AWE Tuning Looking for Vice President of Finance at Horsham, PA Full Time

About AWE Tuning

AWE has one vision: To Unlock Performance. From award-winning handcrafted performance exhausts to track-tested carbon fiber intakes and performance intercoolers, AWE innovates, designs, manufactures, retails and distributes AWE brand performance products globally through its preferred network of dealers, online and from its state-of-the-art headquarters outside of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Since 1991, AWE’s elite team of researchers, engineers, innovators and drivers have track-tested and introduced premium performance upgrades for some of the finest automobiles in the world.

Position Summary Description

The VP of Finance is responsible for all accounting and financial activities at AWE providing the management team information critical to operating and improving a Lean enterprise. The VP of Finance will serve as the most senior accountant and will also manage two bookkeepers. The VP of Finance will serve as financial advisor to the executive team for strategic planning purposes and work closely with all members of the senior management team to ensure the company is financially strong. The VP of Finance will lend meaning to the numbers to guide real-world decision making and support the company’s growth. This is at-will employment.

Essential Functions / Responsibilities

• Maximizing effectiveness and utilization of the Epicor ERP system.
• Ensuring all accounting-related transactional data is accurate and all monthly journal entries are completed timely and in compliance with GAAP.
• Performing account adjustments, reconciliations & month-end close.
• Producing standard monthly, yearly and trailing financial reports.
• Producing annual and monthly budgets and updated performance projections.
• Strategically observing and reporting on financial trends and relevant company performance.
• Guiding the creation and improvement of Tableau dashboards to visualize critical financial data.
• Tracking and projecting cash flow.
• Reviewing and approving CAPEX requests from operational team.
• Managing corporate debt and financing activities and communicating with lenders.
• Supporting annual tax preparations by outside accounting firm and prepare for and coordinate external audits.
• Ensuring that the company complies with all legal and regulatory requirements pertaining to finance.
• Overseeing the maintenance of accurate inventory records and valuation including cycle counting.
• Supporting and cross-checking activities of full-time bookkeepers responsible for invoicing, payables and receivables.
• Judiciously recommending, reviewing and implementing accruals of annual expenses.
• Maintaining depreciation schedules and tax-related calculations.
• Ensuring sales taxes are correctly collected and submitted in every relevant jurisdiction.
• Reviewing weekly check runs and allocating monthly credit card expenditures.
• Researching and recommending vendors for financial services.
• Supporting and guiding customer credit management.
• Monitoring expenses and recommending cost-saving opportunities.
• Learning and embracing Lean approaches to accounting.

Personal Qualities for Success in this Job

• Accurate and attentive to details
• Sees beyond the numbers with intuition regarding their meaning. Notices meaningful trends.
• A willingness and ability to learn new things and expand responsibilities. Takes the initiative, asks questions, researches independently, and retains new information.
• Collaborative and works well with others. Genuinely understands that accounting serves the management team and extended enterprise.
• Excellent organizational, time-management and prioritization abilities.

Competencies

• Knowledge of GAAP, particularly as it applies to a manufacturing operation.
• Deep understanding of P&L and balance sheet interactions and cash flow.
• In-depth knowledge of tax compliance and other related financial regulatory matters.
• Ability to independently prepare for and complete an external audit.
• Ability to identify financial risks and opportunities that will enhance the profitability of the company.
• Ability to research, plan, and execute accounting projects.
• Able to manage a small team of accountants and bookkeepers, make staffing recommendations and hire suitable candidates.

Education and Experience

• BA/BS in Accounting, Masters preferred
• Minimum 5 years of experience, preferably with exposure to manufacturing operations
• Strong skills in an integrated accounting software system, knowledge of Epicor strongly preferred.
• Complete mastery of Excel, including use of ODBC or SQL queries, pivot tables and charting.
• Above average comfort with IT systems – ability to self-assist in a minimally supported environment.
• Desire to work as a creative supporter of a value-generating team – this is an environment where accounting is a critical tool for understanding and improving our business, not a rigid system for regulatory or financial compliance.

Supervisory Responsibility

This position has two bookkeepers as direct supervisory responsibilities. Staffing may increase as the company grows.

Work Environment and Physical Demands

Climate-controlled indoor office attached to a manufacturing facility. No extraordinary physical demands and reasonable accommodation for disabilities willingly provided.

Hours of Work / Work location

The VP of Finance supports the day-to-day business operations of AWE and is expected to be readily available to communicate and perform job duties Monday to Friday between 9:00 am and 5:00 pm. AWE supports telecommuting with information technology and communication systems and hybrid work-from-home may be considered after six months on the job. Business travel is not required but may be available if desired.

Training

Most training is on-the-job, additional formal training as appropriate.

Pay Rate / Salaried position

Competitive salary commensurate with prior experience and demonstrated skills. Annual bonus based on company and individual performance.

Benefits

AWE Benefit Package: Commence the first of the month following date of hire

• Medical plan options, with vision discounts, through Aetna, including an HSA plan
• Dental plan options through Aetna
• Employee Assistance Program
• 9 paid Company Holidays, and Flexible Paid Time Off Program, with a minimum of two weeks of vacation expected to be taken.
• 401(k) with Roth option
• Deparmtental/Company Gain Sare Incentive
• Voluntary contributory benefits include Life Insurance (term and life), Short-term and Long-term Disability, Hospital Indemnity, Critical Illness, Cancer Insurance

Work Authorization/Security Clearance

Must be eligible to work in the US without sponsorship. Security clearance is not required.

Equal Opportunity Employer

AWE is an equal opportunity employer. AWE conducts all employment-related activities in full compliance with all applicable Federal and State laws and without regard to an individual’s age, color, gender, disability, marital status, national origin, citizenship, race, religion, sexual orientation, veteran status or other legally protected category. No person will be discriminated against for an improper reason in hiring or in any other aspect of their employment including responsibilities, training, transfer, promotion, compensation benefits.

Job Type: Full-time

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Employee discount
• Flexible schedule
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Professional development assistance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Day shift
• Monday to Friday
• Overtime

Supplemental pay types:

• Bonus pay

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Horsham, PA 19044: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person