CFO

Chief Financial Officer

A rapidly growing energy and distribution company is seeking a hands-on Chief Financial Officer to lead the finance function during a period of significant growth and transformation. With multiple operating entities, recent acquisitions, and continued expansion plans, this newly created role will play a key part in strengthening financial operations, improving reporting and compliance, integrating systems, and building scalable processes to support future growth.

Key Responsibilities

• Serve as a strategic partner to executive leadership, providing financial guidance to support continued growth, acquisitions, and long-term business objectives.
• Lead all aspects of financial planning and analysis, including budgeting, forecasting, financial modeling, cash flow forecasting, profitability analysis, and executive reporting.
• Develop and maintain short- and long-term financial projections to support operational and strategic decision-making.
• Oversee cash flow management, liquidity planning, banking relationships, and working capital strategies to ensure the organization is well-positioned for growth.
• Assess existing financial and accounting operations and implement scalable processes, controls, and policies to support a rapidly expanding business.
• Drive financial and operational process improvement initiatives focused on efficiency, accuracy, compliance, and reporting visibility.
• Lead ERP and financial system implementations, integrations, and upgrades, including the consolidation of multiple accounting platforms into a unified reporting environment.
• Partner with accounting leadership to strengthen month-end close, financial reporting, internal controls, and compliance functions across multiple entities.
• Support acquisition integration activities, including financial process standardization, reporting alignment, and operational transition planning.
• Provide oversight and leadership for accounting and finance teams, while helping build the organizational structure needed to support future growth.
• Analyze costs, margins, and operational performance to identify opportunities for improved profitability and more effective resource allocation.
• Establish key performance indicators (KPIs), dashboards, and reporting tools that provide actionable insights for executive leadership.
• Work closely with operations leadership to align financial strategy with business objectives and drive company-wide accountability.
• Foster a hands-on, solutions-oriented culture by balancing strategic leadership with active involvement in day-to-day financial and operational matters.