Chief Financial Officer

With over 25 years of dedicated service, Laborde Products stands at the forefront of marine engine distribution, committed to delivering excellence across the Southeast, up through the Great Lakes, and along the East Coast. Headquartered in Covington, LA, with branches in Deer Park, TX, and Paducah, KY, we are your trusted partner in marine propulsion, featuring top brands like Mitsubishi, Steyr Motors, Yanmar and Scania Marine.

We are seeking a strategic and forward‑thinking Chief Financial Officer (CFO) to join our executive leadership team and report directly to the President. This individual will lead the company's financial strategy while providing executive oversight of technology, acquisitions, and long-term business growth.

Success in this role means building a scalable financial infrastructure, driving profitable growth, strengthening technology investments, supporting strategic acquisitions, and serving as a trusted advisor to the President and executive leadership team. This is a unique opportunity to help shape the financial and technology strategy of a growing, privately held company entering its next phase of expansion.

• Serves as a key member of the executive leadership team, advising on financial, operational, and technology‑driven strategies that support company goals and accelerate growth toward and beyond $100 million in revenue.
• Aligns financial planning and technology investment with business growth, operational efficiency, and risk mitigation.
• Provides executive oversight for major system integrations, digital transformation initiatives, and long‑term financial planning.

• Oversees all accounting and financial operations through direct management of the Controller and Financial Analyst.
• Ensures accurate and timely monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements.
• Evaluates financial performance, identifies trends, and advises leadership on opportunities to strengthen margins, efficiency, and cash flow.
• Leads the annual budgeting and forecasting process across departments; monitors variances and recommends corrective actions.
• Oversees banking relationships, cash management, and long‑term capital planning.
• Ensures compliance with GAAP, tax regulations, internal policies, and external audit requirements, including federal, state, and local tax obligations across all jurisdictions in which the company operates.
• Guides risk management initiatives, including financial controls, asset protection, and insurance considerations.
• Develops and oversees the company’s overall tax strategy, working in close coordination with external tax advisors to minimize tax liability, optimize the company’s tax position, and ensure full compliance across federal, state, and local jurisdictions in Louisiana, Texas, Kentucky, and any future operating locations.
• Evaluates tax implications of business decisions, including entity structure, capital expenditures, compensation strategies, and acquisition structuring (asset vs. stock deals, purchase price allocation, and step‑up elections), ensuring tax efficiency is a key input in every major financial decision.
• Manages all tax filings, reporting deadlines, and relationships with taxing authorities; oversees responses to audits and inquiries from federal, state, and local tax agencies.
• Proactively monitors changes in federal and state tax law and regulations, assessing business impact and adjusting the company’s tax strategy accordingly; advises ownership on pass‑through entity considerations and distributions as applicable to the LLC structure.

• Oversees the Vice President of Technology and ensures alignment of the company’s technology roadmap with financial and operational priorities.
• Provides strategic leadership for major technology investments, ERP enhancements, business intelligence tools, and system integrations.
• Ensures cybersecurity, data integrity, and compliance standards meet corporate risk expectations.
• Supports the development and implementation of emerging technologies—such as AI, automation, and advanced analytics—to enhance operational efficiency and decision‑making.
• Ensures…