VP of Finance - TBEI

Job Summary Supervisory Responsibilities

Vice President of Finance provides direct leadership and oversight to five Divisional Controllers and one Financial Analyst. This role is responsible for hiring, training, performance management, coaching, and professional development of the finance team while fostering a collaborative, high‑performance culture aligned with organizational goals.

• Serve as a business partner and advisor to the senior management team, communicating frequently on business issues.
• Proactively improve financial performance across the company by providing all required and relevant financial information to the management team to support sound decision making.
• Develop in‑depth analyses of costs, product and customer profitability, key performance metrics, and trend analyses and recommend areas of focus for the management team.
• Work with business‑unit managers and staff to develop reports that enable effective monitoring of business‑unit performance.
• Effectively manage cash flows, credit and collections across the enterprise, developing policies and procedures to ensure that accounts payable and receivable are managed efficiently and proactively.
• Clearly develop and define the goals of the financial organization and communicate them throughout the company.
• Manage external and internal resources to complete audits, tax strategy, and insurance and retirement programs cost‑efficiently.
• Provide technical accounting GAAP guidance and support to all company entities.
• Be involved in due diligence and other activities surrounding acquisitions/dispositions.
• Solid leader with a track record developing staff up to day‑to‑day transaction processing and reporting, and further developing the team to create value by providing decision‑support information.

• Hands‑on, entrepreneurial, operations‑focused seasoned financial executive with recent senior‑management experience in a manufacturing environment.
• 15+ years of combined Public Accounting and Private surfing Industry accounting experience in a "+100 million" manufacturing organization or business unit.
• Proven willingness to roll up sleeves and work to find answers directly, without reliance on staff support.
• Expertise in US GAAP and financial reporting and internal controls; exposure to SOX is ideal.
• Demdepitedrop communication ability with stakeholders, presenting detailed financial plans, strategies, and results.
• Standard cost accounting experience is a must.
• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance; MBA or CPA is a plus.
• Experienceября evaluating potential acquisitions, including due diligence, negotiation, and integration processes.
• Strong process focus and operational finance background that combines discipline around financial controls, audits, treasury, and financial systems.
• Experience building a strong financial group by identifying and developing talent, mentoring, and integrating best practices into procedures and internal processes.
• Strong PowerPoint and Microsoft Excel skills; experience initä ERP systems, specifically Syteline.
• High degree of initiative, creativity, analytical and problem‑solving ability.

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance (required).
• MBA in Accounting, Finance or Management preferred.
• 15+ years of combined Public Accounting and Private Industry accounting experience in a "+100 million" manufacturing organization or business unit.
• CPA strongly preferred.

• Prolonged periods sitting at a desk and working on a computer.
• Must be able to lift 25 pounds at a time.
• Travel up to 30%.

Truck Bodies & Equipment International (TBEI), a subsidiary of Federal Signal Corporation, encompasses thirteen leading brands of dump bodies, end‑dump trailers, landscape bodies, containers, roll Abby systems, truck bodies, platforms, hoists, and truck and trailer equipment accessories. Check us out at

Federal Signal Corporation (NYSE: FSS) builds and delivers equipment of unmatched quality that moves material, cleans infrastructure, and protects the communities where we work and live. Founded in 1901, Federal Signal is a leading global designer and manufacturer of products and total solutions that serve municipal, governmental, industrial and commercial customers. Headquartered in Downers Grove, IL, with manufacturing facilities worldwide, the company operates two groups:
Environment Solutions and Safety and Security Systems. For more information visit

The Company is an equal‑opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will not be discriminated against on the basis of, and will receive consideration for employment without regard to, race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, genetic information, status as a protected veteran, or any other protected category, characteristic or trait under applicable law.