Vice President Finance

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Job description

ORGANIZATION:

For over 30 years Abbyson has taken great pride in being a family-based home furnishings brand that continually redefines itself through modern-day living. Our strategically aligned, full-spectrum business model and operations allows us to fully service major online furniture retailers and the core audience that is driving today's market.

We understand the modern furniture buyer and consumer on a deeper level as well as have a keen eye on the popular trends that are driving online traffic and furniture sales. That's why our mission has always been to help them bring their homes to life with quality furniture at unbeatable prices.

OVERVIEW:

Abbyson is looking for a dynamic individual to join as the VP of Finance within our Accounting/Finance department to manage daily finance functions. Reporting to the CFO, the VP of Finance will be an essential member of the team. The ideal candidate will be a self-starter individual with strong analytical skills. This role should have the ability to quickly comprehend the business operations and functioning.

Reporting Relationship: This role will report directly to the company's Chief Financial Officer, who is responsible for Abbyson's finance functions. The VP of Finance will help develop the financial function and supervise the financial analysts.

Specific Responsibilities: The VP of Finance will work with the CFO and applications team to ensure the financial systems are in alignment with the company's objectives such as improving productivity, gaining insights into customer data, driving financial performance, and the use of data to make decisions across the company.

• This position will manage all internal and external reporting, including investors and banks.
• This position will establish operational financial and policy and procedures and provide strategic guidance.
• Support leadership with key finance and business management functions including project management, strategy development, creation and analysis of sales/management reporting, and ad-hoc requests.

This position leads the FP&A team supporting the corporate budgeting (actuals to budget), reporting, analytics, weekly and monthly cash flows, bank reporting, and special projects in the finance organization. You and your team will have a great deal of input on data structure, dashboards and reporting as Abbyson improves their financial systems, using Great Plains as the primary ERP system. You must be comfortable wearing multiple hats, managing multiple projects and processes, delivering on-time results and working closely with senior management on budgets and performance management. This role will be expected to provide analytical leadership, direction, and analysis to senior management and cross-functional department leaders. You will play a key role in driving business metrics, analyzing costs, and will work closely with other departments to achieve business goals and create value.

Must-Haves:

● Experience with cash-flow preparation and reporting

● Experience with budget preparation and reporting

● Experience working with and providing guidance to both external and bank auditors

Qualifications and Experience:

● 10+directo years of corporate finance experience

● Advanced knowledge of MS Office: Excel, Access, PowerPoint

● Experience using business intelligence/data warehouse solutions

● Experience consolidating financial reports, data mining, creating dashboards

● Financial modeling: pivot tables, v-lookups, macros

● Strong work ethic, sense of accountability and responsibility

● Project management skills; ability to prioritize and multi-task effectively

● Judgment and decision-making skills; considering relative costs, benefits of potential actions

● Mentoring and development of staff

● Proactive/self-driven work habits with demonstrated ability to lead change/improve processes

● Natural curiosity and drive to improve the current state of analytics and support data-based decision making across the organization

The above is intended to describe the general content of and requirements for the performance of this job. It is not to be construed as an exhaustive statement of duties, responsibilities or physical requirements. Nothing in this job description restricts management's right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Abbyson provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, amnesty, or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws. Abbyson complies with applicable state and local laws governing non-discrimination in employment in every location in which the company operates. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including, but not limited to, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.

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