Remote CFO for Manufacturing Growth & Strategy

A La C.A.R.T.E. Solutions; Los Angeles (CA); Remote; USD 175,000 - 185,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental, vision, accident & pet

401k with company match

Flexible vacation

No busy season

Job summary

ALC is seeking a seasoned CFO advisor to serve manufacturing and production‑based clients as a trusted partner. You will own client relationships, analyze financials, provide actionable recommendations, and lead teams of controllers and accountants to strengthen margin, pricing, and capital decisions.

This fully remote role requires deep manufacturing cost accounting expertise, ERP/MRP proficiency, and a proven ability to communicate with C‑suite and boards.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of progressive experience in financial advisory, strategic accounting, or CFO services, including 5+ years in a senior finance leadership role within a manufacturing or production-based company
• Hands-on expertise in manufacturing cost accounting, including implementing and maintaining various costing methods, inventory valuation, variance analysis, and product/customer profitability
• Experience working within manufacturing ERP/MRP systems and partnering with operations leaders on capacity, pricing, and capital equipment decisions
• Proven leadership in guiding mid-market businesses through financial planning, capital strategy, lender relationships, and operational efficiency
• Strong background in accounting principles, GAAP, and forecasting tools
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills; able to simplify the complex and build trust with executives, operators, and team members alike

Responsibilities

• Own the end-to-end client relationship, providing strategic guidance in financial planning, budgeting, forecasting, risk management, M&A, and capital investment decisions
• Build and maintain cost accounting structures—standard, job, or process costing; bills of material; labor and overhead absorption—and lead variance analysis that gives clients a true picture of margin by product, line, and customer
• Oversee inventory accounting across raw materials, work-in-process, and finished goods, including physical counts, costing methods, and obsolescence reserves, while driving improvements in inventory turns and accuracy
• Translate plant data—capacity utilization, throughput, scrap and yield, cost per unit—into financial decisions and KPI dashboards that connect the plant floor to the P&L
• Lead capital expenditure and equipment ROI analysis, make-vs-buy decisions, and working capital strategy; manage lender relationships, borrowing base reporting, and covenant compliance
• Build pricing and quoting models that account for raw material and commodity costs, tariffs, supplier terms, and demand shifts
• Help clients get the most from their ERP/MRP systems so costing, inventory, and production data flow accurately into financial reporting
• Lead structured, impactful client QBRs and deliver service that consistently earns outstanding client satisfaction
• Proactively manage client scope and margin, and contribute to firm growth by bringing manufacturing credibility to proposals and prospect conversations
• Lead, mentor, and develop client teams, sharing manufacturing know-how with Controllers and accountants to raise ALC’s capability as a whole
• Embodies ALC's commitment to WOW professionally and CARE personally, ensuring clients feel valued, supported, and understood

Skills

Manufacturing cost accounting

GAAP & forecasting

Strategic financial guidance

Leadership in manufacturing clients

Costing methods & profitability

Tools

ERP/MRP systems

Job description

ALC is seeking a seasoned CFO advisor to serve manufacturing and production‑based clients as a trusted partner. You will own client relationships, analyze financials, provide actionable recommendations, and lead teams of controllers and accountants to strengthen margin, pricing, and capital decisions.

This fully remote role requires deep manufacturing cost accounting expertise, ERP/MRP proficiency, and a proven ability to communicate with C‑suite and boards.