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.
- Robust 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.

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