About This Role
This Vice President of Finance role involves partnering with the Chief Financial Officer and senior leadership to develop and execute financial strategies. The position provides clear, timely, and actionable financial insight to operating company presidents and functional leaders, challenging assumptions and identifying financial risks and opportunities. It also supports enterprise strategic planning, acquisition evaluation, due diligence, and other significant business initiatives.
Responsibilities
- Partner with the Chief Financial Officer and senior leadership to develop and execute financial strategies that support the organization’s long-term objectives
- Provide clear, timely, and actionable financial insight to operating company presidents and functional leaders, including analysis of profitability, pricing, costs, working capital, capital investments, and business performance
- Challenge assumptions constructively, identify financial risks and opportunities, and recommend actions that improve operating and financial results
- Support enterprise strategic planning, acquisition evaluation, due diligence, integration planning, and other significant business initiatives
- Lead the annual budgeting, forecasting, long-range planning, and management reporting processes across the organization
- Oversee the development of financial models, scenario analyses, forecasts, dashboards, and key performance indicators used to evaluate changing economic conditions, business risks, and strategic alternatives
- Improve the quality, consistency, and timeliness of financial reporting across operating companies while maintaining appropriate accountability at the business-unit level
- Prepare and present financial analyses and recommendations to executive leadership and, as requested, the Board of Directors and its committees
- Provide leadership and oversight for consolidated financial reporting, accounting policies, internal controls, and the annual external audit
- Ensure financial practices and reporting comply with applicable accounting standards, laws, regulations, third party agreements, and company policies
- Oversee the continued development and documentation of financial policies, procedures, approval authorities, and control activities
- Coordinate with internal and external advisors on complex accounting, tax, benefit plan, risk management, and regulatory matters
- Oversee cash forecasting, liquidity, banking relationships and compliance, investment activities, and working-capital management in coordination with the Chief Financial Officer
- Provide oversight of federal, state, local, and Canadian tax planning and compliance, including coordination with external tax advisors
- Support enterprise risk management, insurance program strategy, and evaluation of appropriate risk-financing alternatives
- Assess financing needs and alternatives and support the use of debt and other financial instruments consistent with business objectives and risk tolerance
- Build strong partnerships with operations, sales, engineering, and other functions to improve cost visibility, margin management, capital discipline, and operating accountability
- Advance consistent financial processes, analytical tools, and reporting practices across the organization while recognizing legitimate operating-company differences
- Promote effective use of enterprise systems, business intelligence, and data
Benefits
- Top-notch benefits
- Advancement opportunities
About the Company
A.Y. McDonald Industries is a family of companies that includes A.Y. McDonald Mfg. Co., Cambridge Brass, McDonald Plastic Molding, Val-Matic Valve & Mfg. Corp. and JCM Industries. Each subsidiary works to take care of the customer, and the company prioritizes taking care of its co-workers. To be a member of A.Y. McDonald Industries means thriving in a fast-paced, innovative, and ever-changing atmosphere.
