Chief Financial Officer

About this position

Description:

Company: Federated Service Solutions and affiliated businesses
Location: Hybrid, Plymouth, Michigan
Reports To: Chief Operating Officer
Job Type: Full Time, Exempt
Schedule: Minimum two days per week in the Plymouth office, with additional onsite presence as business needs require

Who We Are Looking For

Federated Service Solutions is looking for a CFO who can operate comfortably at two levels: helping shape the financial direction of the business and getting into the details when the numbers require it.

This is not a role for someone who wants to receive finished reports, summarize them, and move on. We need a financial leader who understands how the numbers were built, recognises when something does not make sense, asks the next question, and turns financial information into clear recommendations for the business.

You will oversee financial operations across FSS and affiliated businesses, including fssGO, with responsibility for a team spanning accounting, invoicing, purchasing, and warehouse operations in the current organisational structure. You will work closely with a hands‑on CEO and COO who want to understand the financial details behind important decisions and will ask questions. The right person will welcome that engagement, use it to sharpen the work, and also have the confidence to respectfully challenge leadership when the financial facts point in a different direction.

This role is expected to be approximately 50% strategic and 50% tactical. Long term, there is an opportunity for the right person to grow into broader CFO‑level responsibility as they demonstrate financial leadership, executive judgment, organisational leadership, and a strong understanding of how our businesses operate.

At Federated Service Solutions, we solve complex problems for our customers and take ownership of getting the work done right. We value people who follow through, communicate when something is getting off track, anticipates problems before they become emergencies, and look for better ways to operate.

We are a growing organisation, currently approximately $20 million in revenue with a goal of reaching approximately $30 million. Growth creates opportunity, but it also requires greater financial discipline, better information, thoughtful investment, and leaders who are willing to take ownership of the outcome.

That is where this role comes in.

Own financial strategy and performance across FSS and its affiliated businesses, with a focus on improving margins, strengthening cash flow, improving the company’s debt position, and supporting sustainable profitable growth.

Develop thoughtful recommendations around capital allocation, including when to invest, when to preserve cash, when to pay down debt, and when opportunities justify additional investment.

Maintain rolling cash flow forecasts and actively manage working capital rather than relying primarily on historical financial reporting.

Own accurate, timely financial operations, reporting, controls, compliance, forecasting, and month‑end close.

Maintain enough command of the underlying accounting and transactional detail to investigate discrepancies independently and understand how financial results were produced.

During transition, this role may remain personally involved in activities such as payroll and close. As the organisation develops, the expectation is to build the right processes and team capabilities to delegate transactional responsibilities appropriately while maintaining strong financial oversight.

Turn financial and operational data into clear, decision‑ready information…