VP/Director of Finance
Robert Half
Job Description
Job Description
We are looking for an experienced finance leader to guide financial strategy and performance for a growing business unit in Iowa. This role serves as a trusted advisor to executive leadership, helping shape decisions through clear analysis, forward-looking planning, and operational insight. The position offers the opportunity to influence results across two locations while building strong partnerships with sales, operations, supply chain, and corporate finance teams.
Responsibilities:• Act as the lead financial partner to the Business Unit President, offering strategic guidance that supports growth, profitability, and disciplined decision-making.
• Contribute as a key member of the leadership team by informing business plans, capital priorities, and initiatives aimed at improving overall performance.
• Direct the annual planning cycle, including budgeting and periodic forecasting, in coordination with corporate financial planning partners.
• Review operating results against plan, forecast, and prior-year performance, identify the causes of variances, and recommend practical corrective actions.
• Deliver monthly financial updates to senior business leaders, translating complex data into meaningful trends, risks, and opportunities.
• Produce targeted financial modeling and ad hoc analysis to support commercial, operational, and strategic decisions.
• Work closely with sales leadership to assess pricing strategy, customer margin performance, rebate structures, commission programs, and revenue mix opportunities.
• Partner with operations and supply chain leaders to strengthen inventory efficiency, purchasing outcomes, freight spend management, labor productivity, and working capital results.
• Provide leadership to the accounting function, support an accurate and timely close process with corporate teams, and help drive annual audit readiness and execution.• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance.
• At least 12 years of progressively responsible experience in finance, accounting, or related business leadership roles.
• Strong background in budgeting, forecasting, financial analysis, and variance review.
• Demonstrated ability to translate financial information into strategic recommendations for senior leadership.
• Experience leading or mentoring accounting and finance team members in a complex operating environment.
• Proven ability to collaborate effectively with sales, operations, supply chain, and corporate business partners.
• Distribution or manufacturing industry experience is strongly preferred.
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