Chief Financial Officer – Private Equity, Highly Engineered Manufacturing, 78968

Truenorth Executive Search, Inc.; Cleveland (OH); On-site; USD 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive base salary

Bonus structure

Long-term incentive

Job summary

A financial executive search firm is seeking a Chief Financial Officer for a middle-market manufacturer in Cleveland, Ohio. The ideal candidate will lead an ambitious M&A growth strategy and transform finance functions in an entrepreneurial environment. This role requires extensive experience in cost accounting and working within OEM manufacturing sectors like aerospace and automotive. Competitive salary and bonus are offered as part of this opportunity.

Qualifications

• Extensive background in high-mix/low-volume manufacturing.
• Experience in working in OEM manufacturing environments such as aerospace and automotive.
• Proven track record in finance leadership and M&A strategies.

Responsibilities

• Lead M&A growth strategy and transformative infrastructure initiatives.
• Partner with executive team to execute on growth initiatives.
• Professionalize finance and administration functions.
• Provide KPI/dashboard analytics reporting.

Skills

Cost accounting

Inventory management

KPI/dashboard analytics reporting

Acquisition integration

Process implementation

Job description

Chief Financial Officer – Private Equity, Highly Engineered Manufacturing

Our client is a successful and growing middle-market manufacturer of highly engineered component products for blue chip OEM’s in a variety of market segments, with aggressive long term growth plans. This person will lead an ambitious M&A growth strategy while undertaking transformative infrastructure and cultural initiatives.

The mandate for the role is to partner with the executive team in executing on ambitious growth initiatives while undertaking the professionalizing of the finance and administration functions. This person will be an in-the-trenches accounting/finance leader who is a thought partner to the CEO. They will be experienced in cost accounting, inventory management and insightful KPI/dashboard analytics reporting. Ideally you will have an extensive background in high-mix/low-volume manufacturing with exposure to acquisition integration, along with background experience in implementing robust processes and systems in an entrepreneurial, fast-changing environment.

Your background experience will include working in the rigorous process environments demanded by OEM manufacturers in the aerospace, automotive, medical device, and contract manufacturing environments.

This is an excellent opportunity to work in an entrepreneurial, growth-oriented middle-market context. A competitive base salary and bonus is on offer with attractive long-term incentive.