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Vice President of Finance & Administration

TheCorporate
Chicago, IL Full Time
POSTED ON 7/24/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 1/18/2027
Vice President of Finance and Administration

Job Summary

The Vice President serves as a strategic advisor to the President and executive leadership team, providing financial analysis, operational insight, and recommendations that support informed business decisions, profitability, and organizational performance.

Skills/Knowledge

  • Strong knowledge of cost accounting, fleet management metrics, inventory valuation, and project/job costing.
  • Proficiency with ERP/accounting systems and advanced financial modeling.

Experience

  • 10–15 years of progressive financial leadership experience.
  • Experience in construction, aggregates, mining, transportation, or heavy equipment industries.

Education

  • Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or Business Administration (MBA).
  • CPA.
  • Public Accounting.

Must Have

  • Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or Business Administration.
  • 10 years of experience.
  • Hands-on operational finance background.
  • Experience improving accounting processes.
  • Relevant logistics, transportation, hauling, aggregates, or manufacturing experience.
  • Hands-on accounting and finance leadership.
  • ERP experience.
  • QuickBooks.
  • CPA.
  • Public Accounting.

Responsibilities

  • Lead all financial operations, including budgeting, forecasting, cash flow management, and financial reporting.
  • Develop long-term financial strategies that support business growth, acquisitions, and capital investments.
  • Oversee accounting, payroll, accounts payable/receivable, tax compliance, and audits.
  • Monitor profitability by business line, including hauling, aggregate production, and material sales.
  • Analyze operating costs such as fuel, fleet maintenance, equipment utilization, labor, and quarry operations.
  • Manage banking relationships, financing, and capital expenditures for heavy equipment and facilities.
  • Ensure compliance with environmental, OSHA, DOT, MSHA, EPA, and other regulatory financial reporting requirements.
  • Supervise administrative functions such as human resources, information technology, risk management, insurance, and office operations.
  • Establish internal controls and improve financial systems and operational processes.
  • Provide financial analysis and recommendations to the CEO, owners, and executive leadership team.
  • Oversee the company's organizational structure by evaluating and improving reporting relationships, administrative processes, departmental alignment, and workforce planning to support operational goals.
  • Develop organizational strategies, enhance cross-functional collaboration, improve business processes, and ensure the company is structured to achieve long-term growth and operational excellence.
  • Builds, lead, and coach high-performing teams by fostering a culture of accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
  • Mentor and develop managers and team members, identifying succession planning opportunities, supporting professional growth, setting clear performance expectations, and empowering employees to achieve individual and organizational goals.
  • Design, implement, and evaluate employee compensation and incentive programs that align individual and team performance with the company's strategic objectives.
  • Develop performance-based incentive plans, establish measurable key performance indicators (KPIs), monitor program effectiveness, and recommend adjustments to drive productivity, employee engagement, retention, profitability, and operational excellence

Nice to Have

  • MBA.
  • MatHaul ERP experience.

Interview Process

HR Phone Screen

  • 15–20 minutes

First Onsite Interview

  • HR Lead
  • VP Partner
  • Approximately 1 hour

Final Interview

  • Owner
  • Leadership Team
  • 90–120 minutes

Skills: management,administrative,finance,operations,leadership,accounting

Salary : $150,000 - $190,000

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