Blue Harlan Looking for Vice President Finance at Atlanta Metropolitan Area Full Time

VP and Controller of Finance

North West Atlanta Metro

Blue Harlan is the recruitment partner to this private company with multiple business units in distribution, logistics, and goods. This wholesaler is a stable company with deep roots, long tenure, and a fantastic culture.

Opportunity

Reporting to and partnering with the CFO, this VP of Finance/Controller will play a critical role in developing and implementing the strategy for process improvement. As a member of the senior leadership team, this role will be an advisor to the accounting team with 6 direct and 9 indirect reports, evaluating and assisting them with their accounting roles. You will be responsible for overseeing all fiscal and fiduciary responsibilities for the organization, including cash flow management and planning, drilling down profitability by lines of the business, audit management, FP&A, and corporate budgeting.

Key Responsibilities:

• As a true business partner to the CFO and divisional leaders, assess organizational performance against both the annual budget and the long-term strategy. Develop tools and systems to provide critical financial and operational information to the CFO and make actionable recommendations on both strategy and operations.
• Engage executives with trends, and changes in the operating model(s) and operational delivery. Assist in establishing yearly objectives and meeting agendas.
• Oversee day-to-day accounting and long-term budgetary planning and costs management in alignment with the strategic plan.

Financial and Operational Management

• Oversee all accounts, ledgers, and reporting systems, ensuring compliance with appropriate Generally Accepted Accounting Principles, regulatory requirements, and Office of Management and Budget audit requirements. Maintain internal control safeguards and coordinate all audit activities.
• Manage process improvement through detailed understanding of what is done today and opportunities for improvement analyzing pricing, margins, rebates, customer analytics, trends, results, and variances.
• Oversee budgeting and the implementation of budgets so as to monitor progress and present financial metrics both internally and externally.

Team Management

• Mentor and develop a direct team of 6 (9 indirect), managing work allocation, training, problem resolution, performance evaluation, and the building of an effective team dynamic.
• Roll up your sleeves and get in the weeds as needed for this role.

Key Requirements

The VP will be a seasoned and mature leader with at least 10 years of broad finance experience, ideally beginning in accounting, followed by experience gathering and evaluating financial information and making actionable recommendations to senior leadership. You will have experience managing the finance function (accounting, budgeting, control, and reporting.)

• A minimum of a BS; MBA preferred; a CPA would be a plus.
• Demonstrable passion for a hands-on manager with integrity and a desire to work in a dynamic environment.
• Mature and proactive, with evidence of having worked as a true business partner to the CEFO of a multi-divisional organization.
• Strong analytical skills and experience interpreting a strategic vision into an operational model.
• Continuous improvement, process improvement, and LEAN methodologies experience
• Deep understanding of and experience of corporate budgeting and FP&A
• An effective communicator at all levels in the organization, with strong oral and written skills and a willingness to share information.
• A collaborative and flexible style, with a strong service mentality.
• Creativity, with experience funding activities in ways that both cover costs and generate operating margins.

Competitive compensation, generous work/life opportunities and an outstanding benefits package that includes paid time off plus holidays.

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