forecasting activities.
• Develop meaningful KPIs and performance dashboards that improve visibility into business performance.
• Partner closely with operations, sales, and human resources to support strategic and operational decision-making.
• Provide financial leadership on capacity planning, capital allocation, and long-term investment decisions.
• Lead finance integration activities following acquisitions, including reporting integration, financial controls, and performance measurement.
• Partner closely with Sales and Operations to develop and maintain accurate pricing models that support profitability objectives while remaining competitive in the marketplace.
• Continuously enhance pricing methodologies, cost allocation models, and profitability reporting to improve decision-making across the organization.

Must have skills:

• CPA designation
• 8+ years of progressive finance leadership experience, ideally within manufacturing, industrial, distribution, or other operationally focused environments.
• Experience leading budgeting, forecasting, financial planning, treasury, and financial reporting functions.
• Strong understanding of operational finance and business partnering.
• Experience working within a private equity-backed organization is considered an asset.
• Exposure to mergers and acquisitions, business integration, or corporate finance initiatives is considered an asset.