Director, Finance

RP Foods; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 180,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

RP Foods is seeking a Director of Finance to partner with the CEO and leadership, shaping strategy and driving disciplined financial control across the business.

You will own the finance and accounting function, ensure GAAP compliance, audits, working capital optimization, landed costs, pricing analytics, and capital planning, while building a high-performing team to support growth and acquisitions.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of progressive financial leadership experience.
• Experience partnering with CEO/leadership to drive strategy and value creation.
• Proven track record using data and analytics to influence decisions.

Responsibilities

• Lead annual budgeting, rolling forecast, and covenant analysis.
• Deliver monthly/quarterly financial packages with insights (EBITDA, revenue by customer, margins).
• Maintain rigorous controls, forecasting discipline, and private equity–backed growth readiness.
• Own landed cost modeling, working capital, and FX exposure management for global sourcing.
• Oversee month-end close, GAAP compliance, audits, and tax coordination.
• Build and mentor a high-performing finance team and partner cross-functionally.

Skills

Strategic leadership

Cross-functional partner

Data-driven decision making

Spanish language fluency (ideally)

Executive communication

Education

CPA or MBA preferred

Tools

NetSuite ERP

Job description

Position Description: Director of Finance

About RP Foods

RP Foods was founded by and continues to be led by, CEO Guillermo Trevino. The business has built a strong, long-standing reputation for quality and customer service within the Hispanic food and beverage category, with deep relationships across conventional, independent, convenience, and club retail channels.

In October 2023, Benford Capital Partners recapitalized RP Foods in partnership with the leadership team. Benford Capital Partners ("Benford Capital" or "BCP") is a Chicago-based, operationally oriented private equity investment firm focused on buying and building leading lower middle market companies in partnership with founders and management. BCP specializes in industries in which the firm has a track record of investment and operating success, and offers a collaborative approach to strategy, execution, and value creation.

Position Summary

Reporting directly to the Chief Executive Officer and indirectly to the Board of Directors, the Director of Finance will serve as a true strategic partner to the CEO and leadership team — not simply a financial reporting function. This role blends rigorous financial leadership with a strong operational focus, translating data into clear, data-driven insights that inform enterprise-wide decision-making, disciplined growth, and sustained value creation.

The Director of Finance will own and build out RP Foods' finance and accounting function as the Company continues to scale organically and through acquisition.

The candidate will bring disciplined financial control, deep operational visibility into an import- and distribution-driven business model, and a hands‑on approach to leading and supporting RP Foods' growth initiatives. Central to the role is the ability to set clear expectations and KPIs across the business — and to hold both the finance function and cross‑functional partners accountable to them. The candidate will own the finance roadmap, including strategic initiatives that improve landed cost visibility, working capital efficiency, private label and branded profitability, supplier and freight economics, customer experience, and overall organizational health.

Given RP Foods' Hispanic-focused customer base and bilingual team and ownership, the ideal candidate will ideally be Spanish speaking — enabling direct, unfiltered engagement with ownership, staff, suppliers, and customers across the business.

The candidate will contribute to growing EBITDA, driving operational efficiency, elevating organizational capabilities, and enhancing a collaborative culture — grounded in clear goals, data‑driven insight, and accountability — that will support sustainable, long‑term value creation.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the annual budgeting process and monthly rolling reforecast, including detailed P&L, balance sheet, cash flow, and capital budgets, and covenant and cash flow impact analysis.
• Produce monthly and quarterly financial packages for management, lenders, and the Board — including the quarterly covenant package — translating results into clear, data-driven insights (margin bridges, EBITDA drivers, revenue by customer, price/volume/mix, balance sheet/working capital) rather than raw reporting.
• Maintain rigorous financial controls, forecasting discipline, and reporting processes appropriate for a private equity-backed growth environment.
• Deliver data-driven insights — not just analytics — to support pricing and purchasing decisions, including customer-, channel-, and SKU-level profitability and pricing analytics for key retailer mix decisions, and variance analysis with driver‑level commentary (price, volume, mix, input costs, trade spend).
• Own landed cost modeling — ocean freight, duties/tariffs, and commodity inputs (corn, coconut, packaging) — linked to pass‑through pricing, and lead inventory optimization across branded, private label, and B2B channels, including DIO targets grounded in actuals, aged/obsolete stock review, and SKU rationalization.
• Oversee the month‑end close process and account reconciliations, driving a faster close cadence as the business scales.
• Own technical GAAP compliance and balance sheet ownership/review — leases (ROU/lease liability), reserves, accruals, and other judgment areas — and lead the annual audit and tax process with RSM (process, findings, and resolution) and other tax and audit coordination.
• Own insurance, benefits, and IT administration, banking relationships, and the physical inventory/cycle count program across 3PL locations.
• Own working capital management and forecasting — including inventory (in‑transit and imported goods), receivables, payables, DSO/DPO terms, and 3PL warehousing and freight costs — along with day‑to‑day cash management, banking relationships, and a standing 13‑week cash flow forecast.
• Serve as the primary relationship owner with lenders and the Board, maintaining credit agreement fluency (covenant definitions, EBITDA carve‑outs, and baskets) and ensuring transparent, well‑supported communication on financial performance and strategic priorities.
• Establish clear financial and operational KPIs across the business and hold the finance team and cross‑functional partners accountable to them.
• Own FX exposure management on peso‑denominated purchases, including hedging strategy in partnership with the BCP team, and oversee international vendor and co‑manufacturer cost management.
• Take full ownership of the finance and accounting team, driving performance, development, coaching, and a clear growth path for the Controller and broader accountability across the group.
• Lead financial due diligence / QoE support on add‑on acquisition targets, including synergy modeling and post‑close tracking, and support integration execution — combined‑entity financials, systems and service‑provider consolidation, and working capital true‑ups.
• Support exit readiness — maintaining the 5‑year forecast (income statement/balance sheet/cash flow) and consolidated databook, and supporting buyer diligence Q&A.

