Operational & Hands on Chief Financial Officer (CFO)/Controller
Confidential | Multi-Unit Food & Retail Business | NYC
The Opportunity
We are conducting a confidential search for a Chief Financial Officer to join a well-established, multi-unit food and retail business in New York City.
This is a lead, stabilize, and elevate opportunity, stepping into an existing operation and bringing the financial leadership needed to enhance visibility, strengthen execution, and support continued growth. The business has a strong brand, loyal customer base, and meaningful scale.
The opportunity is to bring greater financial clarity, structure, and partnership to the next phase.
What You’ll Walk Into
• Multi-location, high-volume food and retail operation
• Established accounting/finance team with strong day-to-day execution
• Complex, operationally driven environment (inventory, distribution, logistics, labor)
• Opportunity to enhance reporting, cost visibility, and decision support
This is a role for a CFO who understands that operations drive finance, not the other way around.
What You’ll Be Responsible For
• Leading and developing the finance and accounting function
• Improving financial reporting, KPIs, and real-time visibility into performance
• Driving deeper insight into product-level margins, delivery/logistics costs, and overall profitability
• Partnering with ownership on pricing, cost structure, and operational decision-making
• Strengthening processes, controls, and accountability across locations
• Providing both strategic guidance and hands-on leadership
Who This Role Is Designed For
We are seeking a Hands on CFO or Controller (or strong senior finance leader) with experience in operationally intensive, multi-unit, or service-driven environments, such as:
- Food & beverage, restaurant groups, or multi-unit retail
- E-commerce retail
- Consumer products / perishable goods environments
- Facilities or field services organization
- Hospitality groups
- specialty manufacturing
- Grocery/Foods
What You Bring
• Proven experience in a hands-on, operational CFO or senior finance leadership role
• Strong understanding of inventory, cost of goods, and margin management
• Ability to translate financial data into clear, actionable insights
• Experience partnering closely with ownership in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment
• Leadership style that builds accountability while maintaining team stability
Why This Role
This is a unique opportunity to step into a well-known, established business and:
Bring clarity to a complex operation
Influence real-time business decisions
Elevate finance as a true partner to the business
