VP of Finance at Cherry Bekaert in Orwigsburg, PA

Job description

• As Vice President of Finance, you will serve as a trusted advisor to the President & CEO, overseeing the organization's accounting, banking, treasury, insurance, and financial planning functions. This highly visible leadership role offers the opportunity to influence company strategy, support growth initiatives, and help evaluate future acquisition opportunities.
• This is more than a finance leadership position. It's an opportunity to join the executive team of a well-established organization and play a direct role in shaping its future. You'll have a voice in strategic planning, growth initiatives, acquisitions, technology investments, and financial decision-making that drives long-term success of this family run chain of grocery stores.

Responsibilities

• ✅ Lead all accounting, banking, treasury, and insurance operations
• ✅ Develop and maintain financial controls, policies, and reporting processes
• ✅ Prepare monthly financial statements and long-range financial forecasts
• ✅ Manage cash flow, liquidity planning, and banking relationships
• ✅ Secure financing for capital projects, expansions, and acquisitions
• ✅ Coordinate annual audits, tax filings, and compliance activities
• ✅ Oversee property & casualty insurance, risk management, and claims processes
• ✅ Serve as Administrator and Fiduciary for the company's 401(k) plan
• ✅ Partner with Human Resources on benefits, workers' compensation, and insurance evaluations
• ✅ Support corporate technology initiatives and collaborate on IT strategy
• ✅ Work closely with executive leadership to evaluate growth and acquisition opportunities

Requirements

• ✔ Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Finance, or Business Management
• ✔ 10+ years of accounting experience within a mid-to-large-sized organization
• ✔ 5+ years of leadership experience managing accounting teams
• ✔ Proven success building and maintaining banking and lending relationships
• ✔ Experience managing corporate insurance programs and risk management initiatives
• ✔ Strong expertise in financial reporting, forecasting, budgeting, and strategic planning
• ✔ Excellent leadership, communication, and decision-making skills
• ✔ Technology-savvy professional comfortable leading systems and process improvements
• ⭐ Grocery, retail, supermarket, food, multi-location, and perishable costing experience is a strong plus.

Skills

Required

• Leadership
• Communication
• Decision-making
• Financial reporting
• Forecasting
• Budgeting
• Strategic planning
• Systems and process improvements

Benefits

• Retirement
• Great Family Culture
• Competitive Salary: 150K to 170K