Chief Financial Officer

Falcon Plastics•Brookings, SD

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Chief Financial Officer (CFO) leads Falcon’s global financial strategy, operations, and risk management, supporting profitable growth, operational discipline, and long-term sustainability. As a strategic partner to the President and trusted advisor to ownership, the CFO ensures financial insight drives enterprise decision-making. This role requires deep manufacturing finance expertise, comfort operating at both plant and board levels, and the judgment to steward a family-owned, multi-generational business with international operations.

Requirements

10+ years of progressive financial leadership experience in manufacturing required.
Experience in plastic injection molding or similar manufacturing environments required.
Proven experience supporting multi-site and international operations required.
Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related field required.
Deep understanding of manufacturing finance and cost accounting.
Strong strategic thinking combined with hands-on execution.
Ability to communicate complex financial information clearly to non-financial leaders.
High level of integrity, character, judgment, and discretion.
Comfortable operating in an entrepreneurial, fast-moving environment.
Collaborative leadership style with the confidence to challenge assumptions constructively.

Nice To Haves

Experience working in or alongside a family-owned or closely held business is advantageous.
CPA, CMA, or MBA strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

Serve as a strategic partner and trusted advisor to the President, shaping enterprise direction and major business decisions.
Own Falcon’s long-range financial strategy, including development and stewardship of 5-year strategic planning.
Translate company strategy into actionable financial plans, forecasts, and capital allocation decisions.
Balance hands-on financial rigor with enterprise-level perspective, ensuring accuracy, insight, and sound judgment.
Provide financial leadership for growth initiatives, acquisitions, divestitures, and geographic expansion.
Balance short-term performance with long-term stewardship in a family-owned environment.
Develop and oversee enterprise scorecards that align strategy, performance, and accountability across the organization.
Own enterprise forecasting, including annual budgets, rolling forecasts, and long-range financial planning.
Ensure timely, accurate, and consistent production of financial reports and data across all entities.
Establish and enforce close timelines, reporting standards, and accountability for on-time delivery.
Deliver decision-ready financial reporting to the President, executive team, Board, and shareholders.
Prepare and present comprehensive financial materials for quarterly Board and shareholder meetings.
Proactively surface insights, risks, and trends to support informed decision-making.
Analyze manufacturing performance drivers such as labor, materials, overhead absorption, tooling, capital utilization, and margins.
Oversight of financial operations across U.S., Mexico, and China locations, ensuring consistency, transparency, and control.
Act as enterprise currency manager, overseeing foreign exchange exposure, mitigation strategies, and reporting.
Partner closely with plant leadership to improve margins, cost control, costing accuracy, and operational efficiency.
Manage transfer pricing considerations and cross-border financial risks.
Lead global accounting operations, financial close, audits, tax, and compliance activities.
Maintain strong internal controls, governance, and financial integrity across all entities.
Ensure compliance with U.S. and international statutory and regulatory requirements.
Serve as primary liaison to external auditors, tax advisors, banks, legal counsel, and other financial partners.
Ensure global tax compliance for the business and coordinate tax-related matters impacting shareholders.
Lead cash flow management, working capital optimization, and liquidity planning.
Oversee debt management, banking relationships, and financing strategies.
Evaluate and prioritize capital expenditures, tooling investments, and automation initiatives.
Identify financial, operational, and geopolitical risks and develop mitigation strategies.
Support scenario planning and stress testing related to economic cycles and customer concentration.
Lead, develop, and hold accountability for the global accounting and finance function.
Establish strong relationships, clear expectations, core processes, operating structure, and development paths for finance team.
Foster a disciplined and detail-oriented finance culture that enables enterprise-wide collaboration.
Serve as primary financial liaison to family ownership and shareholders.
Quarterback financial matters related to trusts, shareholder agreements, governance structures, and ownership reporting.
Plan, run, and support quarterly Board meetings and shareholder meetings.
Act as a trusted steward of the business, balancing fiduciary responsibility with Falcon’s values and legacy.