What are the responsibilities and job description for the VP of Finance & Operations (Beauty Products) position at ACCUR Recruiting Services?
Our Client
Our client for this VP of Finance & Operations opportunity is a fast-growing, private equity-backed beauty company, headquartered in the Tampa, FL area.
Objective
The Head of Finance and Operations is responsible for overseeing the finance, accounting, logistics, supply chain, and distribution operations of the organization. This role will require whoever is selected to "roll up their sleeves" and hit the ground running on day one implementing best practices and optimizing the various departments under their direction. This individual will be an executive in the business and work closely with the Private Equity Fund ownership to identify value creation opportunities and plan and implement new initiatives in a fast-paced environment.
Ideal Profile
The ideal candidate would be a management consultant coming from one of the top consulting firms (McKinsey, BCG, Bain...) with a few year of experience and wanting to move to the corporate / operational side.
Responsibility
- Being a leader in management best practices, putting in place clear and measurable objectives and KPI's across all departments to ensure everyone is aligned on their objectives and how they fit into the broader strategic goals of the organization.
- Implementing finance and accounting best practices including but not limited to timely month end closing, standardized accounting procedures and templates, weekly cash flow forecasting, budget process with department level accountability, and strong internal financial controls.
- Managing all internal and external financial reporting and accounting deadlines and serving as lead point of contact with third party lenders, landlords, and other financing stakeholders providing monthly and quarterly financial reporting and compliance certificates, actively monitoring covenant compliance, and becoming an expert in our credit agreements.
- Managing key relationships with operations and finance counterparts at our core supplier partners to drive stronger collaboration and sharing of information
- Providing guidance, coaching, and strategic direction to the individuals and teams falling under your purview including purchasing, IT, warehouse operations, finance, and HR administration, maintaining a consistent vision for how each function should operate
- Managing significant vendor contract commitments and expenditures to ensure consistency with budgeting and work with purchasing to implement clear guidelines in terms of vetting vendors, negotiating terms, and executing contracts
- Overseeing payroll and employee benefits, including accrued vacation, health plan, insurance, retirement funding, health savings account, and other benefits as appropriate.
- Overseeing employee recruitment and onboarding and contractors as appropriate
- Managing finance and operations staff, including full-time, part-time and contract staff.
- Managing and overseeing inventory purchasing, forecasting and planning with regular demand updates to ensure optimal in-stock rates
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