Chief Financial Officer - Operations & Transformation

The opportunity

The Chief Financial Officer will develop, implement and execute transformation efforts across Finance, Strategy, and Information Technology — while also guiding key operational initiatives. The role’s mission is to optimize work, improve service, reduce costs, and drive meaningful impact across our businesses while increasing grower dividends

Reporting to the CEO, the CFO will engage frequently with the board and executive team. They will serve as the chief leader responsible for identifying and implementing financial and operational initiatives company-wide that will substantially improve company performance.

This is an opportunity to join a premier healthy food and beverage brand and directly influence revenue growth and lead its transformation. To partner with a CEO who is industry respected, open-minded, and results driven. To join a team eager to propel Sunkist to its next height in the citrus industry.

In partnership with the CEO, drive and integrate current finance and operations priority initiatives

• Recommend and drive forward-looking financial modeling, scenario planning and performance targets; define the roadmap to achieve goals

• Serve as executive leader and owner for the company wide ERP initiative from concept through full implementation and adoption

• Build strong relationships with operational leaders; increase alignment, knowledge sharing, and integration for shared success

• Lead and guide all company-wide financial initiatives including acquisitions, divestitures, joint ventures, partnerships, and growth ventures
• Manage a centralized finance group; modernize processes, tools, and build capabilities across all units
• Own and drive FP&A, Strategy, Information Technology, Treasury, Accounting, and Claims
• Establish financial planning and forecasting strategies; provide forward-looking models and insights to inform operational and strategic decisions
• Direct strategic planning, business operations, continuous improvement, and growth ventures (acquisitions, partnerships, ventures, etc.)

• Direct all technology activities; ensure systems and data support efficiency and long-term growth

• Oversee banking operations, cash flow forecasting, debt covenants, investments, insurance programs and capital expenditures tracking

• Provide analysis of budgets, financial reports, performance results, and trends to guide senior leadership decision-making

• Oversee the team managing citrus claims and export documentation ensuring accuracy, compliance, and efficiency

• Build trusted, collaborative relationships with peer executives and board members
• Inspire and engage the team, elevating capability and trust and demonstrate a strong desire to modernize company operations and increase client service

• Senior finance leader with experience in an organization with multiple businesses
• Expertise in financial planning, information technology, commercial finance, business modeling, and full P&L management
• Deep business acumen with a strong understanding of the intersection between financial performance, operational levers, and market dynamics
• Strategic thinker with the ability to assess finance and business operations; identify the areas to remodel, embed modern best practices, build implementation roadmaps, and drive full adoption
• Strong operational competence with proven success leading enterprise and/or multi-unit initiatives that strengthen performance and integration
• Proven people leader who can assess, inspire, develop and retain talent, balancing a team, leadership presence, and hands-on collaboration
• Strong operational ability to architect the “how” and translate strategy into practical, sequenced, cross-functional steps from concept to completion
• Strong aptitude for technology and digital solutions, including ERP systems, automation and data intelligence platforms
• Hands-on, results-driven operator who acts as a trusted business partner to the CEO, executive team, board members and cross-functional leaders
• Demonstr…