Chief Financial Officer

Gilder Search Group; Sacramento (CA); Hybrid; USD 275,000 - 325,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus potential

Job summary

Gilder Search Group is seeking an experienced CFO for an established food and consumer products manufacturer in the Greater Sacramento area. You will report to the CEO and lead a scalable finance function to support national expansion.

The role requires hands-on leadership, strong FP&A, accounting, and capital allocation experience, with responsibility for ERP optimization and strategic partnerships with sales, operations, and supply chain.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance.

Responsibilities

• Lead finance function across accounting, FP&A, reporting, treasury, and commercial finance.
• Drive budgeting, forecasting, KPI development, and financial planning processes.
• Develop profitability visibility by customer, channel, and product data.
• Partner with Operations to improve manufacturing performance and working capital.
• Oversee ERP implementation or optimization and finance transformation initiatives.
• Support growth through financial modelling, capital allocation, and acquisitions.
• Collaborate with CEO, Board, and banking partners to guide strategy.

Job description

• Partner directly with the CEO and Board to shape finance strategy and national expansion.
• Hybrid onsite position in Greater Sacramento, California
• $275K - $325K base salary + bonus + LTIP + benefits

An established, vertically integrated food and consumer products manufacturer is seeking an experienced Chief Financial Officer to join its executive leadership team during an exciting period of growth and transformation.

Reporting directly to the CEO, the CFO will serve as both a strategic advisor and hands‑on operator, responsible for building a scalable finance function that supports continued expansion. This role will lead financial planning and analysis, commercial finance, accounting, reporting, systems transformation, and capital allocation, while partnering closely with Sales, Operations, and Supply Chain to drive business performance.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and develop the finance function across accounting, FP&A, reporting, treasury, and commercial finance.


• Build greater visibility into customer, channel, and product profitability to support pricing, margin improvement, and commercial decision making.


• Drive budgeting, forecasting, management reporting, KPI development, and financial planning processes.


• Partner with Operations to improve manufacturing performance, inventory management, working capital, and operational efficiency.


• Lead finance transformation initiatives, including ERP implementation or optimization, reporting enhancements, and business intelligence tools.


• Support strategic growth through financial modelling, capital allocation, acquisitions, and investment analysis.


• Develop strong relationships with the executive leadership team, Board, banking partners, and external advisors.


• Build, mentor, and lead a high-performing finance organization while fostering a culture of accountability, continuous improvement, and commercial partnership.

Ideal Candidate

• Proven experience as a CFO or senior finance executive within a food, beverage, consumer products, manufacturing, or agribusiness organization.


• Strong commercial finance background with experience supporting pricing, customer profitability, and strategic decision making.


• Demonstrated success leading finance transformation, ERP implementations, systems improvements, or post‑acquisition integration.


• Experience supporting capital projects, acquisitions, and long‑term strategic planning.


• Collaborative, low‑ego leadership style with the ability to balance strategic thinking and hands‑on execution in a fast‑paced environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, or a related discipline.


• CPA, CA, CFA, or equivalent professional qualification preferred.

The Opportunity

This is a rare opportunity to join a growing, market‑leading manufacturer in a highly visible executive role. You'll partner directly with the CEO and leadership team to shape strategy, strengthen financial capabilities, and build the infrastructure needed to support the next stage of growth.