Finance Manager
Type:
Full-Time
Start Date:
ASAP
Shape the Financial Future of a Legacy Company
Job Overview
The Finance Manager oversees the company’s core financial operations and provides the organization with insight and oversight. This role blends hands-on accounting leadership with forward-looking financial planning and analysis, supporting leadership with accurate reporting, disciplined budgeting, and practical financial guidance. In a small, fast-moving environment, this role is both operational and strategic, helping build the financial foundation needed for growth.
What You'll Do
- Own day-to-day accounting operations, including general ledger, accounts receivable, accounts payable, purchasing, and treasury activities.
- Maintain and continuously improve accounting policies, procedures, and internal controls appropriate for a lean, growing organization.
- Prepare and review monthly financial statements and management reports covering income, expenses, cash flow, and overall financial position.
- Create, manage, and refine the annual budget, working closely with leadership; prepare rolling forecasts and clearly communicate variances and drivers.
- Actively manage cash flow, liquidity, and working capital to ensure the business can meet operational and growth needs.
- Oversee fixed asset accounting and depreciation policies.
- Ensure compliance with applicable accounting standards and regulatory requirements, and coordinate collaboratively with the external accounting firm on tax filings.
- Partner closely with leadership to translate financial data into actionable insights supporting decision-making, pricing, investment, and growth initiatives.
- Analyze financial performance, margins, and trends to identify opportunities to improve profitability and operational efficiency.
- Manage relationships with banks, auditors, insurance providers, and other financial service partners.
- Advise leadership on financial risks, insurance coverage, and the financial impact of regulatory or tax changes.
- Support financial planning, procurement decisions, and financing or capital needs as the business evolves.
- Lead, mentor, and support a small finance team (3–4 staff), setting priorities and ensuring accurate, timely output.
- Payroll administration remains with an internal owner with financial oversight and coordination as needed.
What This Role Is (and Isn't)
- More hands-on than a traditional Controller — close to systems, processes, and people.
- More strategic than a typical Finance Manager — expect to influence decisions, not just report results.
- Designed for someone who enjoys building structure, improving clarity, and scaling processes without overengineering.
Success in the First 6-12 Months
A successful Finance Manager will:
- Deliver timely, accurate monthly financial statements that leadership trusts and uses.Establish a clear, well-structured annual budget and forecasting process that supports planning and accountability.
- Improve visibility into cash flow, working capital, and financial performance drivers.Strengthen accounting policies, documentation, and internal controls without adding unnecessary complexity.
- Build strong working relationships with leadership, the finance team, payroll, and the external accounting firm.
- Identify and implement at least a few meaningful process improvements that increase efficiency, accuracy, or insight.
- Position the finance functions to scale smoothly as the company grows.
- Introduce initiatives to facilitate margin improvement.
Qualifications & Experience
- A bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field is required.
- 5–8 years of progressive experience in accounting or finance, ideally in a small business, startup, or high-growth environment.
- Proven experience creating and managing budgets, forecasts, and financial reports.
- Strong working knowledge of GAAP and internal controls, applied pragmatically.
- Experience managing cash flow and supporting leadership decision-making.
- Prior experience leading or mentoring a small team preferred.
- CPA, CMA, or similar certification is a plus, not a requirement.
- Comfortable operating independently, prioritizing competing demands, and shifting between tactical execution and strategic thinking.
Benefits
- FULLY PAID healthcare (medical, dental, vision, prescription drugs) for you AND your dependents
- Retirement savings plan with employer match
- Paid vacation, holiday, and sick time
- Optional Aflac short-term disability, life insurance, and accident plans
About John Vena Inc.
John Vena Inc. (AKA JVI) is a specialty produce wholesaler, distributor, and importer. We’ve been in business since 1919. We source fruits, vegetables, and herbs from hundreds of growers around the world and distribute them to retailers, foodservice distributors, and food manufacturers up and down the East Coast. Our home is in the Philadelphia Wholesale Produce Market in Southwest Philadelphia. You can’t miss our facility – the building is more than a quarter mile long!
How to Get Started
You can apply right here online. We just need some basic information and a resume to get started. If you need help with your application, or you have questions about a job, you can contact us here: https://www.johnvenaproduce.com/contact-us .John Vena Inc. provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.
