Chief Financial Officer

A leading national manufacturer — backed by a private equity sponsor and operating across a large, multi-site footprint — is seeking a strategic finance leader to serve as a true operational and strategic partner to the CEO.

This is not a heads-down accounting seat. A capable leader already runs the accounting function. The mandate here is treasury and liquidity management, margin analysis, forecasting, and oversight of administration and contracts across a decentralized, 20+ site operation — with a clear, earned succession path to CFO.

You will lead an organization of roughly 45 people, with 5–6 direct reports and a further 15–20 in the next layer. The person who succeeds in this seat is the one the CEO never has to follow up with.

• Own cash forecasting, liquidity planning, and working capital management across a multi-site footprint
• Manage banking relationships, credit facility mechanics, borrowing base, and covenant compliance
• Drive inventory and DIO discipline in a business with long production and drying cycles

• Own margin analysis by site, product, and customer; identify where value is created and lost
• Partner with mill and yard operations on yield, conversion cost, absorption, and freight/landed cost
• Translate operational performance into decisions the executive team can act on

• Lead forecasting, annual budgeting, and long-range planning
• Own reporting to the private equity sponsor and board, including KPI and covenant packages
• Build the analytical case behind capital allocation and strategic decisions

• Oversee contract administration and commercial agreements alongside external counsel
• Provide oversight of insurance, risk, and related administrative functions

• Act as a direct strategic partner to the CEO with full ownership of commitments end to end
• Lead, develop, and hold accountable a finance and administration organization of ~45
• Maintain a strong accounting function through an existing leader rather than running it directly

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field.
  CPA is welcome but not required
• 10+ years of progressive financial leadership, including substantial time in manufacturing or raw-material processing (mill, plant, or production environment — not distribution alone)
• Demonstrated ownership of treasury, cash forecasting, and lender or covenant management for a business with $100M+ in revenue
• Strong multi-site margin analysis and forecasting capability; comfort with standard costing, variance, and absorption concepts
• Experience reporting to a private equity sponsor or institutional owner
• Proven track record leading a sizeable finance organization across decentralized locations
• Advanced ERP and reporting-tool experience; strong Excel
• Background in industrial or materials manufacturing (building products, lumber, wood products, metals, aggregates, glass, packaging, or process manufacturing) preferred
• Executive presence, exceptional judgment, and the ability to operate independently at speed

• Direct partnership with the CEO and high visibility with the sponsor and board
• Clear, earned succession path to CFO
• Broad mandate spanning treasury, commercial finance, and administration
• Competitive base salary plus performance bonus
• Relocation assistance available for the right candidate