At Roush, we fuse technology and engineering to provide product development solutions to customers in a diverse range of industries. Widely recognized for providing engineering, testing, prototype, and manufacturing services to the transportation industry, Roush also provides significant support to the aerospace, defense, and theme park industries. With over 2,400 employees in facilities throughout the United States, Europe, Asia, and South America, our unique combination of creativity and tenacity activates big ideas on a global stage. We want motivated, ambitious people who put the needs of our customers first, bring creativity to their work and will do whatever it takes to achieve success. If you share our passion for providing innovative solutions to complex challenges, we want you on our team.
At Roush, we work alongside the best and brightest to do incredibly cool things you wouldn’t believe. At Roush, you are part of building the future.
The Vice President of Finance will be a highly visible and strategic leader. This individual will embrace the role of establishing a first-class finance organization. This role offers a unique opportunity for an intellectually curious, blue-collar minded executive who thrives on building, collaborating, and driving results. The VP of Finance will act as a trusted business advisor and partner for both C-Suite and Senior leadership of the Company. This individual will bring a proactive, solutions-oriented mindset and will be energized by the opportunity to make a lasting impact. As a cross-functional leader, the VP will work closely with operations, commercial, and executive teams to drive profitability, operational efficiency, and innovation. With significant visibility, this role is ideal for a hands-on finance leader eager to grow with the company, influence key decisions, and build a high-performing team culture rooted in accountability, agility, and continuous improvement. This role is an onsite role based out of Livonia, MI.
The ideal candidate will be a passionate, hands-on operational finance leader who is deeply committed driving financial excellence across the company. With a strong focus on operational partnership, this leader will actively drive process optimization, lead both short- and long-term forecasting and budgeting, and deliver insights that support the company’s strategic goals of growth, diversification, and sustainability.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Partner with the CFO to evolve the existing financial reporting processes and activities, including modifying the financial governance (as needed).
- Provide insight / guidance to the leadership team on departmental, line of business and business unit planning initiatives through accounting and financial information analyses, reports, and recommendations; communicate accurate financial information, data, and metrics to help them make informed decisions.
- Develop and implement financial policies and procedures to improve efficiency and effectiveness.
- Establish, monitor, and report on critical measurements including but not limited to revenue growth, operating income ($ and %), SG&A as a % of sales, inventory turns, ROA and EBITDA
- Drive the development of the annual five-year financial planning and quarterly forecasting processes; ensure cross-functional collaboration and ownership
- Collaborate with operational, commercial, and executive teams to develop, implement, and execute aggressive but realistic annual plans. Analyze results, initiate corrective actions, and minimize the impact of variances.
- Present financial information to all levels of the organization.
- Maintain and continuously improve key financial systems (PeopleSoft and OneStream).
- Analyze organization operations to find opportunities for improvement, cost reduction, and systems enhancement
- Partner with senior management in evaluating strategic initiatives and approaches to improving the company’s bottom line.
- Recruit, coach, train, mentor and lead a team of eight Finance professionals.
- Communicate and enforce company culture, policies, and procedures.
- Other duties as assigned.
Required Education and Experience:
- Minimum of 10 years of experience in senior-level finance positions with responsibility for the day-to-day financial operations and people management.
- Minimum of 5 years managing financial operations within a multi-site organization and / or multiple business units with at least $75M in sales.
- Bachelor’s degree in finance or accounting.
- Ability to manage complex / multi-stakeholder environment.
- Create an atmosphere of open communication, mutual trust, and respect that fosters a growth mindset where team members feel empowered to share ideas, learn from one another, and contribute to the organization's success.
- Demonstrated degree of passion and energy with a laser focus on execution and results; initiates as opposed to reacts.
- Ability to think critically and develop sound financial strategies aligned with Company goals.
- Adaptability to work in both manual and automated financial systems.
- Excellent written and verbal communications skills.
- Well-organized with demonstrated success in driving innovation.
- Can easily transition between detail and higher-level analysis.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to adapt to and drive change, handle multiple priorities, and work under pressure to meet deadlines.
- Strong knowledge of financial principles and practices.
- Basic understanding of accounting principles.
- Must be willing to travel up to 10% as needed.
Preferred Skills:
- Experience working with Peoplesoft is preferred.
- Experience in automotive and/or manufacturing industry preferred.
To apply, please visit the Roush careers page by clicking on this link: https://jobs.roush.com/us/en
Our full-time benefits include medical, dental, vision, life insurance, earned sick time, STD, LTD, 401K, tuition reimbursement, paid vacation, and paid holidays.
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