Vice President Finance

About Unrivaled Teamwear

Unrivaled Teamwear consists of three unique and highly innovative business units: Gear for Sports (“GFS”), Knights Apparel (“KA”) and Champion Teamwear. Gear for Sports is the pioneer in the custom decorated apparel industry and has been the leader in this space for more than 35 years. Knights Apparel is a leading producer of licensed sports apparel for mass market retailers, mid-tier department stores, and sporting goods retailers. Knights has attractive licensing arrangements, many of which are exclusive, with prestigious sports brands, colleges and universities, and professional sports leagues. Champion Teamwear has been designing and creating custom uniforms and teamwear since 1978, making it one oldest in the industry.

Job Description and Responsibilities

Reporting directly to the Company President, the Vice President of Finance acts as sole in-house leader for all accounting and finance matters for the organization. You will oversee a team that will be responsible for managing the day-to-day accounting functions, including AP, AR, payroll, inventory management, month-end close, and financial reporting. In addition, you will be responsible for all FP&A activity, including the annual budgeting process, weekly cash forecasting, and monthly budget vs actual analysis.

Duties and Responsibilities

Accounting and Financial Reporting:

• Manage the day-to-day accounting for Unrivaled Teamwear, including AP, AR, payroll, month-end close, and financial reporting.
• Oversee annual physical inventory process including reconciliation and recording related adjustments.
• Oversee inventory activities, including coordinating prepayments to vendors, processing invoices billed on terms, reconciling warehouse receipts against amounts billed from vendors, inventory roll-forward and analysis.
• Assist with negotiation of payment terms with new vendors.
• Manage relationship with external CPA firm including managing the annual external audit and coordinating with tax team on required tax returns and estimated payments.
• Distribute all required reporting to lenders including monthly financials with MD&A, borrowing base certificates, liquidity calculations, and covenant compliance certificates.
• Manage annual bank field audit and inventory appraisal.

FP&A and Management Reporting:

• Manage the annual budget process and maintain a working forecast that is updated monthly.
• Prepare monthly financial package for private equity ownership including detailed financials, forward-looking projections, and variance analysis.
• Maintain a detailed 52-week cash forecast to project future cash position, borrowing base, and expected revolving line of credit utilization.
• Ad-hoc reporting and analysis as needed.

Operations:

• Collaborate with other department heads on cross-functional projects including growth opportunities, sales and inventory planning, and assortment reviews.
• Coordinate with the Operations on CAPEX planning and facility decisions.
• Responsible for payroll operations.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, or relevant field.
• A minimum of 10 years’ experience in financial management accounting and/or finance.
• CPA preferred, but not required.
• In-depth knowledge of accounting software, corporate principals, and financial analysis.
• Proficient Experience with SAP, Oracle EBS, or other ERP.
• Demonstrated experience leading month-end close and financial reporting.
• Experience with cash forecasting and cash management. Budgeting and cash forecasting, required.
• Experience in the consumer-packaged goods and/or retail space preferred
• Experience with mergers and acquisitions and integrating multiple businesses preferred
• Experience with Private Equity portfolio companies and lenders preferred
• Excellent communication and interpersonal abilities.
• An analytical mind with good organizational skills.
• Highly detail oriented.