Chief Financial Officer

Our client is seeking a Chief Financial Officer to lead its global finance organization and serve as a strategic financial partner to the CEO, Board of Directors, and private equity sponsor.

This is a build-and-run leadership opportunity focused on strengthening financial reporting and controls, developing a more sophisticated FP&A organization, modernizing financial systems, and establishing the financial operating rhythm needed to support continued growth and M&A.

The ideal candidate will bring deep operating finance experience, strong commercial acumen, and a track record of leading finance organizations through growth, transformation, and M&A. This role requires someone who can operate strategically while remaining close enough to the business to drive meaningful improvements across finance and operations.

This is a global Industrial IoT and remote monitoring environment supporting customers across industries including industrial gases, propane/LPG, chemicals, fuels and lubricants, and LNG.

The organization uses sensors, connectivity, and cloud-based software to remotely monitor industrial assets. The CFO will lead a global finance organization spanning U.S. and European operations and will work closely with executive leadership, the Board, and the private equity sponsor.

The position reports to the CEO and oversees the Global Controller and Accounting organization as well as FP&A, with approximately 22 direct and indirect reports across finance. The role can be based in New Providence, New Jersey, or in the East or Midwest, including Chicago or a suitable hub city. Travel is expected to be approximately 10-20%, including travel to California, New Jersey, and Europe as needed.

• Serve as the primary financial partner to the CEO, Board of Directors, and private equity sponsor.
• Provide clear, data-driven financial insight to support strategic and operational decision-making.
• Lead value creation planning, capital allocation, lender relationships, and transaction readiness.
• Own Adjusted EBITDA Margin to Plan and strengthen visibility into pricing, margins, costs, and unit economics.
• Partner with commercial and operational leaders to establish metrics that connect functional performance to company results.
• Improve the speed, reliability, and accuracy of financial reporting.
• Strengthen financial controls and establish a more disciplined financial operating rhythm.
• Lead ERP modernization and financial systems improvements.
• Establish one close process, one forecast model, and one version of financial truth.
• Lead and develop the global Accounting and FP&A organizations.
• Elevate FP&A into a stronger business-partnering function.
• Build succession depth and develop finance leaders capable of supporting continued growth and M&A.
• Support M&A activity, including integration and scale, while maintaining financial discipline.
• Provide greater visibility into pricing, margins, business segments, and cost and service performance.
• Leverage software-driven KPIs and AI across Finance.
• Modernize financial reporting and systems to support the organization's continued growth.
• Translate financial data into actionable business insights for commercial and operational leaders.
• Build and develop a high-performing international finance organization.

Success in this role includes:

• Faster, more reliable financial reporting supported by stronger financial controls.
• Greater visibility into pricing, margins, segments, costs, and service performance.
• A stronger FP&A organization operating as a true business partner to the broader leadership team.
• A consistent financial operating rhythm across the organization.
• Modernized ERP, financial systems, and reporting processes.
• Clear financial data and…