Chief Financial Officer

American Crane & Equipm•Amity Township, PA

22d•Onsite

About The Position

We are seeking a Chief Financial Officer to provide strategic and operational financial leadership as our organization continues to grow, mature, and invest in our future. This role reports directly to our CEO and will also collaborate closely with our President. We are looking for a finance executive who can see beyond historical reporting and help the organization make better decisions about profitability, cash flow, investment, risk, growth, capital needs, and long-term direction. The right person will spend time understanding how ACECO actually works, how jobs move through Engineering, Manufacturing, Service, Sales, Purchasing, Quality, and Operations, and then translate that understanding into clearer financial strategy, better forecasting, stronger accountability, and better business decisions. You won’t get lost here. Your perspective will matter, your judgment will be relied upon, and your impact will be visible across the organization. This is a hands-on executive finance leadership role responsible for helping ACECO strengthen the way it plans, measures, forecasts, and makes decisions. The CFO will provide overall financial leadership while partnering closely with the Controller, who remains the primary technical accounting owner. The CFO’s focus is broader: financial strategy, forecasting, long-range planning, job-level profitability, cash flow, working capital, risk, ERP transformation, executive decision support, and cross-functional financial leadership. Success requires someone who can move comfortably between strategic conversations with our CEO, ownership, and leadership team and detailed discussions about job performance, balance sheet accounts, inventory, working capital, ERP processes, and operational cost drivers.

Requirements

Authorization to work in the United States without current or future employer sponsorship
Ability to verify identity and employment authorization through Form I-9
Eligibility to access information or technology governed by applicable U.S. export-control laws, including 10 C.F.R. Part 810, EAR, and/or ITAR, where applicable
Willingness to undergo a background check in accordance with applicable laws
Willingness to undergo a pre-employment drug screen and randomized drug testing during employment
Ability to work full-time on-site at ACECO Plant 1 in Douglassville PA
Ability to meet the posted work schedule and work additional hours when executive responsibilities require
Ability to maintain reliable attendance and punctuality
Ability to protect highly confidential financial, employee, ownership, customer, and strategic information
Willingness to follow all company safety policies and procedures
Willingness to wear required PPE when entering manufacturing areas
Willingness to complete required safety, compliance, leadership, and role-specific training
Ability to perform the essential functions of the position with or without reasonable accommodation
Ability to maintain professional conduct aligned with executive leadership expectations
Strategic financial leadership within an operating business
Strong technical accounting foundation
Executive-level judgment and decision-making
Hands-on budgeting, forecasting, modeling, and cash-flow planning
Experience connecting operational activity to financial results
Strong business partnership with owners, CEOs, and senior leaders
Experience leading and developing Accounting or Finance teams
Ability to improve financial accountability across departments
Strong communication with non-financial leaders
Comfort challenging assumptions constructively
Change leadership and ERP implementation capability
High integrity, discretion, and confidentiality
Strong curiosity regarding technology, automation, analytics, and AI
Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a closely related field strongly preferred
CPA designation preferred
MBA or other advanced degree preferred
Equivalent executive-level financial leadership experience may be considered when supported by a strong technical accounting background
Significant progressive experience within Accounting and Finance in an operating business
Demonstrated experience working directly with business owners, Presidents, CEOs, or other C-suite leaders
Experience leading and developing an Accounting or Finance team
Experience in project-based, engineer-to-order, manufacturing, construction, distribution, service, or inventory-intensive environments strongly preferred
Experience with project-based revenue recognition and percentage-of-completion accounting strongly preferred
Strong experience with budgeting, forecasting, financial modeling, cash-flow planning, and long-range planning
Experience analyzing job-level or project-level financial performance
Experience with inventory oversight and working capital
Experience with multiple ERP systems
ERP implementation or conversion experience strongly preferred
Experience with external CPAs, auditors, bankers, insurance brokers, bond brokers, tax advisors, and other professional partners
Public accounting experience may be valuable, but meaningful operating-company experience is required
Prior CFO title is not required; highly experienced VP Finance, Finance Director, Corporate Controller, or similar leaders may be considered
GAAP and financial reporting
Balance sheet management
Financial statement analysis
Project-based revenue recognition
Percentage-of-completion accounting
Budgeting and forecasting
Financial modeling
Long-range planning
Cash-flow and liquidity management
Working capital
Capital planning
Inventory accounting
Job-level profitability analysis
Customer credit risk
ERP systems
Financial dashboards and KPIs
Advanced Microsoft Excel
Financial automation, analytics, and emerging technology

