CFO

Gradel Pro Search • Cleveland, OH

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About The Position

Our client, a private equity-owned manufacturing business, is seeking a Chief Financial Officer to drive financial and operating performance, strengthen accounting processes, and support an upcoming sale process. This is a hands-on leadership role for a CFO who can challenge assumptions, hold leaders accountable, and translate financial information into decisions while ensuring accurate reporting and a reliable month-end close.

The CFO will lead finance and accounting activities, partner with the President, executive leadership, and private equity ownership, and oversee budgeting, forecasting, analysis, business planning, financial reporting, and accounting execution. The role includes improving financial processes and controls, strengthening the use of Epicor ERP, developing a lean accounting team, and preparing the business for sale-process diligence.

Requirements

• CFO or senior finance leadership experience with responsibility for both business performance and accounting execution.
• Strong accounting fundamentals and hands-on experience managing month-end close and financial reporting.
• Experience in manufacturing, with an understanding of operating costs, margins, and profitability drivers.
• Proven ability to improve budgeting, forecasting, reporting, and financial processes.
• Confidence and credibility to challenge leadership, establish accountability, and drive action.
• Experience leading a lean finance team and working directly with executive leadership and owners.

Nice To Haves

• Private equity, sale-process, or transaction diligence experience.
• Epicor ERP experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead all finance and accounting activities, partnering with the President, executive leadership, and private equity ownership.
• Drive budgeting, forecasting, financial analysis, and forward-looking business planning.
• Identify performance gaps, challenge operating assumptions, and work with leaders to execute measurable improvements.
• Oversee month-end close, financial reporting, and accounting accuracy, working through detailed accounting issues as needed.
• Consolidate spreadsheet-based reporting and disconnected data sources into consistent, reliable financial processes.
• Strengthen financial controls, reporting discipline, and the use of Epicor ERP.
• Lead financial preparation for the sale process, including data requests, diligence, and coordination with investment bankers and ownership.
• Assess and develop the lean accounting team, identifying additional controller or staff accounting support as needed.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Executive
• Education Level: No Education Listed