Build the finance organization for Scaling.com's path from $15M to $120M

Location: Utah | Reports to: Chief Executive Officer | Company: Scaling.com

The Opportunity

Scaling.com is approximately 15 months old and operates at roughly $15 million in annual revenue. We are looking to build a finance team that scales from where we currently are to $120 million annually.

We are seeking a hands-on, builder-oriented Chief Financial Officer who can operate at our current stage while designing the people, systems, controls, reporting, and capital relationships required for the next several stages of scale. This person will work directly with the CEO and partners and will become a trusted financial thought partner, not simply the executive who reports historical numbers.

The Mission

Build and lead the financial organization Scaling.com needs to scale from $15 million to $120 million while protecting cash, creating reliable reporting and controls, establishing continuous access to responsible capital, and serving as the CEO's trusted and candid financial right hand.

Core Mandates

Strategic Finance and CEO Partnership

Own the annual operating plan, rolling forecasts, long-range financial model, and scenario planning
Deliver a concise weekly financial scorecard and monthly planned-versus-actual analysis
Translate financial results into clear decisions, tradeoffs, and recommendations on hiring, customer acquisition, pricing, compensation, debt, distributions, and capital allocation
Identify risks early, communicate difficult news directly, and challenge assumptions respectfully when the facts require it

Accounting and Controls

Own the month-end and year-end close and ensure accurate, timely financial statements
Oversee accounts payable, accounts receivable, collections, payroll oversight, expense management, tax coordination, and financial compliance
Maintain accurate financial records and work effectively with external accounting, tax, and advisory partners
Build durable financial controls, approval authorities, documentation, and reporting processes that are not dependent on one person
Oversee annual financial statement audit to ensure that books are clean and accurate

Cash, Treasury and Capital Access

Maintain a reliable 13-week cash forecast and longer-range liquidity plan
Own treasury, banking, payment processors, credit cards, wires, working capital, and liquidity visibility
Build trusted relationships with commercial banks, credit unions, SBA lenders where appropriate, equipment-finance providers, asset-based lenders, private-credit providers, and other responsible capital sources
Maintain multiple credible financing paths so the company is never dependent on one institution or an emergency process
Prepare lender-ready financial packages and evaluate financing alternatives based on total cost, covenants, collateral, guarantees, flexibility, repayment capacity, and strategic risk

Legal Operations and Finance-Team Development

Serve as the internal owner of legal operations while working closely with qualified outside counsel
Coordinate entities, LLCs, operating agreements, partner agreements, contracts, renewals, governance, insurance, disputes, and legal-risk follow-through
Know which matters belong inside the company and which require external legal counsel
Design and build the finance organization needed at approximately $30 million, $60 million, and $120 million, including Controller, accounting, and FP&A capabilities as required

First 90-Day Priorities

Complete a disciplined transition from the current finance leader and map every material responsibility, deadline, system, relationship, open issue, and risk
Stabilize the finance function and ensure uninterrupted ownership of cash, reporting, accounting, tax coordination, banking, and legal operations
Establish a reliable 13-week cash forecast, monthly close, weekly CEO financial briefing, and monthly planned-versus-actual reporting cadence
Create a capital roadmap and lender-ready data room, begin meaningful conversations with at least five qualified banking or capital-source contacts, and maintain at least three credible financing paths in active discussion
Present the finance-team, systems, controls, and reporting plan required for Scaling.com's path to $120 million

The Ideal Candidate

Approximately 12 or more years of progressive finance and accounting experience, including at least five years leading a finance or accounting function
Demonstrated experience helping a founder-led, privately held, or PE-backed company scale substantially—ideally through at least a 3X expansion or from a stage similar to Scaling.com toward $75 million-$100 million or more
End-to-end ownership of strategic finance, forecasting, accounting, close, cash, controls, and executive reporting
Experience building scalable financial processes, controls, and reporting in a fast-changing company
Proven success securing, renewing, or expanding business financing and building lender relationships before an urgent capital need arose
Experience preparing lender-ready financial packages and negotiating pricing, covenants, collateral, guarantees, and reporting requirements
Experience building a finance team and systems rather than merely inheriting a mature organization
Strong understanding of US accounting principles, treasury, controls, and multi-entity organizations. CPA strongly preferred
Utah-based or willing to relocate and work meaningfully in person with the CEO and leadership team

Requirements

The Personal Profile

The right leader is low ego and high ownership; calm, direct, discreet, and fast without being careless. They are comfortable acting with incomplete information while making assumptions explicit. They can move between a detailed reconciliation, a major wire, a lender negotiation, a three-year model, and a candid conversation with the CEO. They bring bad news early, disagree respectfully, and reduce rather than increase the CEO's cognitive load.

Scope Clarity

Events, general operations-team management, and day-to-day HR administration are outside the permanent scope of this CFO role. Fund accounting or investor reporting for Scaling Capital would require a separately defined mandate and appropriate resources.

Why Scaling.com

This is an opportunity to work directly with the CEO and partners, build the company's banking and capital-access strategy, and design the finance organization for a business intentionally scaling from approximately $15 million to $120 million. The CFO will have real authority to build, not merely maintain, the function.

Benefits

Compensation

Target base salary: $200,000-$240,000, plus a 20%-30% target annual incentive and meaningful long-term value-creation upside. The final package will reflect the candidate's experience and the scope of the role.

Scaling.com is an equal opportunity employer. We consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

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