Chief Financial Officer

We seek an experienced Chief Financial Officer to play a significant role in scaling a multi-site manufacturer that has recently taken significant international investment.

This hands‑on CFO will be a strong partner to the Commercial and Operations team, seek out opportunities from the data, and play a key role in profitably doubling this well-established business with the CEO and new investors.

Our ideal CFO will be a team player with deep manufacturing finance and accounting knowledge, experience in a matrixed reporting structure, and thrive in a lean, humble environment. Proximity to their plants in central NC or northern SC is desired.

Our client is a well-established, privately held, multi-site manufacturing company with a nearly 40-year history and a diverse customer base spanning several end markets. The Company has built a strong reputation for quality, reliability, and specialized manufacturing capabilities.

Following a recent acquisition by a global strategic parent, the Company is entering an exciting new phase of growth and operational development. Existing leadership and ownership remain meaningfully invested in the business, creating strong alignment around its continued success.

This is an opportunity for a strategic, operationally-minded CFO to serve as a key partner to the CEO and leadership team in driving profitable growth, strengthening financial and operational performance, and positioning the Company for its next phase of scale. The ideal candidate will combine strong financial discipline with entrepreneurial thinking and a hands‑on, “roll up your sleeves” approach—bringing the strategic perspective and executive presence of a CFO while remaining deeply engaged in the business and close to execution.

Experience leading finance in a multi-site manufacturing environment will be highly valued.

• Lead the company’s overall financial strategy, planning, forecasting, and reporting functions.
• Partner closely with the CEO, executive leadership team to drive profitability, operational efficiency, EBITDA improvement, and scalable growth initiatives.
• Develop and maintain KPI dashboards, financial reporting tools, and operational analytics to improve organizational visibility and decision‑making.
• Provide strategic financial insights and recommendations related to pricing, margins, inventory performance, operational efficiencies, and capital investments.
• Evaluate business performance trends and proactively identify opportunities for operational and financial improvement.
• Support long‑range planning initiatives and help establish scalable financial infrastructure for future growth.
• Leverage technology to enhance business analytics and reporting, including assessing and implementing an ERP and other associated data‑management and visualization tools and systems to improve financial insights.

• Lead all cash flow forecasting, liquidity planning, and treasury management activities.
• Optimize working capital performance, including inventory turns, receivables management, payables management, and overall cash conversion cycle.
• Partner with banking institutions and external financial partners to maintain strong financial flexibility and support future growth initiatives.
• Drive financial discipline across the organization while balancing growth objectives and operational needs.
• Ensure strong budgeting controls, forecasting accuracy, and disciplined expense management practices.

• Oversee inventory accounting, forecasting, and controls within a highly technical manufacturing environment.
• Analyze inventory health, aged inventory exposure, forecasting accuracy, and gross margin…