Who We’re Looking For
We are seeking a senior, strategic financial leader with deep experience driving profitability, EBITDA expansion, and exit readiness. This role is designed for a high-caliber CFO who has worked with growth-stage companies and private equity–backed businesses and understands what buyers care about.
This is not a day-to-day accounting or tactical execution role. The right candidate is a big-picture, analytical, competitive thinker who thrives in financial strategy, performance optimization, and executive-level decision support. You will work closely with ownership and the internal accounting team to sharpen financial discipline, uncover opportunities, and prepare the business for a future sale.
Summary
Serve as a fractional CFO, working on-site approximately one day per week, to provide strategic financial leadership focused on maximizing EBITDA, improving operating leverage, and positioning the company for a successful exit. You will partner with ownership and the accounting team to elevate financial insight, challenge assumptions, and drive measurable improvement in profitability and enterprise value.
Business Context
We operate a scaled, field-based contracting business with a large workforce, significant labor and equipment costs, project-based and recurring revenue streams, and seasonal demand. The business has grown rapidly and now requires sharper financial strategy, margin discipline, and operating leverage as it prepares for a future transaction.
Key Responsibilities
- Act as the senior financial thought partner to ownership, with a focus on value creation and exit strategy
- Analyze financial performance to identify EBITDA expansion opportunities, margin improvement, and cost structure optimization
- Lead and elevate weekly and monthly financial reviews, translating numbers into clear strategic insights
- Develop and refine KPIs, dashboards, and reporting aligned with how buyers and private equity evaluate businesses
- Pressure-test budgets, forecasts, capital allocation decisions, and growth initiatives
- Partner with the internal accounting team to ensure financial accuracy while staying out of day-to-day bookkeeping
- Advise on deal readiness, quality of earnings considerations, and pre-transaction financial strategy
- Coordinate with external tax, audit, and advisory firms as needed
What This Role Is Not
- Not a bookkeeping, controller, or accounting manager role
- Not responsible for processing transactions or preparing tax returns
- Not a tactical, day-to-day execution position
Ideal Background
- Former or current CFO, fractional CFO, or senior finance leader
- Experience working with private equity, M&A, or owner-led businesses preparing for exit
- Proven track record of EBITDA growth, profitability improvement, and strategic financial leadership
- Highly analytical, commercially minded, and comfortable challenging assumptions
- Confident operating in executive-level discussions with ownership
Engagement Structure
- Part-time, fractional role
- On-site approximately one day per week
- Confidential search
Compensation
Compensation structure and expectations to be proposed by the candidate. We are open to retainers, performance-based structures, or a combination thereof, aligned with value creation and exit outcomes.
How to Inquire
Submit a resume and a brief overview of relevant experience, including proposed engagement structure and compensation expectations. All inquiries will be handled confidentially.
Job Type: Part-time
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
Location:
- Columbia Station, OH (Preferred)
Ability to Commute:
- Columbia Station, OH (Required)
Ability to Relocate:
- Columbia Station, OH: Relocate before starting work (Required)
Work Location: In person
