Lewiston - Vice President of Finance
Overview:
BerryDunn has partnered with our client, The Lynch Group, located in Bangor, Maine to find their next VP of Finance. The qualified candidate will oversee the financial health and strategy of this closely held, family-owned organization. You will make a difference managing all financial activities for the company, its business units, real estate, and investments, while providing clear financial guidance to ownership and senior leadership to DRIVE growth, efficiency, and sound fiscal practices, while upholding their standards as a Best Place to Work in Maine.
Responsibilities:
Success For You In This Role- Strategic and Analytical: You balance financial oversight with forward-thinking strategies to drive growth and efficiency.
- Insightful and Professional: You understand the complexities of family-owned businesses, offering sound financial guidance while respecting the unique structure and goals of the organization and ownership.
- Experienced Leader: You’ve successfully led finance teams, managed complex financial operations, and scaled financial systems to meet growing demands.
- Innovative and Tech-Savvy: You embrace financial technology and automation to streamline processes and support strategic decisions.
- Collaborative and Decisive: You thrive in a leadership role that requires working closely with ownership and teams across the organization, delivering clear and actionable advice.
- Lead Financial Operations: Oversee all accounting, cash management, investments, budgeting, and financial reporting.
- Manage Cash Flow: Ensure liquidity, oversee debt and asset management, and lead the cash flow planning process.
- Strategic Planning: Develop and execute financial strategies that align with the company’s growth goals and industry opportunities.
- Ensure Compliance: Manage tax reporting and regulatory compliance in partnership with external accounting firms.
- Enhance Technology Use: Identify and implement financial tools and systems to improve efficiency, accuracy, and decision-making. Provide oversight of our IT department.
- Support Ownership: Act as a financial advisor to ownership, providing insights and recommendations for investments and business interests.
- Develop Team: Manage, guide and mentor a team of financial professionals in reaching the organizations goals and their potential.
- Drive Accountability: Establish and monitor key financial metrics and scorecards to ensure performance aligns with goals.
- Manage Banking and Vendor Relationships: Maintain strong relationships with our key financial partners and strategic business vendors.
- Leadership and Development: Recruit, train, and manage the finance team, ensuring professional growth and strong execution.
Qualifications:
Helpful To Your Success- You have several years of proven financial leadership experience, with a preference for family-owned and/or multi-entity business backgrounds.
- Adaptable to a small to medium-sized business environment (100 to 500 employees).
- Strong knowledge of accounting principles, financial planning, and risk management.
- Experience in transportation, logistics, and/or service-based industry helpful.
- Familiarity with Federal, Maine, and GAAP rules & regulations.
- Proven experience implementing financial technology and driving operational efficiencies. We utilize SAGE Intaact and Quickbooks.
- Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to present complex ideas simply and effectively and tell the story of the business.
- A commitment to innovation, accountability, and aligning financial practices with organizational values.
BerryDunn Benefits & Culture:
Our people are what make BerryDunn special, and in return we strive to support our employees and help them thrive. Eligible employees have access to benefits that go beyond what’s expected to support their physical, mental, career, social, and financial well-being.Visit our website for a complete list of benefits and a look into our culture: Experience BerryDunn. We will ensure that individuals are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process or perform essential job functions.
Please contact careers@berrydunn.com to request an accommodation. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender, gender identity or expression, or veteran status.
We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace.
About BerryDunn
BerryDunn is a client-centered, people-first professional services firm with a mission to empower the meaningful growth of our people, clients, and communities. Led by CEO Sarah Belliveau, the firm has been recognized for its efforts in creating a diverse and inclusive workplace culture, and for its focus on learning, development, and well-being.Learn more at berrydunn.com. BerryDunn is the brand name under which Berry, Dunn, McNeil & Parker, LLC and BDMP Assurance, LLP, independently owned entities, provide services. Since 1974, BerryDunn has helped businesses, nonprofits, and government agencies throughout the US and its territories solve their greatest challenges.
The firm’s tax, advisory, and consulting services are provided by Berry, Dunn, McNeil & Parker, LLC, and its attest services are provided by BDMP Assurance, LLP, a licensed CPA firm. “BerryDunn” is the brand name under which Berry, Dunn, McNeil & Parker, LLC and BDMP Assurance, LLP practice in an alternative practice structure in accordance with the AICPA Code of Professional Conduct and applicable law, regulations and professional standards.
BDMP Assurance, LLP is a licensed independent CPA firm that provides attest services to its clients, and Berry, Dunn, McNeil & Parker, LLC and its subsidiary entities provide tax, advisory, and consulting services to their clients.
Additional Information:
The Lynch Group, selected as a Best Place to Work in Maine in 2024, is a family-owned holding company managing several businesses in transportation, logistics, data management, and commercial real estate. Over 50 years, we’ve grown from a small, family-owned and run business into a diverse, multi-functional organization with 120 team members operating out of locations across Maine for customers throughout the U.S. and Eastern Canada. Guided by our DRIVE core values—Dependable, Resourceful, Innovative, Versatile, and Engaged—we are focused on building strong teams and delivering results for our customers and communities.
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