VP of Finance

Description: Built on Experience. Built for Skill. Built for You. Keel was formed by bringing together three industry leaders combining generations of hands-on expertise in steel fabrication, shipbuilding, aerospace, and defense manufacturing. That means when you join Keel, you're joining a team backed by decades of proven craftsmanship and real-world results. We build ships, defense systems, aerospace components, and heavy steel structures that serve critical missions --- and we do it with pride. Your Mission: The Vice President of Finance serves as the organization's senior financial leader, responsible for overseeing accounting operations, program finance and internal controls. This executive provides strategic direction for the company's financial infrastructure, ensuring accuracy, transparency, and integrity in all financial activities. The VP of Finance partners closely with executive leadership to support long term planning, optimize financial performance, and drive operational excellence across the enterprise. This role leads the accounting, reporting, and financial shared services functions, fostering a culture of accountability, continuous improvement, and cross functional collaboration. The VP of Finance is responsible for mentoring and managing a finance team and meeting monthly due dates for reporting financial results and compliance requirements. Explore the Depth of the Role: Financial Leadership & Strategy - Serve as a key financial advisor to the CFO and executive leadership, supporting strategic planning and long term decision making. - Lead all accounting, tax, program finance, financial reporting, and internal control functions. - Provide financial insights through analysis, forecasting, trend evaluation, and performance monitoring. - Drive continuous improvement and modernization of financial systems and processes. - Communicate financial information clearly to internal and external stakeholders. - Recruit, develop, and lead high performing accounting and finance teams. - Foster a culture of accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement. - Partner across operations, supply chain, program management, and engineering to enhance cost visibility and support business decisions. Accounting Operations & Reporting - Oversee all accounting operations, including AR/AP, payroll, tax, intercompany accounting, program finance, and technical accounting. - Manage general ledger activities, month end close, and consolidated financial reporting. - Prepare and ensure timely, accurate, and GAAP compliant financial statements and disclosures. - Manage cost accounting, inventory valuation, and variance analysis within a manufacturing environment. - Develop and maintain methods for tracking revenue, expenses, and overall financial performance. - Oversee the organization's investment plan and insurance programs. - Conduct regular audits of transactions, expenditures, assets, and liabilities. Financial Planning, Analysis & Compliance - Gather and analyze financial data for budgeting, forecasting, profitability analysis, and decision support. - Ensure compliance with tax laws, financial regulations, and industry specific requirements. - Support organizational growth and profitability through sound planning, modeling, and financial controls. - Provide timely and accurate financial reports to internal stakeholders, regulators, and external agencies. Audit Readiness & Government Contract Compliance Lead annual external audits in accordance with U.S. GAAP and corporate accounting policies. Ensure compliance with FAR, DFARS, CAS, and DCAA requirements. Develop, manage, and monitor the indirect r