Client-Facing Chief Financial Officer - Manufacturing Focus (Remote)

A La C.A.R.T.E. Solutions • Los Angeles, CA

9d • $175,000 - $185,000 • Remote

About The Position

ALC is seeking a seasoned finance leader with deep manufacturing experience to serve as a strategic partner to manufacturing and production-based clients, as well as other clients as needed. The CFO owns client relationships, analyzes financial performance, provides actionable recommendations, and helps owners and leadership teams navigate complex financial decisions. The role leads client teams of Controllers and accountants and aims to deliver strategic guidance with a service approach described as “Wow Professionally, Care Personally.”

The position focuses on manufacturing finance, including cost accounting, inventory, plant performance, pricing, capital investment, and ERP/MRP systems. The CFO also supports financial planning, budgeting, forecasting, risk management, M&A, lender relationships, and working capital strategy. In addition to client delivery, the role involves managing client scope and margin, contributing manufacturing expertise to proposals and prospect conversations, and mentoring client-team members.

This is a fully remote, W2, full-time position with a 40-hour workweek. The salary range is $175,000–$185,000. The recruiting process includes two short assessments and a mandatory live accounting test via Teams screen share. Employment offers are contingent on satisfactory background-check results and proof of eligibility to work in the U.S.

Requirements

• 10+ years of progressive experience in financial advisory, strategic accounting, or CFO services, including 5+ years in a senior finance leadership role at a manufacturing or production-based company.
• Hands-on expertise in manufacturing cost accounting, including implementing and maintaining costing methods, inventory valuation, variance analysis, and product/customer profitability.
• Experience working with manufacturing ERP/MRP systems and partnering with operations leaders on capacity, pricing, and capital-equipment decisions.
• Proven leadership guiding mid-market businesses through financial planning, capital strategy, lender relationships, and operational efficiency.
• Strong background in accounting principles, GAAP (including inventory accounting), and forecasting tools.
• Demonstrated ability to serve as a trusted advisor in complex business scenarios, including M&A, restructuring, and risk mitigation.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, including the ability to simplify complex information and build trust with executives, operators, and team members.
• Strong integrity and ethics, and a passion for mentoring others and fostering a value-aligned culture.
• Ability to successfully pass a mandatory live accounting test via Teams screen share.
• Ability to provide proof of eligibility to work in the U.S. and obtain satisfactory background-check results.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end client relationships and provide strategic guidance in financial planning, budgeting, forecasting, risk management, M&A, and capital investment decisions.
• Build and maintain manufacturing cost-accounting structures, including standard, job, or process costing; bills of material; and labor and overhead absorption, and lead variance analysis.
• Oversee raw-material, work-in-process, and finished-goods inventory accounting, including physical counts, costing methods, and obsolescence reserves, and drive improvements in inventory turns and accuracy.
• Translate plant data, including capacity utilization, throughput, scrap and yield, and cost per unit, into financial decisions and KPI dashboards connecting plant operations to the P&L.
• Lead capital expenditure and equipment ROI analysis, make-vs-buy decisions, and working-capital strategy; manage lender relationships, borrowing-base reporting, and covenant compliance.
• Build pricing and quoting models that account for raw-material and commodity costs, tariffs, supplier terms, and demand shifts.
• Help clients optimize ERP/MRP systems so costing, inventory, and production data flow accurately into financial reporting.
• Lead structured client QBRs and deliver service that supports outstanding client satisfaction.
• Proactively manage client scope and margin, and contribute to firm growth through manufacturing expertise in proposals and prospect conversations.
• Lead, mentor, and develop client teams, sharing manufacturing knowledge with Controllers and accountants.
• Provide clear strategic financial guidance and communicate financial information accessibly to executives, plant managers, and operations, purchasing, and sales leaders.
• Partner across departments and functions, identify financial and operational risks, and offer strategic solutions.
• Use quarterly reviews, feedback, and KPIs to drive continual improvement and develop future leaders.

Benefits

• Work Wherever philosophy with independence, freedom, and flexibility to work from a home office.
• Health, dental, vision, accident, and pet insurance.
• Flexible vacation.
• Company close at the end of the year.
• 401(k) plan with company match.
• No busy season.
• Fun, friendly, collaborative culture emphasizing individual and team accountability.

What This Job Offers

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