Interim VP Finance

Key Responsibilities

• Partner with executive leadership and the Director of Finance on key financial and operational initiatives
• Provide hands-on support across FP&A, accounting, and management reporting
• Support and enhance the monthly close and financial reporting process
• Develop and improve forecasting, budgeting, and financial planning tools
• Build and maintain detailed Excel-based financial models and analyses
• Perform variance, profitability, margin, working capital, and operational analysis
• Develop and enhance KPI and management reporting
• Leverage information from ERP, data warehouse, and other financial systems to improve decision-making
• Identify trends, risks, and opportunities within financial and operational data
• Support cash flow forecasting and working capital initiatives
• Assist with special projects and other priority initiatives as needs arise
• Identify opportunities to improve processes, controls, reporting, and overall finance effectiveness
• Provide additional leadership and execution capacity without disrupting the existing team structure

Ideal Background

• Senior finance leadership experience as a VP of Finance, Finance Director, Controller, senior FP&A leader, or comparable position
• Strong combination of FP&A and accounting experience
• Demonstrated ability to operate at both the strategic and detailed execution levels
• Advanced Excel and financial modeling capabilities
• Strong budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis, and management reporting experience
• Solid understanding of monthly close and financial statement reporting
• Experience analyzing operational and financial data across multiple systems
• ERP, data warehouse, business intelligence, and reporting-tool experience
• Experience within distribution, manufacturing, consumer products, logistics, or another operationally complex business preferred
• Private equity-backed company experience strongly preferred
• Prior interim or consulting experience is a plus
• Ability to quickly understand a business, prioritize needs, and begin adding value with limited ramp-up time