Chief Financial Officer CFO - Direct Hire

Job Description

We are seeking a Chief Financial Officer CFO - Direct Hire! You will help develop and execute the company's strategy and direction.

The Chief Financial Officer position is accountable for the administrative, financial, and risk management operations of the company, to include the development of a financial and operational strategy, metrics tied to that strategy, and the ongoing development and monitoring of control systems designed to preserve company assets and report accurate financial results. Principal accountabilities are:

Planning

• Assist in formulating the company's future direction and supporting tactical initiatives
• Monitor and direct the implementation of strategic business plans
• Develop financial and tax strategies
• Manage the capital request and budgeting processes
• Develop performance measures that support the company's strategic direction
  
  

Operations

• Participate in key decisions as a member of the executive management team
• Maintain in-depth relations with all members of the management team
• Manage the accounting, family relations, legal, tax, and treasury departments.
• Oversee the financial operations of subsidiary companies
• Supervise the finance/accounting, related leadership development.
• Manage any third parties to which functions have been outsourced
• Oversee the company's transaction processing systems
• Implement operational best practices for accounting.
• Oversee employee benefit plans (health, disability, life, retirement, etc.) including compliance/reporting with particular emphasis on maximizing a cost-effective benefit package
• Keep up-to-date records on corporate structure, Board resolutions, annual meeting, minutes
  
  

Financial Management Information

• Oversee the issuance of financial information
• Personally review and approve all financial reports and external filings with 3rd parties
• Perform analytics and benchmarking to identify improvement opportunities.
• Report financial results and share profit enhancement ideas with the Board of Directors
• Oversee the year-end reviewed financial statement process
• Oversee tax affairs of the Company
  
  

Risk Management

• Understand and mitigate key elements of the company's risk profile
• Monitor all open legal issues involving the company, and legal issues affecting the industry
• Construct and monitor reliable control systems
• Maintain appropriate insurance coverage –(workers’ comp, liability, property, casualty, auto
• Ensure that the company complies with all legal and regulatory requirements
• Ensure that record keeping meets the requirements of auditors and government agencies
• Report risk issues to the audit committee and/or board of directors
• Maintain relations with external auditing bodies and investigate their findings and recommendations
  
  

Funding

• Monitor cash balances, cash forecasts, and working capital needs
• Arrange for debt and equity financing
• Invest funds
• Oversee retirement plans and investment of related assets
• Play a lead role in all banking/financing relationships
• Handle all government grant applications and oversee related reporting requirements
  
  

Third Parties

• Participate in dealings with all the economic development community representatives
• Maintain banking and accounting/consulting firm relationships
• Represent the company with investment bankers and investors when and if appropriate
  
  

Family Related Roles

• Oversee estate and succession planning
• Facilitate communication among family members on business issues
  
  

Desired Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance or business administration, CPA preferred.
• Minimum of 7 years of progressively responsible experience in a financial executive role
• Experience in partnering with an executive team, and have a high level of written and oral communication skills.
• Knowledge of GAAP, financial analysis, costing and internal controls.
• Established ability to lead, develop and manage direct reports.
• Strong detail orientation.
• Able to multi-task and use exceptional organizational skills.
• Strong relationship and presentation skills.
• Preference will be given to candidates with significant relevant finance experience in a manufacturing setting, MBAs trained in Finance, Certified Public Accountant or Certified Global Management Accountant designations.
  
  

Additional Qualifications:

Ability to fulfill an interim controller role in the event the business experiences a temporary gap in having this position fully staffed.