Division CFO

Sherpa | Recruiting, Staffing & Consulting; Hemlock (MI); On-site; USD 225,000 - 275,000; Full time

Job summary

DealHub Ltd. is seeking a hands-on Division CFO to build and lead the financial organization for a complex business unit within a global manufacturing environment.

You will partner with divisional leadership to drive profitability, establish financial visibility, and translate data into actionable recommendations. The role requires extensive global finance leadership, cross-functional collaboration, and a track record of shaping strategy through financial insight.

Qualifications

• 15–20+ years of progressive finance and accounting leadership experience, preferably within a global, complex, or multinational organization.
• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related discipline required; MBA, CPA, or equivalent advanced credentials preferred.
• Demonstrated success leading finance and accounting operations, including financial planning, budgeting, forecasting, and reporting.
• Extensive experience developing and implementing financial strategies, strengthening internal controls, and improving overall business performance.
• Proven ability to influence executive leadership and communicate complex financial information through presentations, analysis, and strategic recommendations.
• Experience evaluating business performance, identifying financial opportunities and risks, and advising leadership on key strategic initiatives, including mergers and acquisitions.
• Demonstrated ability to lead multiple projects, manage diverse teams, and drive execution in a dynamic business environment.
• Strong understanding of financial reporting requirements, accounting best practices, corporate governance, and risk management.
• Ability to navigate complex, ambiguous business challenges and provide thoughtful recommendations supported by financial analysis and broader market considerations.
• Exceptional leadership, communication, relationship-building, and strategic problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the strategic finance leader and primary business partner to divisional leadership, providing data-driven analysis, challenging assumptions, and translating financial and operational insights into timely, actionable recommendations that drive growth, profitability, and informed executive decision-making.
• Lead the division's financial planning and performance management processes, including budgeting, forecasting, long-range planning, financial reporting, and accounting operations.
• Establish and communicate the division's strategic financial direction, connecting short-term business priorities with long-term organizational objectives.
• Develop a deep understanding of market dynamics, customer demand, competitive trends, and revenue opportunities to help shape business strategy and identify opportunities for growth and improved financial performance.
• Provide financial leadership and analysis for capital investments, manufacturing expansion, acquisition opportunities, and portfolio decisions, ensuring alignment with business objectives and return-on-investment expectations.
• Partner closely with manufacturing, engineering, operations, and supply chain leadership to improve productivity, cost competitiveness, asset utilization, profitability, and return on invested capital.
• Analyze financial results, operational performance, and key performance indicators, translating findings into actionable recommendations for senior leadership.
• Drive continuous improvement across financial processes, internal controls, reporting structures, compliance, and operational performance to support profitable growth and operational excellence.
• Challenge existing practices and assumptions, encouraging innovation, process improvement, and new approaches to solving complex business challenges.
• Partner with cross-functional leadership to ensure resources, investments, and priorities are aligned with organizational goals and strategic initiatives.
• Lead, coach, and develop a high-performing finance organization, building leadership capability, succession strength, and a culture of accountability, collaboration, continuous improvement, and operational excellence.
• Establish clear performance expectations, communicate individual and team objectives, and provide ongoing coaching, feedback, and professional development.
• Ensure financial operations, reporting, and business practices adhere to applicable regulatory requirements, accounting standards, internal policies, and corporate governance expectations.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to senior management, addressing complex and often ambiguous business challenges through sound financial judgment, strategic thinking, financial analysis, and risk assessment.

Skills

Strategic leadership

Financial analysis

Executive communication

Cross-functional collaboration

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's in Accounting/Finance

MBA/CPA preferred

Job description

Compensation: To $250K, plus bonus, LTIP and full relocation

Job Overview - Division CFO

Our client is seeking an accomplished Division CFO to build and lead the financial organization for a complex business unit within a global manufacturing company. This is an opportunity for a hands-on, strategic finance leader to establish the infrastructure, processes, and capabilities needed to support the division's next phase of growth and operational performance.

The Division CFO will serve as a trusted business partner and strategic advisor to divisional leadership, working closely with operational and commercial leaders to build financial visibility, strengthen decision-making, and drive accountability across the organization. This individual will take an entrepreneurial, ground-up approach to developing the division's finance function, including financial planning and analysis, budgeting and forecasting, reporting, internal controls, and financial operations.

Beyond traditional financial leadership, this role will be deeply embedded in the business, translating financial and operational data into actionable insights, challenging assumptions, identifying opportunities for improved profitability, and helping shape long-term business strategy. The ideal candidate brings extensive global finance and accounting leadership experience, strong commercial and operational acumen, and a proven ability to build high-performing teams, develop scalable financial processes, and influence executive-level decisions in a complex manufacturing environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Serve as the strategic finance leader and primary business partner to divisional leadership, providing data-driven analysis, challenging assumptions, and translating financial and operational insights into timely, actionable recommendations that drive growth, profitability, and informed executive decision-making.
• Lead the division's financial planning and performance management processes, including budgeting, forecasting, long-range planning, financial reporting, and accounting operations.
• Establish and communicate the division's strategic financial direction, connecting short-term business priorities with long-term organizational objectives.
• Develop a deep understanding of market dynamics, customer demand, competitive trends, and revenue opportunities to help shape business strategy and identify opportunities for growth and improved financial performance.
• Provide financial leadership and analysis for capital investments, manufacturing expansion, acquisition opportunities, and portfolio decisions, ensuring alignment with business objectives and return-on-investment expectations.
• Partner closely with manufacturing, engineering, operations, and supply chain leadership to improve productivity, cost competitiveness, asset utilization, profitability, and return on invested capital.
• Analyze financial results, operational performance, and key performance indicators, translating findings into actionable recommendations for senior leadership.
• Drive continuous improvement across financial processes, internal controls, reporting structures, compliance, and operational performance to support profitable growth and operational excellence.
• Challenge existing practices and assumptions, encouraging innovation, process improvement, and new approaches to solving complex business challenges.
• Partner with cross-functional leadership to ensure resources, investments, and priorities are aligned with organizational goals and strategic initiatives.
• Lead, coach, and develop a high-performing finance organization, building leadership capability, succession strength, and a culture of accountability, collaboration, continuous improvement, and operational excellence.
• Establish clear performance expectations, communicate individual and team objectives, and provide ongoing coaching, feedback, and professional development.
• Ensure financial operations, reporting, and business practices adhere to applicable regulatory requirements, accounting standards, internal policies, and corporate governance expectations.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to senior management, addressing complex and often ambiguous business challenges through sound financial judgment, strategic thinking, financial analysis, and risk assessment.

Qualifications

• 15–20+ years of progressive finance and accounting leadership experience, preferably within a global, complex, or multinational organization.
• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related discipline required; MBA, CPA, or equivalent advanced credentials preferred.
• Demonstrated success leading finance and accounting operations, including financial planning, budgeting, forecasting, and reporting.
• Extensive experience developing and implementing financial strategies, strengthening internal controls, and improving overall business performance.
• Proven ability to influence executive leadership and communicate complex financial information through presentations, analysis, and strategic recommendations.
• Experience evaluating business performance, identifying financial opportunities and risks, and advising leadership on key strategic initiatives, including mergers and acquisitions.
• Demonstrated ability to lead multiple projects, manage diverse teams, and drive execution in a dynamic business environment.
• Strong understanding of financial reporting requirements, accounting best practices, corporate governance, and risk management.
• Ability to navigate complex, ambiguous business challenges and provide thoughtful recommendations supported by financial analysis and broader market considerations.
• Exceptional leadership, communication, relationship-building, and strategic problem-solving skills.

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