VP of Finance

Bay Colony Search has been retained to hire a VP of Finance for a small industrial manufacturer in Baltimore. You will report to the President and will be a strategic partner to him and the private equity sponsor. This is a small company so you will be the top person in accounting/finance and responsible for all FP&A activities while managing a small accounting team.

This is an onsite position - not remote or hybrid.

• Responsible for overseeing month end close functions
• Prepare and maintain annual budgets and multi-year forecast and perform analysis of budget/forecast variances and financial trends
• Ensure that effective internal controls are in place and ensure compliance with GAAP and applicable federal, state, and local regulatory laws and rules for financial and tax reporting
• Monitor financial covenants of in debt agreements, prepare quarterly compliance reports, and maintain current lender relationships
• Responsible for daily cash activities and capital distributions
• Manage annual financial audit which includes developing audit schedule, ensuring required documentation is prepared in a timely manner, and interacting with the auditors
• Present financials to Board on a quarterly basis
• Partner with other leaders in the business to develop and implement process improvements and new technologies to create a more efficient accounting department
• Evaluate potential acquisitions and assist with integration if one is completed

• Bachelor’s degree mandatory and Master’s degree in Accounting or Finance preferred
• 10+ years of accounting and finance experience
• Experience working for a smaller company of less than $50M
• Ideally will have experience working for a private equity backed business
• Capable of being a strategic partner to the CEO
• Strong communication skills with the ability to present to a Board