CFO: PE-Ready Manufacturing Finance & Sale Prep

Gradel Professional Search; Cleveland (OH); Vor Ort; USD 180.000 - 300.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Gradel Professional Search seeks a Chief Financial Officer for a private equity-owned manufacturing client in Cleveland. You will lead finance and accounting, drive budgeting and forecasting, and collaborate with executive leadership and ownership to improve performance and prepare for a sale process.

The role requires strong accounting fundamentals, manufacturing cost insight, and a proven ability to transform financial processes. Epicor ERP experience and a lean finance mindset are preferred.

Qualifikationen

• CFO or senior finance leader with responsibility for both business performance and accounting execution.
• Strong accounting fundamentals and hands-on month-end close & financial reporting.
• Experience in manufacturing, including cost margins and profitability drivers.
• Proven ability to improve budgeting, forecasting, reporting, and financial processes.
• Confident to challenge leadership, drive accountability, and push action.
• Experience leading a lean finance team and collaborating with owners.
• Private equity, sale-process, or transaction diligence experience preferred.

Aufgaben

• Lead all finance and accounting activities with the President, exec team, and PE ownership.
• Drive budgeting, forecasting, financial analysis, and forward-looking planning.
• Identify performance gaps and work with leaders to implement improvements.
• Oversee month-end close, reporting, and accounting accuracy.
• Consolidate fragmented data into consistent, reliable financial processes.
• Strengthen controls, reporting discipline, and Epicor ERP usage.
• Lead financial prep for the sale process with bankers and ownership.
• Develop the lean accounting team and plan additional support as needed.

Kenntnisse

CFO or senior finance leadership

Accounting fundamentals

Budgeting & forecasting

Leadership & accountability

Lean finance

Private equity / sale diligence

Tools

Epicor ERP

Jobbeschreibung

Gradel Professional Search seeks a Chief Financial Officer for a private equity-owned manufacturing client in Cleveland. You will lead finance and accounting, drive budgeting and forecasting, and collaborate with executive leadership and ownership to improve performance and prepare for a sale process.

The role requires strong accounting fundamentals, manufacturing cost insight, and a proven ability to transform financial processes. Epicor ERP experience and a lean finance mindset are preferred.