Chief Financial Officer

Century Group is partnering with a client that is seeking a Chief Financial Officer to join their team. Exact compensation may vary based on skills, experience, and location. Expected starting base salary of $300,000 to $400,000 per year.

• Provide strategic leadership for all finance, accounting, budgeting, forecasting, and financial reporting activities across a vertically integrated agricultural and food distribution operation.
• Partner with executive leadership to evaluate capital investments, operational expansion opportunities, real estate assets, and other long-term business initiatives.
• Oversee financial performance, cost management, profitability analysis, and operational efficiencies across multiple processing and distribution facilities.
• Manage compliance, risk management, internal controls, audit activities, tax matters, and industry-specific regulatory requirements.
• Lead and develop finance leadership teams while ensuring alignment, accountability, and execution of organizational financial objectives.

• A Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or a related field.
• CPA designation preferred.
• 7+ years of progressive financial leadership experience within the fresh produce, food processing, agricultural, or perishable goods industries.
• Previous experience overseeing financial operations for organizations with revenue exceeding $300 million annually.
• Strong knowledge of financial planning, budgeting, forecasting, cost accounting, inventory management, financial reporting, and multi-entity business structures.

• Extensive experience supporting perishable food production, processing, distribution, and supply chain operations.
• Proven success leading finance teams across multiple processing plants and geographically dispersed business operations.
• Strong understanding of operational economics, logistics, inventory controls, and profitability drivers within agricultural or food-related industries.
• Excellent leadership, communication, and strategic decision-making skills with the ability to influence executive stakeholders and ownership groups.
• Demonstrated ability to manage complex business environments, improve organizational performance, and support long-term growth initiatives.