Chief Financial Officer
About The Position
CHT USA is seeking a strategic, hands-on Chief Financial Officer to lead finance and provide executive oversight of human resources, information technology, and legal operations. The CFO is a key member of the CHT USA executive management team and serves as a strategic business partner to leadership, liaises with the parent company’s CFO function, and helps shape long-term plans, operational performance, and growth initiatives. The position is based in Cassopolis, Michigan, or Richmond, Virginia, and requires 25–50% travel. The CFO directs the company’s finance and accounting functions and oversees HR, IT, and legal matters. The role leads financial strategy, planning, budgeting, forecasting, reporting, and performance analysis; manages cash flow and cash utilization; supports strategic decisions such as potential alliances, acquisitions, and mergers; and leads departmental planning, budgets, goals, projects, policies, and team development. The position also oversees HR strategy and operations, IT operations and technology strategy, and legal guidance and coordination with external counsel. The role is primarily based in a professional office environment, with occasional work in manufacturing and warehouse settings. It involves regular use of standard office equipment and the ability to read reports, communicate effectively, and use computers and phones.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance from an accredited college or university.
- 10+ years of relevant experience, including management oversight across accounting/finance, HR, and IT.
- Experience supporting a multi-site business and a subsidiary of a foreign corporation.
- Strong financial analysis, strategic planning, problem-solving, organizational, and communication skills.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities independently and collaborate across diverse functions and communication styles.
- Advanced proficiency with Microsoft 365, including Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
- Familiarity with ERP platforms.
Nice To Haves
- SAP experience is preferred.
- CPA preferred; CMA and/or MBA are a plus.
- Public accounting experience is a plus.
Responsibilities
- Lead financial strategy, planning, budgeting, forecasting, monthly reporting, and performance analysis.
- Strengthen reporting processes, financial controls, systems, and performance measures to provide timely, accurate decision-support information.
- Manage cash flow, accounts receivable collections, accounts payable payments, and overall cash utilization.
- Provide financial leadership for strategic decisions, including potential alliances, acquisitions, and mergers.
- Oversee HR strategy and operations, including staffing, employee relations, compensation and benefits, performance management, compliance, training, safety, and workforce development.
- Direct IT operations, technology strategy, network security, vendor relationships, technology budgets, and ERP system installation and operation.
- Provide guidance on contracts, agreements, confidentiality arrangements, compliance, and records retention; coordinate with external legal counsel as needed.
- Manage relationships with external audit, tax, legal, retirement-plan, insurance, banking, and IT advisors.
- Lead departmental planning, annual budgets, goals, projects, policies, and team development.
- Liaise with the parent company’s CFO function and partner with leadership on long-term plans, operational performance, and growth initiatives.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Executive