Strategic Leadership & Business Performance

• Serve as a true strategic partner to the CEO — lead efforts to improve workflows and professionalize reporting across accounting and finance, streamlining processes and systems (including NetSuite ERP/MRP ownership and optimization, such as under‑utilized demand planning modules, and driving AI adoption across finance and the business for close acceleration, reporting automation, variance analysis, and deduction management) and cross‑functional collaboration to support data integrity and cross‑departmental utilization of data.
• In conjunction with the CEO, lead internal value creation projects that contribute towards improved processes, productivity, and earnings growth. Examples of potential projects include:
• Drive margin expansion across all product lines
• Customer‑and contract‑level profitability analyses
• Pricing strategy, trade spend, and volume rebate programs, including trade promotion ROI measurement and use of syndicated/POS data (velocity, price, mix vs. shipments)
• Import, freight, and supplier cost analysis across Mexico, Asia, and Europe sourcing
• Inventory optimization and demand planning / S&OP process ownership across a multi‑SKU import/distribution model, including maintaining the inventory dashboard built by BCP
• Strengthen data and analytics capabilities to support commercial decision‑making
• Customer‑level sales and margin reviews across retail and CPG accounts
• Pricing and rebate structures
• Product‑level costing and standard cost variance analysis
• Purchasing decisions and supplier negotiations
• Capital allocation and ROI analysis
• Set clear goals, KPIs, and performance expectations across the finance function and key cross‑functional partners, including sales and operations.
• Establish a regular cadence for tracking progress against goals, with transparent reporting on what's on track versus what needs course correction.
• Hold team members and business partners accountable to commitments, fostering a culture of ownership and follow‑through across the organization.
• Provide the CEO and Board with clear, data‑backed visibility into performance against key operating and financial targets.

Executive Leadership and Organizational Culture

• Serve as a culture‑building leader who models accountability, transparency, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
• Model a culture of clear expectation‑setting and accountability, ensuring goals are well‑defined, tracked, and consistently met across the organization.
• Work hands‑on and closely with the current finance and accounting team, providing mentorship and day‑to‑day partnership to strengthen financial operations.
• Partner closely with the Company’s leadership team — positioning finance as a business partner, not a scorekeeper — to strengthen the platform's operating cadence, communication structure, and cross‑functional alignment.
• Develop a high‑performing finance and accounting team with clear roles and accountability.
• Lead with humility, pragmatism, and hands‑on engagement consistent with a founder‑led, lower middle‑market, entrepreneurial environment.

Qualifications

• Minimum 10 years of progressive financial leadership, with 3+ years' experience as a lead business and strategic thought partner to a senior business leader (CEO, GM, or equivalent).
• Significant exposure to operations, cost accounting, financial forecasting, and capital investment decision‑making in an import, distribution, food/beverage, or CPG environment.
• Track record of using data and analytics to generate actionable insights that influence business decisions, not just producing reports.
• Demonstrated experience setting clear performance expectations and KPIs, and holding teams and business partners accountable to them.
• Demonstrated success driving finance process transformation and systems improvement.
• Strong analytical skills to gather data from multiple sources and translate findings into clear recommendations.
• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal, requiring tact and discretion; effective presentation skills with executive audiences.
• Spanish language fluency ideally preferred, given RP Foods' Hispanic‑focused customer base, Mexico‑based supplier relationships, and bilingual ownership and team — though not a requirement for an otherwise outstanding candidate.
• Drive and sense of urgency; reputation for getting things done efficiently and going above and beyond when necessary.
• Creativity in problem‑solving and ability to multitask effectively, along with strong time management skills.
• CPA and/or MBA a plus but not required.

RP Foods is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or veteran status.