Vice President Finance

Only local candidates to Cincinnati will be considered.

This is an opportunity to join a highly successful, entrepreneurial privately held company that has built a strong reputation through exceptional customer relationships, premium products and a high-performance, sales-driven culture.

Reporting directly to the President, the Vice President of Finance will serve as the company's senior financial leader, overseeing all accounting, finance, treasury & IT (outsourced) activities while acting as a strategic business partner to the executive leadership team.

We're looking for a finance executive who can move the organization beyond historical financial reporting by developing meaningful analytics, improving visibility into the business, and helping leadership make smarter, data-driven decisions.

The company has a solid accounting foundation in place. The next step is building a finance function that provides real operational insight through financial analysis, business intelligence, KPI reporting and strategic decision support.

This position oversees one Accountant
, making it ideal for someone who enjoys remaining hands‑on while building a more sophisticated finance organization.

• Lead all accounting, finance and treasury operations.
• Own the monthly, quarterly and annual financial close process.
• Ensure accurate and timely financial reporting in accordance with GAAP.
• Oversee the general ledger, accounts payable, accounts receivable, financial controls and compliance.
• Manage banking relationships, treasury activities, debt compliance and financing requirements.
• Lead budgeting, forecasting and long‑range financial planning.
• Develop cash flow forecasts, optimize liquidity and ensure effective working capital management.

This is where you'll make your biggest impact.

You’ll partner closely with the President, sales leadership and operations to provide the financial insight needed to better manage and grow the business.

Responsibilities include:

• Building executive dashboards and KPI reporting.
• Developing meaningful customer profitability analysis.
• Performing detailed margin and product profitability analysis.
• Evaluating pricing strategies and financial performance by customer, product and channel.
• Creating reporting that provides leadership with actionable operational insights—not simply financial statements.
• Leveraging Power BI and other business intelligence tools to automate reporting and improve visibility across the organization.
• Identifying trends, risks and opportunities through thoughtful financial analysis.

The Vice President of Finance will become a trusted advisor to the leadership team by:

• Working closely with Sales and Operations to improve business performance.
• Providing data‑driven recommendations that influence strategic decisions.
• Developing operational metrics that leadership can use to manage the business more effectively.
• Continuously improving reporting, systems and financial processes.
• Strengthening internal controls while maintaining the flexibility expected in an entrepreneurial environment.

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance.
• CPA and/or MBA is a plus.
• Progressive accounting and finance leadership experience.
• Strong understanding of GAAP, treasury management and financial reporting.
• Experience leading the complete month‑end close process.
• Advanced financial modeling and analytical skills.
• Strong Excel skills with experience utilizing Power BI or similar business intelligence platforms.
• Experience developing executive dashboards and KPI reporting.
• Strong understanding of cash management, liquidity planning and working capital optimization.
• Experience partnering directly with executive leadership on strategic business initiatives.
• Distribution, manufacturing or product‑based industry experience is highly preferred.

This person is much more than the company's top accounting executive.

They are naturally curious, analytical and business-minded. They enjoy digging into data, asking questions and identifying opportunities that help improve…