CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

ABOUT CFO’S DOMAIN (A Solomon Edwards Company):

CFO’s Domain, a Solomon Edwards Company, is a national accounting & finance consulting and recruiting organization serving CFOs and their stakeholders. Our search practice recruits and works with the most relevantly skilled and pedigreed professionals looking to excel in their careers.

THE OPPORTUNITY:

Our client is an established, growth-oriented consumer products organization operating in a product-based, multi-channel environment. The business is focused on profitable expansion, operational discipline, stronger financial visibility, and continued development of the infrastructure required to support its next stage of growth.

They are seeking a Chief Financial Officer to serve as a key member of the executive leadership team and lead the company’s Finance organization. Reporting to the Chief Executive Officer, the CFO will have responsibility across strategic finance, FP&A, accounting, treasury, banking, tax, financial controls, risk management, business analytics, and capital planning.

The CFO will serve as a strategic partner to the CEO, Board, investors, and operating leadership, translating financial performance into clear business decisions around growth, pricing, investment, working capital, profitability, and resource allocation.

This role is best suited for a commercially minded finance executive with significant experience in consumer products, food and beverage, manufacturing, distribution, or another inventory-oriented environment who can combine long-term strategic leadership with hands-on financial execution.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Serve as the senior financial advisor to the CEO and executive leadership team, helping shape and execute the organization’s strategic and financial priorities.
Partner with the Board and ownership stakeholders on financial performance, business outlook, strategic opportunities, capital allocation, and risk considerations.
Lead annual budgeting, rolling forecasting, and long-range financial planning processes across the organization.
Establish financial targets, operating metrics, and performance indicators that create accountability across business functions.
Develop financial models and scenario analyses to evaluate growth initiatives, pricing decisions, investments, new products, customer opportunities, and other strategic priorities.
Provide actionable analysis around revenue growth, gross margin, operating profitability, customer economics, channel performance, and investment returns.
Oversee the company’s accounting organization, including month-end close, financial reporting, tax, audit, compliance, and accounting policy.
Ensure timely and accurate financial reporting in accordance with U.S. GAAP and maintain an effective internal control environment.
Continuously improve financial reporting, accounting processes, systems, controls, and data visibility as the organization grows.
Lead cash flow forecasting, liquidity planning, treasury operations, and working capital management.
Manage banking and lender relationships and serve as the primary senior finance contact for financing partners.
Oversee credit facilities, debt arrangements, borrowing activity, covenant compliance, lender reporting, and related financial obligations.
Evaluate financing alternatives, capital structure considerations, and investment opportunities in support of the company’s strategic objectives.
Develop initiatives to improve cash conversion, inventory efficiency, receivables, payables, and overall balance sheet performance.
Partner closely with Sales, Marketing, Operations, Supply Chain, and other business leaders to improve financial performance and commercial decision-making.
Provide financial insight around pricing, promotions, customer investments, commercial spending, product economics, and new business opportunities.
Support demand planning, operating forecasts, inventory decisions, and other cross-functional planning processes.
Strengthen financial accountability throughout the organization by providing operating leaders with clear performance data and decision-support tools.
Build, develop, and lead a high-performing Finance organization with appropriate structure, capabilities, controls, and succession planning.
Mentor and develop finance and accounting leaders while establishing a culture of accountability, collaboration, transparency, and continuous improvement.
Support mergers, acquisitions, strategic partnerships, financing transactions, and other corporate development initiatives as appropriate.
Lead or sponsor finance transformation initiatives, including ERP enhancements, reporting improvements, automation, and process redesign.

REQUIREMENTS:

Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business Administration, or a related field required.
15+ years of progressive finance and accounting experience, including significant executive-level leadership responsibility.
Prior experience as a CFO, SVP Finance, VP Finance, or equivalent senior finance executive required.
Meaningful experience within consumer-packaged goods, food and beverage, manufacturing, distribution, or another inventory-oriented consumer business required.
Demonstrated experience leading Finance within a growth-oriented, operationally complex organization.
Strong experience across both strategic finance / FP&A and accounting / financial reporting, with the ability to oversee the full Finance function.
Extensive experience leading budgeting, forecasting, long-range planning, financial modeling, management reporting, and performance analysis.
Strong treasury and corporate finance expertise, including cash forecasting, liquidity management, working capital, and capital planning.
Demonstrated experience managing banking and lender relationships.
Experience overseeing revolving credit facilities, debt structures, borrowing activity, covenant compliance, and lender reporting strongly preferred.
Strong understanding of U.S. GAAP, financial reporting, audit, tax, internal controls, and financial governance.
Experience analyzing manufacturing economics, inventory, gross margin, supply chain performance, pricing, customer profitability, and commercial investments.
Demonstrated ability to partner effectively with Sales, Marketing, Operations, Supply Chain, and other non-finance leadership teams.
Experience presenting financial results, forecasts, strategic recommendations, and investment decisions to Boards, investors, and executive stakeholders.
Prior experience in a private equity-backed, sponsor-owned, leveraged, or similarly performance-driven environment preferred.
Experience supporting organizations through periods of rapid growth, transformation, organizational change, or increasing operational complexity.
Experience leading finance transformation, ERP implementation or optimization, reporting enhancements, automation, or systems improvement initiatives preferred.
Experience supporting M&A, strategic partnerships, transaction evaluation, diligence, or integration activities preferred.
Strong commercial judgment with the ability to connect financial results to operational and strategic business decisions.
Demonstrated ability to build, develop, and lead high-performing finance and accounting teams.
Executive-level communication and presentation skills with the ability to influence CEOs, Boards, investors, lenders, and cross-functional leadership.
MBA, CPA, or comparable advanced professional credential preferred.

Pay: $300,000.00 - $325,000.00 per year

Benefits:

401(k)
Dental insurance
Health insurance
Vision insurance

Application Question(s):

Do you have hands on experience as a CFO working for a PE portco?
Do you have recent experience leading the finance function of a CPG company? If so, was this food and beverage related?
Do you have asset based lending (ABL) experience?

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Saddle Brook, NJ 07663

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