Chief Financial Officer

GRN Coastal (Global Recruiters Network- Coastal); United States; On-site; USD 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment firm is seeking a Chief Financial Officer based in the Raleigh-Durham NC area. The CFO will direct the company’s financial activities, including accounting practices and budgeting, while ensuring alignment with organizational objectives. The ideal candidate will have over 10 years of relevant experience, strong communication skills, and the ability to implement new accounting standards. This role involves working closely with the company's President and managing internal financial reporting.

Qualifications

• Minimum 10 years of public accounting/management experience at a large corporation.
• Experience in leading and managing a finance team.
• Ability to research and implement new accounting policies consistent with GAAP and Sarbanes-Oxley.

Responsibilities

• Work with the President to create and execute organizational strategy.
• Lead the accounting and finance function with a focus on excellence.
• Develop the company’s internal financial reporting system.
• Manage relationships with outside parties such as auditors and vendors.

Skills

Outstanding communication skills

Technical accounting expertise

Analytical skills

Education

BS/BA in accounting or finance

CPA

Tools

Big data systems

Job description

Chief Financial Officer( Only candidates in the Raleigh-Durham NC area will be considered)

Our Client has an opening for a Chief Financial Officer. The Chief Financial Officer is responsible for directing the Company’s financial activities as well as supervision of general accounting practices, budgeting, accounts payable, payroll, and the corporate credit function. The ideal candidate is a strategic thinker and skilled at establishing functional objectives in line with organizational objectives.

Key Responsibilities

• Actively work with their President to create and execute organizational strategy
• Leads the accounting and finance function with a focus on developing functional excellence within the organization, process and internal control improvements, regular communications, and team development
• Possess a high sense of urgency and prioritization skillset. Ability to streamline processes while improving quality, timeliness, and accuracy of reporting
• Develops the Company’s internal financial reporting system to inform management of the Company’s financial position and performance against prior periods and budget
• Directs the development of budget plans at the branch, corporate, and parent company reporting levels
• Oversees internal control environment to ensure the safeguarding of Company assets
• Assesses organization prospects by studying economic trends and revenue opportunities and projects acquisition and expansion opportunities
• Analyses organizational operations to identify opportunities for improvement, cost reduction, and systems enhancement
• Establishes financial and operational strategies by evaluating trends and defining measurements to determine productivity, quality, and customer-service strategies
• Manages the Company’s relationship with outside parties including auditors, vendors, and other members of the financial community
• Responsible for increasing departmental productivity by setting goals that challenge the team to raise their standards and measuring achievement of those goals
• Responsible for working with Corporate HR team to create forward looking policies around technology adoption, PTO, work from home, and other company wide policies
• Direct communication with accounting and finance team at public parent company

Qualifications

• BS/BA in accounting or finance
• CPA is preferred
• At least 10 years of a combination of public accounting/management experience at a large corporation
• Experience in leading and managing a finance team
• Must be an outstanding communicator both written and oral
• Must have technical accounting expertise and be able to research and direct the implementation of new accounting policies and procedures consistent with GAAP and Sarbanes-Oxley reporting requirements
• Must have a working knowledge of big data systems
• Must possess excellent analytical skills