Chief Financial Officer

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITES


Overview


  • The CFO will have responsibility for all accounting, controls, financial reporting, budgeting, financial planning, and forecasting. This individual will be a leader who will provide hands-on and day-to-day management of all financial functions and best practices.
  • As a member of the core leadership team, the CFO will provide informed and objective counsel on business issues and will offer technical and experience-based advice to peer executives and staff.
  • CFO will function as part of the executive leadership team to increase the sustainability, culture, and value of the business.

Strategy


  • Work closely with the CEO on identifying and executing on strategic growth initiatives.
  • Collaborate effectively with CEO in analyzing market issues, trends and opportunities.
  • Work with executive team to develop and execute the company’s strategic growth plan.

Development


  • Assist Board in due diligence on acquisition targets.
  • Evaluate, finance and integrate potential acquisition targets

Finance


  • Coordinate the overall financial activities of the company; lead corporate finance, cash management, and credit.
  • Tax strategy and planning.
  • FP&A: planning and analytics, budgeting, forecasting.
  • Lead Banking relationships.
  • Build a budgeting and analysis capability.

Accounting


Oversee company controller's team in providing:

  • Monthly financial updates.
  • AR/AP and payroll.
  • Management reporting.
  • Maximize productivity of the company’s financial resources.
  • Oversee transition to fully GAAP-compliant accounting practices.

Operations


  • Monitor and advise on trends that influence inventory planning and capital outlay.
  • Ensure that information systems and reporting tools provide members with the information needed to make sound business decisions. Evaluate and oversee as necessary ERP upgrades and conversions.
  • Identify opportunities to drive efficiencies in working capital, operating costs and capital expenditures.
  • Manage vendor relationships and interviewing of potential vendors (i.e. health insurers, retirement planning, IT vendors, etc.).
  • Develop and maintain an effective set of operating performance tracking tools (KPIs and Dashboards).

Treasury/Risk


  • Ensure appropriate risk mitigation through systematic risk assessment and risk mitigation tools and processes.
  • Manage external financing relationships.
  • Identify and address financial risks and opportunities for the company.

Compliance


  • Work with external auditors to be proactive and out front in making sure all financial statements are created accurately and on time.
  • Regulatory compliance.