CFO

Cedar Recruitment; Miami (FL); On-site; GBP 150,000 - 164,000; Full time

Job summary

Cedar Recruitment is seeking a Chief Financial Officer for a global logistics group headquartered in Miami, Florida. The role commands a base salary of $200,000–$220,000 with a bonus and oversees finance across multiple countries, currencies and entities.

The successful candidate will lead strategic financial planning, strengthen controls, and drive profitability while guiding international expansion and post-acquisition integration.

Qualifications

• Senior finance leadership experience in international logistics.
• Experience managing multinational finance operations across entities.
• Strong knowledge of IFRS/GAAP and international accounting standards.
• Experience analysing profitability, pricing and margins by region.
• Experience with cash flow, working capital and treasury management.
• Exposure to M&A, due diligence and post-acquisition integration.
• Ability to influence senior operational leadership and strategy.

Responsibilities

• Lead multinational finance operations across countries, currencies and entities.
• Strengthen financial control via group consolidations and reporting.
• Drive profitability through margin analysis by customer, lane, service and region.
• Control cash through forecasting, working capital management and collections.
• Support growth with budgeting, forecasting and strategic planning.
• Lead M&A activities including due diligence, valuations and integration.
• Partner the CEO to drive commercial decisions and shareholder value.

Skills

Senior finance leadership

Multinational operations

M&A experience

Cash flow management

Strategic financial planning

Job description

Chief Financial Officer

Global Logistics Business | Miami, Florida | $200,000-$220,000 + Bonus

We are partnering with an established international logistics group to appoint an experienced Chief Financial Officer to lead its global finance function and support its continued growth.

This is a senior strategic appointment for a commercially minded finance leader with a strong background an international logistics business. The successful candidate will bring experience managing complex multinational finance operations, driving profitability and supporting business growth across multiple entities and geographies.

The Role:

Reporting directly to the Chief Executive Officer, you will take ownership of the group’s financial strategy and performance, overseeing finance operations across multiple countries, currencies and business units.

• Lead multinational finance: oversee financial operations across multiple countries, currencies and entities.
• Strengthen financial control: manage group consolidations, reporting and international compliance.
• Drive profitability: analyse margins by customer, trade lane, service line and region.
• Control cash: improve forecasting, working capital, liquidity and collections.
• Support growth: lead budgeting, forecasting and strategic financial planning.
• Lead M&A: oversee due diligence, valuations and post-acquisition integration.
• Partner the CEO: drive commercial decisions, cost efficiencies and shareholder value.

Profile:

• Experience in a senior finance leadership position.
• Strong background in international logistics or closely related sector.
• Proven experience managing multinational finance operations and multi-entity consolidations.
• Strong technical understanding of financial reporting, budgeting, forecasting and international accounting standards.
• Experience analysing operational profitability, pricing and margins across different business units and geographies.
• Strong cash flow, working capital and treasury management experience.
• Exposure to M&A, financial due diligence and post-acquisition integration.
• Commercially astute, with the ability to partner senior operational leadership and influence strategic decisions.

The Opportunity:

• Base salary of $200,000-$220,000 plus bonus.
• Strategic leadership position reporting directly to the CEO.
• Responsibility for financial operations across an international logistics group.
• Opportunity to influence group strategy, improve financial performance and support international expansion.