Vice President, Finance

Quirch Foods•Coral Gables, FL

About The Position

The Vice President, Finance serves as the primary finance partner to Sales and commercial leadership and a trusted partner to Procurement and Operations. The role leads commercial finance, procurement and supply chain finance, operations finance, planning and performance management, and finance team development. It provides financial analysis and decision support on pricing, profitability, sourcing, operations, capital investments, capacity, and working capital, while strengthening reporting, forecasting, processes, systems, and accountability across supported functions. The position leads annual budgeting, periodic forecasting, and long-range planning for Sales, Procurement, and Operations; develops driver-based models and scenario analyses; and delivers decision-oriented reporting to executive leadership and the Board as required. It also builds and develops a high-performing finance team, partners with Accounting on accurate financial reporting and internal controls, and supports enterprise initiatives, acquisitions, integrations, and strategic projects as needed.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business, or a related field.
Typically, 12 or more years of progressive finance experience, including significant leadership responsibility.
Demonstrated experience supporting Sales, Procurement, Supply Chain, and Operations in a complex operating environment.
Strong background in financial planning and analysis, pricing, customer and product profitability, cost accounting, operational finance, and working-capital management.
Proven ability to evaluate commercial contracts, sourcing decisions, capital investments, and operational improvement opportunities.
Strong financial modeling, data analysis, forecasting, and performance-reporting capabilities.
Experience improving finance processes, systems, reporting tools, and data quality.
Track record of building teams and influencing senior leaders without relying solely on formal authority.

Nice To Haves

MBA, CPA, CMA, or equivalent qualification preferred.
Experience in manufacturing, distribution, logistics, business services, or another operationally intensive industry preferred.
Food experience is a plus.

Responsibilities

Serve as the primary finance partner to Sales and commercial leadership, supporting pricing, negotiations, contracts, bids, promotions, and commercial decisions.
Own the customer and product profitability framework and provide recurring profitability reporting, identifying margin leakage and improvement opportunities.
Use profitability and cost-to-serve analysis to inform pricing, portfolio management, customer negotiations, product rationalization, and resource allocation.
Establish financial guardrails for pricing, discounting, rebates, commissions, and commercial terms; lead revenue, gross-margin, and sales forecasting with commercial teams.
Monitor commercial performance, identify variances and risks, improve pipeline visibility, and support sales incentive design and measurement.
Provide financial analysis for new products, customers, markets, and strategic partnerships.
Partner with Procurement on sourcing strategies, supplier economics, cost reduction, supplier proposals, contract terms, total cost of ownership, and make-versus-buy decisions.
Measure purchase-price variance, material inflation, freight, duties, rebates, and realized savings; support supplier negotiations with financial analysis and scenario modeling.
Assess supplier and commodity risks, validate procurement savings, and partner with Procurement and Operations to optimize inventory, payment terms, and working capital.
Partner with Operations leadership, including regular engagement at operating locations, and develop reporting on productivity, labor, utilization, throughput, downtime, quality, and cost-to-serve.
Improve visibility into unit economics, standard costs, overhead absorption, and operational variances; identify root causes of performance gaps and develop measurable action plans.
Lead financial evaluation and post-investment review of capital expenditures, automation, capacity expansion, and process-improvement initiatives.
Support capacity planning, footprint decisions, network optimization, and inventory management, including forecasting, reserves, obsolescence, cycle counts, and inventory turns.
Promote consistent operational and financial metrics across sites, functions, and business units.
Lead annual budgeting, periodic forecasting, and long-range planning for Sales, Procurement, and Operations; integrate demand, sourcing, operating capacity, labor, capital, and cash-flow assumptions.
Develop driver-based financial models and scenario analyses, management reporting, KPIs, targets, and accountability mechanisms.
Provide concise, decision-oriented reporting to executive leadership and the Board as required; identify risks and opportunities and reflect them in forecasts and operating plans.
Improve the speed, accuracy, and usefulness of financial data through better processes, systems, and analytical tools.
Build and lead a high-performing finance team; develop talent through coaching, clear expectations, and exposure to commercial and operational decision-making.
Build strong working relationships across Sales, Procurement, Operations, Accounting, and other functions; promote accountability, continuous improvement, and fact-based decisions.
Partner with Accounting to ensure operational and commercial activity is accurately reflected in financial results and internal controls.
Support enterprise initiatives, acquisitions, integrations, and other strategic projects as needed.