Strategic CFO for PE-Backed Growth & Acquisitions

Conexus; Santa Maria (CA); Vor Ort; USD 200.000 - 230.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Conexus, a private equity-backed environmental and construction services platform, seeks a CFO in Santa Maria to lead accounting and finance across multiple locations. The role focuses on strategic financial leadership, capital allocation, and driving performance through robust reporting and integration of acquisitions.

You will partner with the CEO and PE sponsors to improve profitability, optimize cash flow, and support growth initiatives while building scalable finance processes and a

Qualifikationen

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field; CPA and/or MBA preferred.
• 10+ years of progressive accounting and finance leadership experience, ideally CFO-level.
• Experience in private equity-backed, lower middle-market businesses with acquisition-driven growth.
• Strong industry background in capital-intensive, asset-heavy environments like environmental or construction services.
• Proven experience supporting acquisitions, due diligence, integration, and multi-entity operations.
• Technical accounting leadership for reporting, internal controls, and consolidated statements.
• Hands-on FP&A, capital budgeting, working capital management, and cash flow forecasting.
• Experience managing lender relationships, debt covenants, and asset-backed financing.

Aufgaben

• Lead accounting and finance organization, including reporting, close, budgeting, forecasting, treasury, and controls.
• Partner with CEO and PE sponsors to drive growth, profitability, and operational efficiency.
• Support acquisition activity, due diligence, modeling, and post-acquisition integration.
• Develop financial reporting packages, KPIs, and dashboards across locations.
• Collaborate with operations on pricing, customer profitability, cost structures, and margins.
• Oversee capex planning, ROI analysis for equipment, fleet, facilities, and expansion.
• Manage liquidity, 13-week cash forecasting, and working capital optimization.
• Strengthen banking relationships and manage debt facilities and covenants.
• Improve accounting infrastructure, ERP modernization, and automated reporting.
• Monitor regulatory, environmental, and safety compliance in financial planning.
• Build and mentor a high-performing finance team with scalable processes.

Kenntnisse

Leadership

Strategic thinking

Communication

Cross-functional collaboration

Ausbildung

Bachelor's in Accounting/Finance

CPA preferred

MBA preferred

Tools

ERP systems

QuickBooks Online

Jobbeschreibung

Conexus, a private equity-backed environmental and construction services platform, seeks a CFO in Santa Maria to lead accounting and finance across multiple locations. The role focuses on strategic financial leadership, capital allocation, and driving performance through robust reporting and integration of acquisitions.

You will partner with the CEO and PE sponsors to improve profitability, optimize cash flow, and support growth initiatives while building scalable finance processes and a