Chief Financial Officer

Search Max, Inc • Full-time • Miami, FL, US • 3w ago

🏗️ Confidential Executive Search | South Florida

Growth-stage manufacturer | M&A experience required | Direct seat at the ownership table

The Opportunity:

Confidential CFO search for a South Florida–based manufacturing company that has quietly become one of the most respected names in the region’s construction supply chain.

The company is at a major growth inflection point, with multiple operating facilities, a strong backlog, and work tied to some of South Florida’s most recognizable luxury residential, hospitality, commercial, and mixed-use developments.

This is not a maintenance CFO role. Ownership is looking for a strategic financial leader who can help professionalize the finance function, bring structure to a growing multi-facility operation, and play a key role in the company’s next chapter.

M&A experience is critical. The ideal candidate has been directly involved in transactions, understands diligence, deal readiness, financial storytelling, integration, and value creation, and can operate as a true partner to ownership through complex strategic initiatives.

What You’ll Own

Lead financial strategy, planning, reporting, and analysis across a multi-facility manufacturing operation
Partner directly with ownership and the executive team on capital strategy, growth planning, and long-term value creation
Drive M&A-related initiatives, including diligence preparation, transaction support, financial modeling, integration planning, and post-close execution
Build, lead, and professionalize the finance, accounting, and FP&A functions as the company scales
Improve job costing, margin analysis, WIP reporting, and project-level profitability across fabrication and installation work
Oversee treasury, banking relationships, risk, insurance, audit, tax, bonding, and surety relationships
Create the financial systems, processes, reporting cadence, and infrastructure needed to support continued growth
Serve as a hands-on executive who can operate strategically while still being close enough to the details to drive execution

What You Bring

Must-have: Direct M&A experience — buy-side, sell-side, diligence, integration, or transaction leadership
Strongly preferred: Manufacturing, fabrication, industrial, construction services, or construction-adjacent experience
Must-have: Prior CFO, VP Finance, or senior finance leadership experience in a middle-market business
10+ years of progressive financial leadership experience
Experience working in a founder-led or owner-operated environment
Strong understanding of job-cost accounting, WIP reporting, project-based margin analysis, and operational finance
Ability to build the finance function, not just maintain it
CPA, MBA, or equivalent credentials are a plus, but real transaction experience matters most

Why This Role Stands Out

Growth-stage company with a real backlog and strong market position
Direct access to ownership and the executive team
Meaningful M&A activity and strategic growth initiatives ahead
Opportunity to build and professionalize the finance function
Highly competitive compensation package with long-term incentive potential
South Florida-based opportunity in a strong and growing construction-related market
Chance to play a major role in the next phase of a respected manufacturing business

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