Finance & Accounting Manager -Products

Vance Brothers is seeking an experienced Finance & Accounting Manager – Products to lead the financial operations supporting our manufacturing and distribution business. This is a highly visible leadership role responsible for inventory accounting, financial reporting, forecasting, pricing administration, billing processes, systems optimization, and business performance analysis.

We are looking for a hands-on finance professional who thrives in a fast-paced, private equity-backed environment and has a proven track record of driving financial discipline, operational improvements, and system enhancements across growing organizations.

What You'll Do

• Lead all inventory accounting, costing, valuation, reconciliation, and inventory control activities.
• Develop and maintain strong internal controls surrounding inventory and operational financial processes.
• Partner with Operations, Supply Chain, Sales, and Customer Service teams to improve profitability and business performance.
• Manage budgeting, forecasting, financial modeling, and variance analysis.
• Oversee customer pricing administration and billing processes to ensure accuracy and efficiency.
• Prepare and enhance financial reporting packages, dashboards, KPIs, and executive-level analysis.
• Serve as the Finance lead on ERP implementations, upgrades, and system enhancement projects.
• Drive process automation, standardization, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Support acquisition integrations, reporting standardization, and business transformation efforts.
• Collaborate closely with executive leadership to support strategic decision-making and operational excellence.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or a related field.
• 7+ years of progressive accounting, finance, FP&A, cost accounting, inventory accounting, or operational finance experience.
• Extensive experience with inventory accounting, inventory controls, costing, and inventory management processes.
• Experience working within ERP systems and leveraging financial data to improve operational performance.
• Proven success in fast-paced, high-growth environments with changing priorities and evolving business needs.
• Experience supporting manufacturing, industrial products, construction materials, distribution, or similar operational businesses.
• Strong financial planning, budgeting, forecasting, and reporting experience.
• Advanced Excel skills, including financial modeling, pivot tables, and complex data analysis.
• Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving abilities.
• Ability to lead cross-functional initiatives and influence stakeholders across multiple departments.

Highly Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working for a private equity-backed company.
• Experience with Vista by Viewpoint ERP.
• Experience developing dashboards and reporting using Power BI.
• Hands-on experience leading or supporting ERP implementations, upgrades, system conversions, and process improvement initiatives.
• Experience with financial reporting tools, business intelligence platforms, and reporting automation.
• Experience supporting acquisitions, integrations, and business transformation projects.
• Prior leadership or people management experience.
• Professional designation such as CPA (Certified Public Accountant) or CMA (Certified Management Accountant) strongly preferred.
• MBA considered a plus.

If you have a strong background in inventory accounting, ERP systems, financial reporting, and operational finance—and enjoy working in a fast-paced environment where you can make an immediate impact—we encourage you to apply.

For more information, please visit our careers page at www.vancebrothers.com/careers.

Pay: $120,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Vision insurance

Application Question(s):

• Do you have 7+ years of progressive experience in accounting, finance, FP&A, inventory accounting, cost accounting, or operational finance
• Do you have experience within manufacturing, construction materials, industrial products, or similar operational environments.
• Do you have a Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or related field?
• How many years of experience do you have using Power BI?
• How many years of experience do you have using Crystal Reports?
• How many years of experience do you have using ERP implementations and reporting tools?
• How many years of experience do you have working for a Private Equity backed firm?
• How many years of experience do you have using Vista by Viewpoint?

Work Location: In person