Chief Financial Officer

LHH Recruitment Solutions; Michigan; On-site; USD 250,000 - 420,000; Full time

Job summary

LHH Recruitment Solutions partners with a global manufacturing client to recruit a Chief Financial Officer in the United States, Michigan. The CFO will guide enterprise direction, drive performance, support expansion, and lead the worldwide finance function.

Ideal candidates have 15+ years in senior finance roles within multi-site manufacturing, with strong FP&A, accounting, controllership, and M&A experience.

Qualifications

• 15+ years of progressive finance leadership with executive responsibility.
• Experience in multi-site manufacturing, ideally with international operations.
• Background across FP&A, accounting, and controllership.
• Strong understanding of manufacturing economics, costing, inventory, cash flow, working capital.
• Experience leading senior-level finance professionals and geographically dispersed teams.
• Exposure to M&A, financial diligence, and post-acquisition integration.
• Knowledge of cross-border finance, including currency matters, intercompany transactions, transfer pricing, and financial controls.

Responsibilities

• Advise CEO on company priorities, financial performance, investments, risk and expansion opportunities.
• Direct worldwide accounting and finance activities: planning, reporting, treasury, tax and shared services.
• Lead annual planning, projections, cash management, and longer-term financial modeling.
• Partner with manufacturing leadership on plant economics, margins, inventory and capital investments.
• Maintain disciplined financial oversight, reporting practices, and controls across locations.
• Manage currency exposure, liquidity, and banking.
• Provide leadership with performance indicators and business insights for decision-making.
• Support acquisitions from evaluation to integration.

Skills

Strategic leadership

FP&A

Accounting

Controllership

M&A experience

Cross-border finance

Cash management

Team leadership

Multi-site manufacturing

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance

CPA

MBA (preferred)

Job description

LHH is partnering with a global manufacturing company in the search for an accomplished Chief Financial Officer. Reporting to the CEO, this executive will help guide enterprise direction, improve business performance, support expansion initiatives, and lead the company’s worldwide finance function.

This opportunity is ideal for an experienced finance executive who combines strategic thinking with a hands‑on understanding of manufacturing operations. The CFO will partner closely with operational, commercial, and functional leaders throughout the business.

Key Responsibilities

• Advise the CEO and ownership on company priorities, financial performance, investments, risk, and expansion opportunities.
• Direct worldwide accounting and finance activities, including planning and analysis, financial reporting, treasury, tax and shared services.
• Lead annual planning, projections, cash management, and longer-term financial modeling.
• Partner with manufacturing leadership on plant economics, cost performance, margins, inventory, working capital, and capital investments.
• Maintain disciplined financial oversight, reporting practices, and controls across international locations.
• Manage global financial considerations, including currency exposure, transfer pricing, liquidity, and banking.
• Provide leadership with clear performance indicators and business insights to improve decision‑making.
• Support acquisitions from evaluation and financial diligence through integration.
• Develop and mentor finance leaders while strengthening the broader finance organization.
• Maintain compliance with U.S. GAAP and applicable tax, audit, and international reporting requirements.

Experience

• 15+ years of progressive finance and accounting leadership, including executive responsibility.
• Significant experience in a multi-site manufacturing environment, ideally with international operations.
• Well-rounded background across FP&A, accounting, and controllership.
• Strong understanding of manufacturing economics, costing, inventory, cash flow, working capital, and capital deployment.
• Experience leading senior-level finance professionals and geographically dispersed teams.
• Exposure to M&A, financial diligence, and post-acquisition integration.
• Knowledge of cross-border finance, including currency matters, intercompany transactions, transfer pricing, and financial controls.
• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance.
• CPA and/or MBA, highly preferred.