Global Chief Financial Officer

RSM US LLP; United States; On-site; USD 350,000 - 750,000; Full time

Job summary

RSM US LLP is seeking a seasoned global finance leader to serve as CFO, partnering with the CEO and the executive team to shape growth, capital strategy, and long-range planning across markets and geographies. You will head controllership, planning and analysis, treasury, tax, audit, and investor readiness, driving modernization and disciplined execution.

The role requires public-company experience, a proven track record in transformation, and the ability to operate in a matrixed,

Qualifications

• Public-company CFO or equivalent senior finance leadership.
• Experience scaling organizations through growth and transformation.
• Experience with capital markets, treasury, balance-sheet management.
• M&A transaction experience including financing and integration.
• Ability to partner with regional/country finance leaders in a matrixed environment.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a strategic partner to the CEO and firm leaders, helping define and execute growth strategy across markets, capabilities, and geographies.
• Lead the global finance organization with controllership, planning and analysis, treasury, tax, audit, and investor readiness.
• Strengthen financial discipline, governance, forecasting, and stakeholder communications for capital-market activity.
• Drive enterprise-wide finance transformation, including standardization and shared services to improve insight and efficiency.
• Collaborate with leadership to improve performance management and resource allocation across a global organization.
• Oversee capital structure planning, liquidity management, and financing decisions to support growth and resilience.
• Evaluate, execute, and integrate acquisitions/divestitures and other strategic transactions.
• Prepare for strategic alternatives including private capital activity and IPO readiness.
• Build a strong global finance leadership bench with high standards and accountability.

Skills

Public-company CFO

Global finance leadership

M&A experience

Capital markets

Strategic leadership

Stakeholder management

Transformation & modernization

Job description

We are the leading provider of professional services to the middle market globally, our purpose is to instill confidence in a world of change, empowering our clients and people to realize their full potential. Our exceptional people are the key to our unrivaled, culture and talent experience and our ability to be compelling to our clients. You'll find an environment that inspires and empowers you to thrive both personally and professionally. There's no one like you and that's why there's nowhere like RSM.

Key Responsibilities

• Serve as a strategic partner to the CEO, executive leadership team, and firm leaders, helping define and execute the firm's growth strategy across markets, capabilities, and geographies.
• Lead the global finance organization, with accountability for controllership, planning and analysis, treasury, tax, audit, investor readiness, and broader financial operations.
• Strengthen financial discipline and public-company readiness, including controls, reporting processes, governance, forecasting rigor, and stakeholder communications appropriate for future capital-markets activity.
• Drive enterprise-wide finance transformation, including simplification, standardization, shared services or centers of excellence where appropriate, and the use of technology to improve insight, efficiency, and decision support.
• Partner with firm leaders and regional finance teams to improve performance management, resource allocation, and business decision-making across a complex global organization.
• Lead strategic finance activities including capital structure planning, capital allocation, liquidity management, and financing decisions in a way that supports both growth and resilience.
• Play a central role in evaluating, executing, and integrating acquisitions, divestitures, and other strategic transactions.
• Help prepare the company for a range of strategic alternatives, including private capital activity, IPO readiness, and broader market-facing financial leadership.
• Build and develop a strong global finance leadership bench, fostering high standards, accountability, collaboration, and succession strength across regions.

Candidate Profile

• Prior experience as a public-company or large-scale enterprise CFO, or in a similarly broad and complex senior finance leadership role.
• Strong record of helping organizations scale through growth, transformation, and strategic change.
• Experience working across global markets and partnering effectively with regional or country finance leaders in a matrixed environment.
• Demonstrated success in capital markets, treasury, balance sheet management, and investor-facing environments.
• Meaningful M&A experience, including transaction execution, financing, integration, and value capture.
• Track record of improving financial and operational performance through modernization, disciplined execution, and strong leadership.
• Experience with IPO preparation or other forms of public-company readiness is highly desirable.
• Experience in complex professional services, partnership-influenced, or multi-stakeholder business models is a plus.
• High integrity, sound judgment, and the ability to lead calmly and decisively under pressure.

Leadership Attributes

• The ideal candidate is a respected finance leader who combines strategic range with operational depth. They should be able to engage credibly with boards, investors, and business leaders, while also building strong teams and driving practical execution.
• This person will bring a growth mindset, a global perspective, and the ability to translate financial rigor into business momentum.

At RSM, we offer a competitive benefits and compensation package for all our people. Learn more about our total rewards at https://rsmus.com/careers/working-at-rsm/benefits .

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