Chief Financial Officer

DealHub Ltd.; DeKalb (IL); On-site; USD 180,000 - 320,000; Full time

Job summary

Truity Partners is partnering with a private equity backed manufacturing company to identify an experienced CFO. This is an excellent opportunity for an established CFO who enjoys working closely with operations, developing a team and helping shape a company’s growth.

This hands-on leadership role will partner closely with the President and investors to strengthen financial visibility, improve operating performance and turn growth opportunities into measurable results.

Qualifications

• Proven CFO experience in a manufacturing or industrial business.
• Strong understanding of multi-site operations, costing and working capital.
• A track record of improving profitability and cash generation in a lean, hands-on environment.
• Private equity experience strongly preferred, with the confidence to challenge assumptions

Responsibilities

• Serve as a strategic partner to the President, leadership team and investors, translating financial insights into clear recommendations and action plans.
• Strengthen cost accounting, product and customer margin analysis, and plant-level reporting to improve profitability.
• Lead financial planning, forecasting, cash flow and working capital management, while overseeing accounting and financial reporting.
• Evaluate capital investments and growth opportunities, improve capacity utilization and support integration across the two businesses.
• Develop the finance team, improve systems and processes, and manage board and banking relationships.

Skills

CFO experience in manufacturing

Manufacturing cost accounting

Private equity experience

Strategic financial planning

Job description

Chief Financial Officer

Truity Partners is partnering with a private equity backed manufacturing company to identify an experienced CFO. This is an excellent opportunity for an established CFO who enjoys working closely with operations, developing a team and helping shape a company’s growth. With multiple facilities, the business has invested in acquisitions and capital equipment to support its next phase of growth.

This hands-on leadership role will partner closely with the President and investors to strengthen financial visibility, improve operating performance and turn growth opportunities into measurable results.

Key Responsibilities:

• Serve as a strategic partner to the President, leadership team and investors, translating financial insights into clear recommendations and action plans.
• Strengthen cost accounting, product and customer margin analysis, and plant-level reporting to improve profitability.
• Lead financial planning, forecasting, cash flow and working capital management, while overseeing accounting and financial reporting.
• Evaluate capital investments and growth opportunities, improve capacity utilization and support integration across the two businesses.
• Develop the finance team, improve systems and processes, and manage board and banking relationships.

Ideal Background:

• Proven CFO experience in a manufacturing or industrial business, ideally within the lower middle market.
• Strong understanding of multi-site operations, costing and working capital.
• A track record of improving profitability and cash generation in a lean, hands-on environment.
• Private equity experience strongly preferred, with the confidence to challenge assumptions constructively and drive accountability.