VP of Finance

Gregory Industries•North Canton, OH

8h•Onsite

About The Position

Gregory Industries is seeking a hands-on, people-centric V.P. of Finance & Accounting to elevate team capability and operational finance during a high-growth phase. This leader will prioritize talent development and management, ensure disciplined cost accounting and inventory control, maintain a 3-business-day close, and partner with Operations to drive margin and working-capital performance across multiple plants.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in accounting, Finance, or related field required.
Minimum of 10 years of progressive finance and accounting leadership experience.
Minimum of 5 years in an executive or senior leadership finance role.
Experience with cost accounting, inventory valuation, and capital investment analysis.
Experience managing audits, banking relationships, and financial planning.
required ERP system experience.
Experience leading and developing finance teams.

Nice To Haves

MBA and/or CPA preferred.
Manufacturing industry experience strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

Build, mentor, and retain a high-performing team; establish clear roles, KPIs, review discipline, and growth paths.
Strengthen managerial capability (delegation, coaching, accountability); create coverage and cross-training across all key functions.
Recruit and onboard critical talent; develop a promotable bench (lead, senior, and manager levels) to support scale and acquisitions.
Instill a continuous-improvement mindset; drive standard work, SOPs, and close/controls playbooks across plants.
Own standard costing (materials, labor, machine/overhead rates) and governance; ensure standards align with actuals.
Lead variance analysis (PPV, usage, rate/volume, absorption) and partner with Plant Managers to convert insights into actions.
Set robust policies for raw, WIP, FG, consigned, and toll-processed inventory; reconcile floor-to-book monthly.
Partner with Warehouse Management and Supply Chain to drive cycle-count program to ≥98% accuracy; lead annual physicals; reduce shrink/write-offs with root-cause actions.
Work with Supply Chain to increase inventory turn and free up working capital to support corporate growth initiatives.
Maintain a consistent 3-business-day close with a no-surprises cadence and standardized plant checklists.
Ensure accurate multi-entity consolidation, intercompany eliminations, and revenue/cost recognition.
Deliver clear monthly packages (P&L, BS, CF, KPIs) with plant/product views that support executive decisions.
Strengthen internal controls (segregation of duties, approvals, 3-way match, inventory cut-off).
Document and enforce accounting policies (CAPEX, leases, revenue, reserves).
Keep the organization audit/diligence-ready; ensure compliance with tax and industry requirements.
Partner with CFO on cash forecasting; improve AR collections, AP terms, and inventory days; enhance cash conversion cycle.
Support borrowing base and covenant reporting; ensure data accuracy and timeliness.
Optimize ERP usage and master data; lead enhancements/migrations as needed.
Automate reconciliations, variance dashboards, and standard reports (e.g., Power BI/advanced Excel).
Create scalable integration playbooks for acquisitions (CoA mapping, close cutover, inventory onboarding).