Vice President Finance

VP of Finance

Location: Glendale Heights, IL area

Work Arrangement: On-site

Industry: Manufacturing / Consumer Products

About the Opportunity

A rapidly growing, privately held manufacturing company is seeking an entrepreneurial Finance Leader to join its leadership team and help build the financial infrastructure needed to support significant continued growth.

This is not a traditional accounting role. The ideal candidate will bring strong technical finance and accounting expertise, but will also serve as a strategic business partner to the President and leadership team. This person will have the opportunity to influence how the organization operates, implement smarter systems and processes, and help position the business for its next phase of growth.

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he company has experienced substantial expansion since its recent ownership transition and is on pace for approximately $60M in revenue this year, with the potential to reach $100M+ over the next 18 months through a combination of organic growth and potential acquisitions.

The Role

Reporting directly to the President, the Finance Leader will oversee the company's accounting and financial planning functions while serving as a key member of the leadership team.

The organization currently has a lean, capable finance team, including one direct report. This role will have significant visibility across the business and the autonomy to improve processes, systems, reporting, and decision-making.

The successful candidate will be someone who can move beyond simply producing financial statements and instead use finance as a tool to improve the entire business.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead accounting, financial reporting, budgeting, forecasting, and FP&A activities.
• Partner directly with the President and leadership team on strategic and operational decisions.
• Provide financial insight and analysis to support growth initiatives, customer opportunities, and capital allocation.
• Develop and improve budgets, forecasts, financial models, and management reporting.
• Oversee manufacturing accounting, including inventory, costing, and related financial mechanics.
• Identify opportunities to automate manual processes and improve the efficiency and accuracy of financial operations.
• Maximize the capabilities of the company's ERP and financial systems, including NetSuite.
• Lead initiatives around payroll, collections, reporting, and other financial workflows.
• Explore and implement emerging technologies, including AI-enabled tools and automation, to help the organization work smarter.
• Manage and develop the existing finance team.
• Establish scalable processes and controls to support rapid organizational growth.
• Serve as a financial coach and thought partner to the President and broader leadership team.
• Contribute to cross-functional business improvement initiatives beyond the traditional finance function.
• Support due diligence, integration, and financial analysis related to potential acquisitions.

What We're Looking For

The ideal candidate is a high-energy, confident finance professional who enjoys building, improving, and solving problems.

You should be comfortable operating in a fast-moving environment where priorities can change quickly and where you're expected to roll up your sleeves while also thinking strategically.

Required Experience

• Significant accounting and finance experience, ideally with a progression through increasing levels of responsibility.
• Strong understanding of manufacturing accounting, inventory, and costing.
• Experience with FP&A, budgeting, forecasting, and financial analysis.
• Experience working directly with senior executives or business leadership.
• Demonstrated ability to improve processes and leverage technology to automate financial workflows.
• Experience with ERP systems; NetSuite experience strongly preferred.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and workstreams in a growing organization.

Why Join?

This is an opportunity to join a company at an exciting inflection point.

• Significant revenue growth and a clear path toward $100M+ in revenue.
• Potential for additional growth through strategic acquisitions.
• An entrepreneurial and energetic leadership team.
• A lean organization where your contributions will have visible impact.
• Opportunity to modernize financial systems, processes, and technology.
• Exposure to virtually every aspect of the business.
• Opportunity to help shape the finance function as the company scales.
• New facility expansion supporting the company's continued growth.
• A leadership team that values people who bring ideas, challenge the status quo, and make things happen.

If interested, please send your resume directly to czetusky@bcssearch.com