CFO - Confidential Portfolio Company - The Brydon Group

The Brydon Group; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 225,000 - 300,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) retirement plan with matching

Job summary

The Brydon Group, a Brydon Portfolio Company in the Government Technology and Government Services space, is seeking a Chief Financial Officer to build the finance function from the ground up and shape the company’s financial strategy. You will lead the finance organization and partner with leadership to align financial priorities with growth initiatives.

Reporting to the CEO, the CFO will drive best practices, manage integrations from acquisitions, and enable scalable, data-driven decision

Qualifications

• 7-10+ years of finance leadership experience in a private equity backed company setting (B2G/government contracting experience preferred).
• Strong accounting background and controllership fundamentals.
• Experience with M&A transactions and post-merger integrations.
• Experience implementing new ERP systems (NetSuite, Sage) in PE-backed environments.
• Deep FP&A expertise, cash flow forecasting, and financial modeling.
• Experience leading compliance, risk management, and board/lender reporting.
• Proven ability to build scalable finance functions in PE-backed companies.
• Familiarity with automation and billing platforms; HR oversight experience.

Responsibilities

• Build and lead the finance function within a PE-backed, high-growth environment.
• Drive monthly close improvements, cash forecasting, and internal controls.
• Lead acquisitions integrations and centralize finance/HR processes.
• Develop proactive financial reporting and KPI tracking for value creation.
• Partner with leadership to shape pricing, budgeting, and capital allocation.
• Oversee HR, IT, and administration functions as part of broader operations.

Skills

Financial leadership

Cash flow forecasting

Financial modeling

M&A transactions

ERP implementation

Risk management

Team building

Compliance experience

Tools

NetSuite

Sage

Job description

A Brydon Portfolio Company in the Government Technology and Government Services space is seeking an exceptional finance leader to join our leadership team and build the finance function from the ground up. As the CFO, you will shape the company’s financial strategy, implement best practices from day one, and lead the development of a high-performing team. You will be a key advisor, collaborator, and operator, working closely with leadership to align financial priorities with strategic growth initiatives. In particular, this is a great fit for a finance leader in a private equity portfolio company environment who is excited by a high growth company and an accelerated path to CFO.

The Chief Financial Officer (CFO) will serve as a key member of the executive leadership team, reporting directly to the CEO and lead the company's Finance function. This is a high-impact, high-visibility role responsible for building financial and operational infrastructure to support aggressive revenue growth and long-term sustainability.

Near term

• Move company to best practice on controllership and financial management
  • Improve and streamline the monthly close process
  • Implement rigorous cash flow forecasting
  • Implement improvements to internal spend and cash controls
• Integrate add-on acquisitions
  • Lead and execute systems integrations (e.g., finance systems, HR, centralize cash management)
  • Provide accurate pro-forma financial reporting
  • Identify, and capture synergies in integration
• Develop a repeatable, effective financial reporting process
  • Develop weekly, monthly, quarterly reporting mechanisms and provide an operating pack each month
  • Work with other functions to quantify and track KPIs that drive value creation
• Design & implement a standardized process to be followed when updating the package
  • Codify and drive the annual budgeting process
  • Take the organization through an efficient, rigorous budgeting process
  • Partner with the CEO, CoS, ELT to refine the 2026 value creation plan
• Review billing and revenue recognition processes, and partner with the technology team to implement improved billing systems/transaction processes
• Evaluate migrating existing finance systems to upgraded platforms to improve financial reporting, analysis quality, and scalability

Longer term

• Think holistically about the business, advise and execute on acquisitions and integrations, make pricing recommendations and craft business strategy
• Build out a fit-for-purpose finance team that can execute transactions, drive business decision making through excellent reporting and analysis
• Execute on an ambitious growth path through effective capital allocation
• Lead additional functions such as HR, IT, Administrative

Requirements

• 7-10+ years of finance leadership experience in a private equity backed company setting (Business to Government (B2G)/government contracting experience is preferred, but not required)
• Strong accounting background and controllership fundamentals
• Experience with M&A transactions and post-merger integrations
• Experience implementing new ERP systems (e.g., NetSuite, Sage) – in a PE-backed company/resource constrained environment
• Deep expertise in FP&A, cash flow forecasting, and financial modeling
• Experience leading compliance, risk management, board and lender reporting
• Track record of building scalable finance functions and working with PE-backed companies
• Strong knowledge of automation and billing platforms
• Hands-on experience with HR oversight and third-party HR management

Compensation & Benefits

• This is a full-time position where total compensation is expected to range from $225,000 to $300,000 per year OTE plus equity
• The company will offer employees a comprehensive benefits package including health insurance and a 401k / retirement plan with matching contribution