Chief Financial Officer

Essential Functions (ACCOUNTABILITIES/RESPONSIBILITIES):

To include the following, other duties may be assigned:

• Fiscal Integrity:  Maintain the company’s fiscal integrity. Provide strong oversight of financial controls, measurements, and systems
• Strategic Planning:  Partner with the Chief Executive Officer and other members of the Executive Leadership Team to establish the company’s long-term strategic and financial plans and targets. In concert with the company’s senior leaders, act as a catalyst for the activities necessary to support the growth initiatives of the company and foresee and resolve potential constraints on the pace of growth.
• Accounting & Finance:  Oversee all Financial Planning & Analysis, Accounting, Internal Controls, Budgeting & Forecasting, Financial & Operational Performance Measurement, Business Systems, Cashflow, Tax, and Risk Management. 
• Finance Team:  Maintain and lead a Finance team which should become a leader in driving process and profit improvements, as well as in raising efficiency and productivity standards.
• Financial Decision Making:  Have a strong influence on the operating aspects of the company to ensure accurate forecasting and quarterly guidance; strengthen partnership between Finance and the business to ensure good financial decision making and dependable forecasting. 
• Mergers & Acquisitions:  Play a central role in the merger and acquisition process, including both due diligence and integration. 
• IT Infrastructure:  Provide input to manage information technology, including enterprise-wide planning and implementation of financial systems. 
• Communication with Equity Sponsors and Board of Directors:  Maintain communication and regular contact with the Equity Sponsors and Board of Directors.

Qualifications:

Experience

• Financial Planning, Financial Statements, and Financial Reporting skills
• Strong analytical skills
• Experience in finance and accounting
• Knowledge of regulatory compliance
• Excellent leadership and management skills
• Ability to work collaboratively and remotely

Education

• Master’s Degree in Accounting or Finance
• CPA or CFA certification is a plus

General Skills/Competencies/Specialized Knowledge

To perform this job successfully, an individual should demonstrate the following competencies:

• Financial Acumen:  Strong operating finance skills, familiarity with financing, capital markets activities, and the ability to flourish in a leveraged private equity environment. Uses financial analysis to evaluate and create strategic choices and options. Recognizes profitability and revenue potential in business opportunities. Manages the business’s overall financial performance—income statement, balance sheet and cash flow. Experience with mergers, acquisitions, and the analysis and identification of acquisition targets/joint ventures, and post-acquisition integration. 
• Results Orientation:  Has demonstrated a track record of delivering beyond expectations in senior leadership roles. Has a high bar as it relates to achieving performance goals, objectives, and forecasts. Creates a performance-based culture of accountability. Willingness to roll up his/her sleeves and attack underlying tactical issues, as needed.
• Strategic Orientation:  Articulates a clear view of where the business is heading. Grasps business-wide issues across organizational boundaries. Can translate issues into a pragmatic plan for the range of activities that need to occur within the business. Recognizes risks and pursues actions that have acceptable levels of risk. Is comfortable moving from the strategic mindset of business planning and leadership to the tactical mindset of dissecting business performance at a line-item level.
• Collaboration:  A servant leader who contributes to an atmosphere in which people work together to produce outstanding results.  Is comfortable presenting to both small and large audiences in the investment community; someone easily seen as credible, personable, and dependable. Is skilled at working with senior executives, both inside and outside the organization, in ways that are collaborative.

TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS/WORK ENVIRONMENT and PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

Travel

• Minimal travel required.

Work Environment and Physical Demands

• The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• The noise level in the work environment is usually minimal.
• The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• The physical demands in the work environment are usually minimal.