VP, Finance

at  Downeast Cider House

QUALIFICATIONS:

• 7-10 years of progressive accounting experience within a consumer goods or manufacturing environment.
• Experience with 3 tier system strongly preferred1-3 years audit experience.
• CPA strongly preferredExceptional in analytics working with the MS Office suite, Google’s G-suite, and various syndicated data sources to analyze and report on the business.
• Strong management and cross-functional leadership skills as this role has management responsibility and sits on the Downeast management team.

THE MISSION OF THE ROLE:

The mission of the Vice President of Finance to ensure financial compliance, provide decision support, and develop strategy for our financial future.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Manage our accounting and finance team, cultivating a team of A-players.
• Sit on the leadership team of the business, taking part in steering the ship of the overall business.
• Oversee monthly financial statement review with leadership and ownership.
• Lead the team to timely and accurate month end close and annual review.
• Negotiate business insurance and other administrative functions.
• Work with your team to ensure successful ongoing management of ERP system.
• Drive budget discipline company-wide, while assisting teams in performing ROI analyses.
• Planning for the business’ financial needs, including owning our banking relationship.
• Oversee all financial regulatory compliance.