Chief Financial Officer

DeKalb

**Chief Financial Officer** Truity Partners is partnering with a private equity backed manufacturing company to identify an experienced CFO. This is an excellent opportunity for an established CFO who enjoys working closely with operations, developing a team and helping shape a company's growth. With multiple facilities, the business has invested in acquisitions and capital equipment to support its next phase of growth. This hands-on leadership role will partner closely with the President and investors to strengthen financial visibility, improve operating performance and turn growth opportunities into measurable results. **Key Responsibilities:** • Serve as a strategic partner to the President, leadership team and investors, translating financial insights into clear recommendations and action plans. • Strengthen cost accounting, product and customer margin analysis, and plant-level reporting to improve profitability. • Lead financial planning, forecasting, cash flow and working capital management, while overseeing accounting and financial reporting. • Evaluate capital investments and growth opportunities, improve capacity utilization and support integration across the two businesses. • Develop the finance team, improve systems and processes, and manage board and banking relationships. **Ideal Background:** • Proven CFO experience in a manufacturing or industrial business, ideally within the lower middle market. • Strong understanding of multi-site operations, costing and working capital. • A track record of improving profitability and cash generation in a lean, hands-on environment. • Private equity experience strongly preferred, with the confidence to challenge assumptions constructively and drive accountability.