Interim Chief Financial Officer — Manufacturing
- Location: Midtown Manhattan, NY, or NJ office
- Schedule: Hybrid; approximately 2–3 days onsite per week
- Compensation: $150–$165/hour+
- Engagement: 18–24 months; interim assignment with no anticipated permanent conversion
- Travel: Approximately one trip per month, typically 2–3 days, to manufacturing facilities
- Reports to: Chief Executive Officer
About the Opportunity
A manufacturing organization is seeking an experienced, hands-on Interim CFO to lead its accounting and finance function through a period of operational improvement and business transformation. Reporting directly to the CEO, this executive will strengthen financial performance, improve visibility into plant operations, and drive improvements across reporting, controls, and finance processes.
The role combines executive leadership with direct involvement in manufacturing finance, costing, inventory, and profitability analysis. The Interim CFO will partner closely with plant leadership, lead the upcoming NetSuite implementation and adoption, and ensure leadership has reliable financial information to guide strategic and operational decisions.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead the accounting and finance teams, overseeing financial reporting, planning, forecasting, and internal controls.
- Partner with the CEO and plant leadership to identify and execute opportunities to improve operational performance and profitability.
- Strengthen plant-level financial reporting, providing greater visibility into manufacturing costs, inventory, margins, and performance drivers.
- Improve cost accounting processes and inventory reporting to support accurate financial results and informed operating decisions.
- Develop actionable operating KPIs and management reporting to track performance across manufacturing locations.
- Enhance forecasting, financial controls, and finance processes to improve accuracy, accountability, and efficiency.
- Lead NetSuite implementation and adoption in partnership with internal stakeholders and implementation resources.
- Support transaction readiness by improving the quality and consistency of financial information, reporting, and supporting processes.
- Maintain an active presence at manufacturing facilities, working directly with plant leadership to implement improvements.
Required Qualifications
- CPA designation.
- Demonstrated success as a CFO or VP of Finance operating with CFO-level responsibility.
- Significant finance leadership experience within manufacturing, including responsibility for multiple production facilities.
- Strong expertise in cost accounting, inventory, and manufacturing profitability analysis.
- Direct experience partnering with plant operations and translating financial analysis into measurable operational improvements.
- NetSuite experience.
- Broad ownership of financial planning, reporting, forecasting, and internal controls.
- Experience leading accounting and finance teams.
- Ability to operate strategically while remaining closely involved in financial and operational details.
- Availability for an 18–24-month interim engagement, the hybrid office schedule, and regular plant travel.
Preferred Qualifications
- Finance leadership experience within a private equity-backed manufacturer.
- Experience leading turnaround, business transformation, or operational improvement initiatives.
- Prior NetSuite implementation leadership.
- Experience preparing a business for sale or supporting a transaction process.
