VP, Controller & Treasurer in Eureka, Missouri at SALU GROUP INC

SG Capital

Location: Remote, US-based (Eastern or Central Time Zones preferred)

Salary Range: $180,000 – $220,000 per year

Experience: 10+ years, with focus in treasury and progressive leadership responsibility

Reports to: President, SG Capital

SG Capital is an owner and operator of Apparel, Direct Mail, Printing, Signage, and E-Commerce businesses. We are focused on acquiring businesses and operating them profitably over the long term.

The Controller owns the company’s treasury strategy and day-to-day accounting operations at the holding company level. This leader is responsible for cash and liquidity management, banking relationships, capital structure and debt administration, financial risk management, and the accuracy of enterprise cash flow forecasting. This is an individual contributor role that requires both hands-on operational rigor and the strategic judgment required to optimize liquidity, reduce financing costs, and strengthen internal controls.

Treasury Strategy & Leadership

• Function Ownership: Set the vision and operating model for the enterprise treasury function, aligning treasury strategy with enterprise financial objectives.

• Leadership: Successfully influence subsidiary accounting leads via dotted-line reporting relationships, including with respect to cash upstream requirements.

• Executive Partnership: Serve as the primary finance and accounting resource to executive leadership; present liquidity, debt, and risk reporting to senior management.

• Policy & Governance: Develop, maintain, and enforce treasury policies, signature authorities, and delegation-of-authority frameworks across entities.

Cash & Liquidity Management

• Liquidity Oversight: Direct daily cash positioning and bank accounts, ensuring adequate liquidity to meet operational, debt-service, and strategic needs.

• Cash Concentration: Optimize cash concentration, pooling, and intercompany funding structures to maximize availability and minimize idle balances and fees.

• Working Capital: Partner with subsidiary leaders to improve working-capital efficiency and the cash conversion cycle.

Forecasting & Financial Analysis

• Enterprise Forecasting: Own the short- and long-term consolidated cash forecast; develop and maintain expense and cash-flow forecast models and drive accuracy through cross-functional collaboration.

• Liquidity Analytics: Analyze cash-flow trends, covenant headroom, and funding requirements; recommend strategies to optimize cash utilization and returns on surplus cash.

• Scenario Planning: Model liquidity under stress and growth scenarios to inform capital allocation, acquisitions, and contingency planning.

Banking, Debt & Capital Structure

• Banking Relationships: Own relationships with banks and financial institutions; lead bank account administration, service negotiations, and periodic fee and structure reviews.

• Debt Administration: Manage debt facilities, revolvers, and credit lines; monitor covenants, manage draws and repayments, and ensure timely, accurate compliance reporting to lenders.

• Capital Structure: Support capital-structure decisions, refinancing, and financing for acquisitions in partnership with executive leadership.

Operations, Risk & Controls

• Payment Operations: Oversee banking transactions — wire transfers, ACH, and positive pay — and AP payment management, ensuring timely settlement and adherence to internal controls.

• Risk Management: Manage financial risk including interest-rate, foreign-exchange, and counterparty exposure; recommend and execute appropriate hedging or mitigation strategies.

• Fraud Prevention: Maintain robust payment-fraud controls, bank security administration, and segregation of duties across treasury processes.

• Controls & Compliance: Ensure adherence to company policies, banking regulations, and financial best practices; support internal and external audit requirements.

• Systems & Process Improvement: Lead treasury technology and process improvement, including TMS, bank portals, and ERP integration, to enhance automation, visibility, and forecasting methodology.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field; MBA or relevant master’s degree preferred.

• 10+ years of progressive experience, including leadership of treasury functions and management responsibility.

• Deep expertise in cash management, liquidity forecasting, debt administration, and bank relationship management, ideally in a multi-entity environment.

• Strong proficiency in financial modeling and forecasting tools (e.g., Excel, NetSuite) and experience with treasury management systems and banking platforms.

• Demonstrated success implementing treasury controls, process automation, and internal-control frameworks.

• Excellent analytical skills with strong attention to detail and sound judgment under time pressure.

• Strong leadership and communication skills, with the ability to partner across functions and present to executive leadership and the board.

• Strong preference for candidates with experience working in private equity or family office environments.

• Professional certification (e.g., CTP, CPA, or CFA) is strongly preferred.

• Ability to work independently in a remote environment; located in Eastern or Central Time Zones preferred for alignment with team schedules.

• Lead and shape the accounting function for a growing, multi-business enterprise.

• Competitive salary of $180,000 – $220,000

• Direct, visible impact on the financial health and strategic direction of the company.

• Remote, flexible work in a fast-paced, innovative environment with access to modern tools and resources.

• Collaborative culture with a direct line to executive leadership.