Chief Financial Officer

Galecki Search Associates; United States; On-site; USD 350,000 - 650,000; Full time

Job summary

Galecki Search Associates' client, a rapidly growing Property & Casualty insurer and technology-driven company, seeks a Chief Financial Officer to guide the next phase of strategic growth and capital markets readiness. The executive will partner with founders and leadership to build scalable financial strategy, oversee complex corporate and insurance structures, and position for long-term value creation.

This role requires a strategic leader with experience in venture-backed environments and a

Qualifications

• Significant finance leadership experience in the P&C insurance industry.
• Experience supporting audited financials in venture-backed or private-equity-backed companies.
• Exposure to IPO preparation, strategic acquisitions, or liquidity events is strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead long-term financial strategy, budgeting, capital planning, and board-level communications.
• Prepare for future capital markets activity by strengthening financial infrastructure and financial statements.
• Partner with executives on insurance and corporate structuring, evaluating investments.

Skills

Finance leadership

P&C insurance experience

IPO readiness

Capital raises

Audited financials

Job description

Our client is a rapidly growing Property & Casualty (P&C) insurance and technology-driven organization seeking a Chief Financial Officer (CFO) to help guide the company through its next phase of strategic growth and capital markets readiness. This executive will partner closely with the founders and leadership team to build a scalable financial strategy, support complex corporate and insurance structures, and position the organization for long-term enterprise value creation. The role is best suited for a strategic insurance finance leader who can operate effectively in a venture-backed environment while preparing the organization for eventual liquidity events, including a potential IPO or strategic acquisition.

Responsibilities

• Lead the company’s long-term financial strategy, including capital planning, fundraising support, scenario modeling, budgeting, and board-level financial communication.
• Prepare the organization for future capital markets activity by overseeing audited financials, strengthening financial infrastructure, and supporting IPO or strategic transaction readiness.
• Partner with executive leadership on complex insurance and corporate structures, including reciprocal and SPV-related initiatives, while helping evaluate operational and technology investment decisions.

Qualifications

• Significant finance leadership experience within the Property & Casualty (P&C) insurance industry, ideally within a high-growth carrier, MGA, or insurtech environment.
• Experience supporting audited financials and operating in venture-backed and/or private equity-backed businesses with active investor and board engagement.
• Demonstrated exposure to IPO preparation, strategic acquisitions, capital raises, or other liquidity events; experience directly participating in these processes is strongly preferred.