Job Details

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.