CFO-in-Residence

InforCapital; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Flying Horse Capital seeks a CFO-in-Residence to lead finance in portfolio companies, with the option of ownership and authority to shape long-term value. Depending on placement, the founder may exit or stay, while a CEO and CFO team are formed to establish credibility with employees and customers from day one.

Candidates should have deep operating finance experience, a willingness to relocate to the acquired business, and a track record of turning finance into strategic decision support.

Qualifications

• Extensive hands-on operating finance leadership.
• Proven track record as an operator, not a deal-team analyst.
• Willingness to relocate to the acquired business location.

Responsibilities

• Oversee owner transition or alignment when founder exits, ensuring leadership credibility.
• Build and lead the finance function with visibility, discipline, and decision-quality information.

Skills

Operational finance

Ownership mindset

Relocation willingness

Job description

Role Overview

Flying Horse Capital acquires lower‑middle‑market family‑and founder‑owned businesses and holds them permanently. Its CFO‑in‑Residence program places experienced operators as CEO, CFO, or both into acquired businesses, giving them real ownership and authority — building the long‑term finance function of a business the firm intends to hold for decades rather than exit.

Key Responsibilities

• Owner transitioning out: the firm acquires the business, the founder/family exits, and a CEO and CFO are placed together to build the leadership team and establish credibility with employees and customers from day one
• Owner staying: the firm acquires the business and the founder/family CEO remains, but the finance function needs to be built out; the CFO becomes the first real finance leader and the CEO's right hand, bringing visibility, discipline, and decision‑quality information

Qualifications

• Deep operational finance experience with a proven track record as an operator, not a deal‑team analyst
• Personal investment in long‑term outcomes; comfort with meaningful ownership and real operating authority
• Willingness to relocate to the acquired business's location

Compensation & Location

Meaningful ownership stake in the portfolio company. Relocation required to the acquired business (location determined per placement).