THE COMPANY

Our client is a precision manufacturing company.

THE POSITION

The CFO will be responsible for developing and maintaining a process of defining, measuring, analyzing and communicating financial information to control the company’s resources. These responsibilities require the position to work effectively with private equity ownership, executive management, outside auditors, board of directors, legal advisors, tax advisors and the company’s financial institutions.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Serve as the financial business partner to the CEO and executive management team in driving high performance across all functions.
• Work with the Controller to oversee the timely and accurate preparation of financial statements to the CEO, board of directors and investors of the company.
• Work to improve and standardize processes in all areas of finance. Improve FP&A and forecasting capabilities through design and development of business intelligence practices.
• Evaluate and keep apprised of corporate structures, financing, legal risks, tax, real estate and compliance regulations. Understand how to translate financial options into business strategy to mitigate risk and increase profitability.
• Partner with cross-functional teams and develop dashboards to drive sales effectiveness. Create processes to forecast and analyze revenue using pipeline and backlog data from disparate sources.
• Liaise with external banking partners and lenders. Drive cash and net working capital optimization; develop insightful financial forecasts to ensure covenant compliance.
• As a member of senior management, review proposed organizational changes associated with new acquisitions and provide financial and strategic input.

POSITION REQUIREMENTS:

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance.
• Fifteen-plus years of professional experience in the industrial services and/or manufacturing sectors.
• Demonstrated effectiveness in overseeing M&A integrations, particularly ERP implementations and process standardization.
• Top-notch leadership skills and ability to drive high performance in a lower middle-market environment.
• Previous work experience at a private equity owned portfolio company.
• CPA is a plus.