Chief Financial Officer

Talantir; San Diego (CA); Hybrid; USD 290,000 - 330,000; Full time

Job summary

B2B Distribution in San Diego is seeking a hands-on Chief Financial Officer to lead the finance function across multiple sites and service platforms. This role demands strategic oversight of financial planning, controls, and performance management in a field-oriented, asset-aware business.

The CFO will partner with operations, sales, and service leadership, drive scalable reporting, and support acquisitions and post-close integration as the company scales.

Qualifications

• Experience as CFO or Head of Finance in growing, privately held firms.
• Experience in multi-entity, multi-location environments.
• Background in operationally intensive service or asset-heavy businesses.
• Familiarity with percentage completion accounting.
• Experience with ERP selection, implementation, or major system transformations.
• Strong leadership and talent development abilities.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic financial leadership across multi-branch operations.
• Oversee budgeting, forecasting, and long-range planning.
• Develop scalable controls and finance infrastructure.
• Collaborate with operations, sales, and service leadership.
• Support acquisition activity and post-close integration.
• Lead a high-performance finance and accounting organization.

Skills

Financial leadership

Multi-entity operations

ERP implementation

M&A integration

Budgeting & forecasting

Strategic planning

Leadership

Tools

ERP software

Microsoft Excel/BI tools

Accounting software

Job description

## What Does This Chief Financial Officer Role Involve?Company: B2B Distribution (technical product), Multi Site, & Services PlatformLocation: San Diego - full time on siteTitle: Chief Financial OfficerCompany OverviewThe company is a long-established, stable, B2B engineering and technical services organization supporting critical infrastructure and commercial customers. The business operates in a technically complex, operationally intensive environment across multiple geographies and branch locations.Revenue is generated through a mix of service, project-based work, equipment/asset-related activity, and recurring support offerings, creating a blended operating model that combines field operations, technical labor, and inventory management.The company has scaled through a combination of organic growth and acquisitions and is now entering a phase that requires more robust financial infrastructure to support continued expansion, integration activity, and operational discipline.Role OverviewThe Chief Financial Officer will serve as the senior financial leader and a trusted partner to executive leadership. This role is designed for a hands-on, operator-minded CFO who understands field-driven organizations and can evolve the finance function as the company increases in scale, complexity, and geographic footprint.The CFO will balance strategic leadership with direct involvement across finance, accounting, systems, and performance management, partnering closely with operations, sales, and service leadership.Primary Focus AreasFinancial leadership aligned to growth, expansion, and operational scaleBudgeting, forecasting, and long-range planning across multi-branch operationsMargin visibility across service, project, and asset-supported revenue streamsScalable reporting, controls, and financial infrastructureCross-functional partnership with operations and commercial leadershipSupport for acquisition activity and post-close integrationDevelopment of a strong, capable finance and accounting organizationQualifications & ExperiencePrior CFO (or Head of Finance) experience required, ideally within a growing, privately held businessExperience operating in multi-entity, multi-location environments with increasing scaleBackground in businesses with operational intensity (field services, technical services, engineering services, construction-adjacent, or asset-supported models)Experience with Percentage Completion AccountingFamiliarity with service + inventory or equipment-based revenue environmentsExperience with ERP selection, implementation, or major system transformationExposure to M&A activity, including integration and post-close executionStrong leadership capability with experience building and developing senior finance talentComfortable working in a hands-on, onsite executive roleAbility to partner closely with founders or owner-operators### Compensation: $290k-$330k + bonus + LTIP