Auto Parts Chief Financial Officer

Bumper to Bumper Auto Parts•Little Rock, AR

4d•Onsite

About The Position

Replacement Parts Inc. is seeking a Chief Financial Officer to help lead the next chapter of a long-standing, family-built, team-first automotive parts distribution business. This is both a strategic executive seat and a hands-on finance leadership role. The company has a strong, deeply trusted incumbent finance leader in the role currently, but the next CFO needs to bring broader leadership-team partnership, process improvement, technology curiosity, financial insight, and succession stability while still being willing to get into the details of the accounting function. The right person will be able to sit with the CEO and COO on strategic decisions, support growth and acquisition opportunities, modernize systems/processes, and maintain the accuracy and discipline that have produced clean audits and reliable bank reporting for years.

Requirements

A strategic finance leader who can sit at the leadership table and help guide business decisions
A true working CFO who is willing to produce work, review details, reconcile/understand accounts, and step in when needed
Strong GAAP/accounting foundation with ability to learn industry-specific complexities such as LIFO inventory accounting
Experience in distribution, automotive, multi-location, inventory-heavy, or similarly complex operating environments
Comfort with consolidated financials across multiple entities and related companies
Ability to own audit readiness, banking/line-of-credit reporting, borrowing base/fixed-charge coverage reporting, controls, and close process quality
Experience or strong exposure to M&A, acquisition evaluation, purchase accounting, and integration
Technology-forward mindset, including curiosity around AI, automation, Great Plains / ERP improvement, reporting speed, rebates, inventory systems, and modern finance tools
Executive presence with humility; someone who can challenge, advise, and lead without ego or a “my way or the highway” style
High trustworthiness and discretion; this person will have deep visibility into the business quickly
Long-term orientation. Ideal fit is someone who could spend a significant chapter of their career with the company, not a short-term fixer
Current CFO, divisional CFO, VP of Finance, senior finance executive, or high-caliber controller from a larger / more complex organization
CPA strongly preferred
Experience in a business roughly in the $100M to $1B revenue range is attractive
Distribution experience is highly preferred; automotive aftermarket / parts distribution would be a home run
Multi-state or multi-location operating experience preferred
Strong inventory accounting / operational finance exposure; LIFO is helpful, but learnability matters more than checking every technical box
Manufacturing experience may translate if the candidate has strong inventory, operational finance, and strategic leadership exposure
Track record of improving financial processes, systems, reporting, and business insight
M&A, acquisition, purchase accounting, or integration experience strongly preferred
ERP / Great Plains or similar system experience helpful, especially in upgrade or process-improvement contexts
Low ego, collaborative, and highly trustworthy
Listens well, communicates clearly, owns mistakes, and does the right thing even when it is not the easiest path
Comfortable working with Type A leaders who value directness, accountability, and teamwork
Practical, accurate, and willing to check work for reasonableness before relying on outputs
Respectful of the existing team and Ginger’s legacy, while also comfortable improving and streamlining what needs to change
Servant-minded leader who builds people up, holds the team accountable without intimidation, and keeps the customer/team impact in view
Comfortable in a high-trust, low-micromanagement environment where leaders expect the CFO to own the work
Practical rather than overly corporate; able to modernize without trying to turn the company into something it is not
Wants a long-term seat and meaningful impact, not a short transitional engagement

Nice To Haves

Automotive aftermarket / parts distribution experience would be a home run
Manufacturing experience may translate if the candidate has strong inventory, operational finance, and strategic leadership exposure
ERP / Great Plains or similar system experience helpful, especially in upgrade or process-improvement contexts

Responsibilities

Lead the finance and accounting function across the business
Partner with the CEO, COO, and leadership team on strategic planning, growth initiatives, and operational decision-making
Maintain strong financial controls, accurate books, clean audits, and reliable reporting
Oversee monthly financial review, account reconciliations, consolidated financials, and reporting across multiple entities
Manage or support financial audits, IRS/state tax audits, P&C / bank audits, workers’ comp audits, corporate tax work, and related compliance cycles
Support bank reporting, line-of-credit requirements, borrowing base, fixed-charge coverage, and lender communication
Evaluate and improve close timelines, reporting cadence, dashboards, processes, and internal financial visibility
Help assess acquisition opportunities and support transaction diligence, purchase accounting, modeling, and integration planning
Review current systems, tools, staffing, and workflows to identify practical modernization opportunities
Partner with IT and operations on systems, automation, Great Plains / ERP improvements, and process modernization
Develop and mentor the finance/accounting team, including helping shape the future controller/accounting leadership structure
Model the kind of respectful, accountable leadership that helps people learn, grow, and stay
Serve as a trusted executive voice who can identify profitability levers, risks, and opportunities across the company