Chief Financial Officer

Skillcloud HCM; Kittery (ME); On-site; USD 175,000 - 225,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Job summary

Our client in the Seacoast region is seeking a Chief Financial Officer with strong retail finance expertise to lead financial operations across multiple entities. The role requires strategic leadership, deep knowledge of inventory-driven businesses, and the ability to optimize intercompany accounting and consolidated reporting.

The CFO will guide budgeting, forecasting, and financial planning, and will partner with executive leadership on capital investments and growth initiatives in retail,

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or related field required.
• CPA, CMA, or MBA strongly preferred.
• 10+ years of progressive finance leadership experience.
• Significant retail finance experience required.
• Knowledge of inventory accounting, retail KPIs, margin management, and seasonal cycles.
• Advanced financial modeling and forecasting skills.
• Strong ERP, accounting systems, and reporting tool experience.
• Exceptional leadership, communication, and business partnership skills.

Responsibilities

• Serve as senior finance leader and strategic advisor to ownership and executive leadership.
• Lead long-range financial planning, budgeting, forecasting, and scenario modeling.
• Develop financial strategies that support profitable growth across retail and e-commerce.
• Deliver actionable insights on sales, margin, payroll, inventory, and expenses.
• Partner with leadership on capital investments, expansion opportunities, and operational initiatives.
• Oversee financial operations for a multi-entity corporate structure and ensure consolidated reporting.
• Ensure GAAP compliance and strong internal controls.
• Manage banking relationships, cash flow forecasting, and treasury functions.

Skills

Retail finance

ERP systems

Financial modeling

Forecasting

Leadership

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Finance/Accounting

Tools

ERP systems

Job description

Chief Financial Officer/Seacoast (NH, Maine) area

Our client, a retail business in the seacoast area, is seeking a strong financial leader in the retail industry to join the team as Chief Financial Officer.

With continued growth across retail, e-commerce, and multiple business entities, the CFO will be a hands on strategic leader guiding financial operations and the future of the business. The CFO will be responsible for the financial health, reporting integrity, strategic planning, and fiscal stewardship of a complex corporate structure with multiple legal entities and operating divisions.

The Chief Financial Officer provides strategic financial leadership across the organization, overseeing accounting, financial planning, reporting, budgeting, compliance, cash management, and internal controls.

This leader must bring strong retail finance expertise, including deep understanding of inventory-driven businesses, margin analysis, seasonal sales cycles, merchandising performance, store operations, and e-commerce financial drivers.

A critical component of this role is the ability to effectively manage and optimize a multi-entity corporate structure, ensuring accurate intercompany accounting, consolidated reporting, tax coordination, and entity-level compliance.

Benefits of the Job:

• Opportunity to leadthe financial growthof a multi entity retail structure
• Comprehensivebenefitsincluding medical, dental and life insurance
• 401k Retirementandprofit sharingplan
• Paid time offincluding vacation, sick and paid holidays
• Employee discount program
• Competitive salaryof $175- $225kplus discretionary annual bonus

Requirements for the Chief Financial Officer:

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or related field required
• CPA, CMA, or MBA strongly preferred
• 10+ years of progressive finance leadership experience
• Required: significant retail finance experience
• Knowledge of inventory accounting, retail KPIs, margin management, and seasonal business cycles
• Advanced financial modeling and forecasting skills
• Strong ERP, accounting systems, and reporting tool experience
• Exceptional leadership, communication, and business partnership skills

Responsibilities of the Chief Financial Officer:

• Serve as the senior finance leader and strategic advisor to ownership and executive leadership
• Lead long-range financial planning, budgeting, forecasting, and scenario modeling
• Develop financial strategies that support profitable growth across retail, e-commerce, and supporting business entities
• Deliver actionable insights on sales, margin, payroll, inventory, and expense performance
• Partner with leadership on capital investments, expansion opportunities, and operational initiatives
• Oversee financial operations for a corporate structure consisting of multiple legal entities, divisions, and related business operations
• Ensure accurate consolidated financial reporting across all entities
• Partner with outside CPA firms, tax advisors, and legal counsel on entity governance and reporting matters
• Analyze key retail metrics including
• Partner with e‑commerce leadership on digital sales profitability and omnichannel growth
• Drive process improvements that strengthen reporting speed, accuracy, and decision support
• Oversee monthly general ledger close, financial statements, audits, and year‑end reporting
• Ensure GAAP compliance and strong internal controls
• Manage banking relationships, cash flow forecasting, and treasury functions
• Oversee tax planning support, sales tax compliance, and external reporting requirements

Our client is in business to provide its customers with the finest goods and services striving to build customer confidence in the company and in the products offered by maintaining a high standard of exceptional customer service through the experience, knowledge, commitment and teamwork of their employees.

Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, familial status, age, physical or mental disability, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.