Job Description

CooperDouglas has partnered with a market-leading, privately held manufacturing company to identify a Chief Financial Officer. The CFO will be a key executive partner to the CEO and ownership, responsible for providing both strategic financial guidance and hands-on accounting leadership. They will oversee all financial and accounting operations, including general ledger, cost accounting, reporting, budgeting, forecasting, treasury, audit, and tax. This is not a purely operational finance role; the company requires a leader with a strong accounting foundation and proven experience guiding manufacturing organizations through complexity. You will also play a critical role in ERP implementation, financial systems optimization, and establishing stronger cost visibility across the business. The CFO will have the opportunity to join an organization with a strong legacy, play a pivotal role in shaping its future, and build the financial infrastructure needed to support continued growth.

Key Responsibilities

• Drive timely and accurate financial reporting in accordance with GAAP; ensure a strong control environment and successful audit outcomes.
• Provide leadership on manufacturing cost accounting, inventory management, and margin analysis.
• Develop budgets, forecasts, and cash flow models aligned with strategic objectives.
• Partner with the CEO, COO, and executive team to evaluate capital investments, growth initiatives, and financial performance.

• Manage banking relationships, treasury, and risk management.

• Supporting M&A opportunities as may be required including analysis

• Oversee ERP implementation (Epicor) and improve financial systems, reporting tools, and business intelligence capabilities.
• Recruit, mentor, and develop a best-in-class accounting and finance team.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting required; CPA/CMA preferred.
• 15+ years of progressive finance leadership, including 5+ years in a CFO or senior executive finance role.
• Strong track record in manufacturing finance and cost accounting.
• ERP implementation experience; Epicor background highly desirable.
• Hands-on and detail-oriented leader, able to engage directly in the accounting function while also contributing at the strategic level.
• Proven ability to work with executive teams, ownership, auditors, and banking partners.
• Strong communication skills, with the ability to engage and influence across all levels of the organization.

Compensation range: $225,000–$265,000 + Discretionary annual bonus up to 30%!

This is an onsite role at the company’s headquarters in Whittier.

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