Nice To Haves

CPA designation
MBA or other advanced degree
Experience in project-based, engineer-to-order, manufacturing, construction, distribution, service, or inventory-intensive environments
Experience with project-based revenue recognition and percentage-of-completion accounting
ERP implementation or conversion experience
Public accounting experience

Responsibilities

Serve as a trusted financial advisor to our CEO, President, and Leadership Team
Help develop, evaluate, and implement strategic business plans
Provide financial analysis and recommendations related to growth, investments, financing, expansion, and organizational priorities
Evaluate tradeoffs, risks, and financial implications of major decisions
Connect financial strategy to the operational realities of the business
Lead, manage, develop, and provide executive oversight to the Accounting and Finance function
Provide direct leadership and coaching to the Controller and other assigned team members
Maintain appropriate separation between Controller ownership of day-to-day technical accounting and CFO ownership of strategic financial leadership
Strengthen technical capability, process discipline, succession readiness, and cross-training
Build a collaborative, solutions-focused Accounting function that supports company growth
Provide executive oversight of the annual budgeting process
Ensure annual budgets are completed before the start of each fiscal year
Update forecasts quarterly in collaboration with department leaders and executive leadership
Develop a comprehensive 5–10 year financial outlook
Model growth, expansion, capital expenditures, financing, staffing, cash needs, and strategic initiatives
Improve financial visibility and accountability across departments
Review monthly financial results for accuracy, trends, risks, and business outcomes
Prepare meaningful commentary and present results to executive leadership
Analyze actual results against budget, forecast, historical performance, and strategic goals
Develop dashboards, KPIs, and financial summaries
Analyze job-level and project-level profitability, cost coverage, and operational performance
Translate complex financial data into clear business implications and recommendations
Lead cash-flow planning, liquidity management, and capital requirement analysis
Evaluate financing needs and long-term capital strategy
Support decisions related to growth, expansion, investment, and organizational capacity
Anticipate future working-capital and cash requirements
Identify and evaluate financial and operational risks
Work with Legal, Safety, Production, Insurance, Accounting, and other functions to reduce financial exposure
Support insurance-renewal decision-making
Oversee customer credit risk
Monitor risks related to liquidity, customer concentration, contractual obligations, inventory, financing, and other material exposures
Provide executive financial oversight of inventory and related controls
Support annual physical inventory and cycle-count processes
Partner with Accounting, Purchasing, and Manufacturing to improve inventory accuracy
Evaluate inventory levels, financial exposure, and working-capital implications
Serve as a key executive leader in ACECO’s planned ERP conversion
Represent Finance and Accounting requirements during planning, configuration, testing, implementation, and stabilization
Help shape future-state financial processes, controls, workflows, reporting, and data quality
Support training, cross-training, process documentation, and change management
Explore opportunities to improve finance through automation, analytics, dashboards, and responsible AI use
Maintain strong relationships with bankers, bond brokers, CPAs, auditors, tax advisors, insurance brokers, and other professional partners
Represent ACECO in significant financial and professional discussions
Participate in regular meetings regarding company performance, financing, audit, tax, and future needs
Provide CFO-level financial guidance to NorLink Solutions
Review monthly financial performance
Provide perspective on pricing, marketing strategy, hiring, investment, cash requirements, and other business decisions
Support NorLink’s growth while aligning financial guidance with ACECO’s broader strategy