Remote Interim CFO — Strategic Finance Leader for Growth

Cherry Bekaert LLP; United States; Remote; USD 124,000 - 165,000; Part time

Job summary

Cherry Bekaert Recruiting & Staffing is seeking an accomplished Interim Chief Financial Officer to provide strategic and hands-on financial leadership to a corporate, private equity-backed organization. This remote engagement requires an executive with the ability to assess the finance function, set priorities, and partner with senior leadership to meet organizational objectives.

The successful consultant will blend strategic leadership with day-to-day financial involvement, driving finance

Qualifications

• Significant progressive finance and accounting leadership experience.
• Prior CFO, Interim CFO, VP of Finance, or comparable senior financial leadership experience.
• Strong expertise in financial reporting, budgeting, forecasting, cash flow management, and accounting operations.
• CPA and/or MBA preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide executive leadership and oversight across the finance and accounting functions.
• Partner with senior leadership on financial strategy, planning, forecasting, and business performance.
• Oversee budgeting, forecasting, cash flow management, financial reporting, and accounting operations.
• Develop and monitor financial forecasts, KPIs, and management reporting to provide enhanced visibility into business performance.
• Deliver financial analysis and actionable insights to support strategic and operational decision‑making.
• Assess existing accounting processes, internal controls, reporting capabilities, systems, and finance infrastructure.
• Strengthen financial reporting, operational efficiency, and scalability.
• Provide oversight of monthly and year‑end close, financial statements, audit activities, and internal controls.
• Provide leadership and guidance to accounting and finance teams.
• Lead finance transformation, process improvement, and systems initiatives as appropriate.
• Support M&A integration, restructuring, transaction‑related activities, and other strategic initiatives as needed.
• Communicate financial performance, risks, and key business drivers to executive stakeholders

Skills

Strategic finance leadership

Executive communication

Financial reporting

Budgeting

Forecasting

M&A experience

ERP implementation

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting

CPA or MBA preferred

Tools

ERP systems

Financial reporting tools

Job description

Cherry Bekaert Recruiting & Staffing is seeking an accomplished Interim Chief Financial Officer to provide strategic and hands-on financial leadership to a corporate, private equity-backed organization. This remote engagement requires an executive with the ability to assess the finance function, set priorities, and partner with senior leadership to meet organizational objectives.

The successful consultant will blend strategic leadership with day-to-day financial involvement, driving finance