Hands-On CFO for PE-Backed Industrial Growth

Advastar, Inc. | Recruiting & Staffing; United States; On-site; USD 250,000 - 400,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401K with match

Paid time off

Holidays

Relocation assistance

Job summary

Advastar, Inc. in the Kansas City area is seeking a hands-on Chief Financial Officer to partner with the CEO on a growth-focused plan across operations, engineering, and project teams.

This is not a maintenance or accounting-only seat: the CFO protects financial integrity today while building the financial operating system the business needs to scale - partnering directly with operations, engineering, sales, and project teams rather than reporting results after the fact.

Qualifications

• Experience leading finance in a project-based industrial or capital-equipment business.
• Expertise in percentage-of-completion and project accounting.
• Strong private equity-backed board, sponsor, and covenant oversight experience.

Responsibilities

• Own all finance, accounting, treasury, reporting, and controls for a growing middle-market manufacturer.
• Serve as a close financial partner to the CEO and support an aggressive growth agenda.
• Build integrated forecasting linking bookings, backlog, schedules, revenue, margin, and cash.
• Establish project governance: POC/EAC, margin visibility, and change orders.
• Drive cash and working-capital discipline and covenant management.
• Lead the finance side of acquisitions: diligence, integration, and post-close performance.
• Build a scalable finance organization and modern financial systems.

Skills

CFO leadership

Private equity exposure

Project accounting

ERP implementation

Cash flow management

M&A integration

Cross-functional partnership

Board presentation

Education

Bachelor's in Accounting/Finance

CPA or MBA valuable

Tools

SAP ERP

Oracle ERP

Job description

Advastar, Inc. in the Kansas City area is seeking a hands-on Chief Financial Officer to partner with the CEO on a growth-focused plan across operations, engineering, and project teams.

This is not a maintenance or accounting-only seat: the CFO protects financial integrity today while building the financial operating system the business needs to scale - partnering directly with operations, engineering, sales, and project teams rather than reporting results after the fact.