Vice President of Accounting

This role is responsible for leading all accounting operations for a complex manufacturing organization. This role oversees financial reporting, cost accounting, inventory valuation, internal controls, compliance and team leadership. The VP of Accounting ensures accurate financial data to support operational decision-making, margin improvement and long-term strategic growth.

Responsibilities include:

• Lead monthly, quarterly and annual close processes
• Implement and maintain robust cost accounting systems
• Maintain and strengthen internal controls and accounting policies
• Partner with Operations to analyze production costs and improve margins
• Collaborate with plant leadership to drive financial performance
• Preparing budgets and projections
• Analyzing income and expenditures by division and department
• Establishing and maintaining financial processes and procedures, managing accruals and reserves
• Managing inventory controls including Cycle Counting
• Managing the corporate allocations
• Proactively managing the cost structure of Armor to determine risks in a declining margin or sales trends
• Determining policies and rates for estimating, costing and allocation of burden
• Preparing reports and other documentation as requested by our internal/external auditors and governmental agencies
• Lead, develop and fully staff Accounting department across all plants
• Build scalable processes for growth and system automation
• Leader and point of contact of external, annual audit
• Foster a culture of accountability, collaboration and continuous improvement
• Develop KPI’s aligned with manufacturing performance metrics
• Assisting with financial evaluations and integrations of acquisitions
• Working on special projects as determined by the CFO and CEO
• Additional items as assigned by manager

PRINCIPAL CONTACTS INSIDE/OUTSIDE THE COMPANY

This position interacts with the CEO, CFO, Auditors and the Accounting and Finance teams as well as other managers in the company.

COMPENTENCY OR POSITION REQUIREMENTS

• Experienced in Microsoft Office, especially Excel
• Experience with ERP systems, Epicor preferred
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills
• Knowledgeable about economic and accounting principles
• All Armor employees are also expected to demonstrate Armor’s core values of being:
• Customer-Focused
• Passionate about Work
• Solution-Oriented
• Driven by Integrity

EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance is required
• Significant cost accounting experience preferred
• Minimum of 7 years manufacturing accounting experience preferred
• 10+ years of progressive accounting leadership experience
• Strong background in cost accounting, inventory management and financial reporting

EQUIPMENT USED

This position will use a laptop, telephone, calculator and copier

WORKING AND PHYSICAL CONDITIONS

This position will be in an office environment, primarily sitting