Chief Financial Officer; CFO

EOE Statement We are an equal employment opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.

Vienna® Beef was founded in 1893. Austrian-Hungarian immigrants Emil Reichel and Samuel Ladany introduced their family frankfurter recipe at the legendary Columbian Exposition/World's Fair. The hot dog was a hit, and Vienna® Beef was born. 125 years later, we’re still making our sausages the old‑fashioned way, with premium domestic beef and our original recipe, to the highest of quality standards.

The Chief Financial Officer (CFO) has the primary responsibility to plan, implement, manage, and conduct all of Vienna Beef’s financial activities, including business planning, budgeting, forecasting, and negotiation. The CFO is positioned in the Vienna Beef Senior Management Team and reports to the President & CEO.

• The CFO works closely with the Executive Vice President of the Human Resources Department to procure insurance, benefits, and ensure employee compliance.
• Develop relationships with all company department managers and employees; assist short‑term business and long‑term strategy decisions through consistent interaction with employees and mandatory visitation of all facilities.
• Oversee the Controller and Vice President of IT.
• The Controller supervises the Accounting and Credit Departments, with oversight of 5‑7 employees, and handles accounting functions such as cost accounting, accounts payable and receivable, journal entries, bank reconciliations, GL updates, closings, account analysis, lender reports, covenant calculations, forecasting, and budgeting.
• The CFO manages relationships with external accounting firms, produces audited financial statements, tax returns, and any required audits, and assists ownership with banking relationships.
• Oversee the IT Department to analyze company requirements, manage hardware, software, and networking assets, perform system upgrades, troubleshoot, and ensure security and backup of all data.

Desired Skills & Experience

• BA degree in Accounting, Finance or Economics; CPA or MBA preferred.
• Minimum 7–10 years of accounting experience.
• Excellent analytical ability and sound judgement.
• Proactive, hands‑on problem solver.
• Cohesive interpersonal communication skills, both verbally and written.
• Ability to engage with staff at all levels of the organization, communicating ideas, facts, and concepts in an understandable and educational manner.
• Proficiency in electronic spreadsheets and ability to manipulate data within acquired databases.
• Expert interpretation of abstract financial analysis and performance concepts.
• Skilled in compiling reports using source data.

This position is currently accepting applications.