Seize a dynamic leadership opportunity within our finance team, directly engaging with the CFO and executive leaders. You will experience the thrill of guiding and evolving the finance operations amidst a transformative growth phase. Your role will encompass spearheading accounting activities, financial planning and analysis, reporting, compliance, and process optimization across multiple locations. This is a chance to delve into exciting areas such as private equity, mergers and acquisitions, integrations, and value enhancement initiatives. Embrace the advancement of technology, automation, and strategic financial systems. You will lead and empower an accounting team, striving for enhanced processes, refined reporting, and insightful business intelligence. Compelling bonus schemes enhance this unique position.
Located in Burton, Michigan, this hybrid position requires physical collaboration with leadership, accounting, operations, and branch teams. Candidates should possess over five years of ascending finance and accounting experience with eminent accounting leadership. A Bachelor’s in Accounting is essential, while a background in private equity-backed, multi-site, manufacturing, distribution, or industrial services is highly advantageous.
This concealed employer is a well-established industrial distribution entity known for excellence in service, reliability, and operational brilliance. We cater to manufacturers, OEMs, and industrial partners through bespoke supply programs, inventory strategies, sourcing support, and committed customer service. As we expand, strengthening our financial functions is pivotal for better decision-making, scalable operations, and sustained growth.
Your responsibilities include overseeing daily accounting operations, managing month-end closings, ensuring balance sheet accuracy, and upholding high financial statement standards. You’ll handle cash management, liquidity forecasting, and lender communications, alongside budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis, and KPI reporting. Lead in reporting clarity for branch leaders, operations, sourcing, executives, and directors. Pioneering automation initiatives that streamline recurring tasks is essential, alongside driving BI and tech tools to elevate decision-making efforts.
Support M&A due diligence, pristine balance sheet management, and effective integration processes. Facilitate standardization across acquired entities, and empower branch managers, sourcing, IT, and operations in deriving actionable financial insights. Champion financial literacy within the organization through clear narratives and value-added metrics.
Qualifications include a minimum of five years in advancing finance and accounting roles, robust leadership tenure within accounting, and a Bachelor’s degree in Accounting. An MBA is favorably accepted. Strong comprehension of US GAAP, close operations, balance integrity, internal control frameworks, and lender reporting is crucial. Practical FP&A expertise, accompanied by a track record of developing robust accounting teams, is sought after. Experience with Epicor Prophet 21 and Power BI is advantageous.
Envision engaging in a role that transcends mundane accounting, boasting genuine influence alongside the CFO. You’ll play a pivotal role in enhancing the finance function, interacting with M&A activities, and propelling growth in private equity-backed ventures. Collaborate with a cultured, team-driven company that prizes accountability and innovative partnerships.
Perks include dental, vision, and retirement plans, paid time off, and relocation support.