Chief Financial Officer - Columbus Ohio

Improveit Home Remodeling•Columbus, OH

8d•Onsite

About The Position

Improveit Home Remodeling is seeking a hands-on financial operator, strategic business partner, systems builder, and change leader to serve as Chief Financial Officer (CFO). This executive role, based in Tampa, Florida or Columbus, Ohio, is focused on building the financial engine to scale the company to $150M and beyond. The CFO will report to the COO and collaborate with the executive leadership team to enhance financial visibility, strengthen controls, optimize margins, modernize systems, and enable faster, more informed business decisions. This is an opportunity to architect the roadmap, build capabilities, lead change, and create a scalable financial foundation for the company's next wave of growth.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
At least 8–10 years+ of progressive financial leadership experience across both tactical and strategic responsibilities.
Demonstrated success leading finance and accounting teams.
Strong financial modeling, forecasting, planning, and business-analysis capabilities.
Experience improving profitability, financial processes, reporting, systems, or operational performance.
Deep knowledge of financial reporting, compliance, internal controls, and risk management.
Experience selecting, implementing, or optimizing financial technology.
Strong executive presence and the ability to influence leaders throughout an organization.
The ability to communicate complex financial information clearly and directly.
Experience in a high-growth, operationally intensive organization.

Nice To Haves

MBA preferred.
Experience in home improvement, home services, construction, consumer services, or another multi-market operating environment is highly valuable.

Responsibilities

Serve as a strategic partner to the COO, CGO, CEO, and executive leadership team, translating financial performance into clear insights, recommendations, and business actions.
Develop annual budgets, financial forecasts, scenario models, and long-range planning tools.
Identify trends, opportunities, risks, and performance gaps before they affect the business.
Lead forecasting, cost containment, margin improvement, and economic optimization initiatives.
Establish meaningful financial and operational metrics that help leaders understand performance and take action.
Improve the availability, accuracy, and usefulness of decision-ready financial data across the organization.
Own the accuracy and integrity of the company’s financial reporting and P&L.
Oversee accounting, budgeting, cash flow, payroll, accounts payable, accounts receivable, audits, tax compliance, and financial reporting.
Strengthen internal controls, financial policies, risk-management practices, and operating discipline.
Ensure timely, accurate, and actionable reporting.
Lead relationships with auditors, banks, insurers, and other financial partners.
Protect company assets and ensure compliance with applicable tax, legal, regulatory, and financial-reporting requirements.
Own and continuously improve the finance and accounting technology stack in collaboration with Technology leadership.
Evaluate and implement systems that improve accuracy, efficiency, visibility, and scalability.
Simplify manual processes and reduce organizational dependence on disconnected spreadsheets or workarounds.
Leverage automation, analytics, and emerging technologies—including AI—to improve the financial operation.
Build infrastructure that can support continued geographic and revenue growth.
Build, develop, and lead a high-performing finance and accounting organization.
Establish clear expectations, accountability, operating rhythms, and performance standards.
Develop the team’s ability to serve as proactive business partners.
Create a culture of accuracy, urgency, continuous improvement, collaboration, and ownership.
Be a visible, accessible executive leader who works alongside the business and understands how the operation performs in practice.