Chief Financial Officer (CFAO)
Primestaff Services is partnering with a confidential employer in their search for a strategic Chief Financial Officer or CFAO to drive expansion through M&A, recapitalization, and enterprise scaling. The role will design and lead the financial, legal, IT, and risk infrastructure needed to transition the company from a high‑growth engineering firm into a private‑equity‑backed platform. The role ensures financial integrity, due diligence readiness, and enterprise scalability to support growth, acquisitions, and recapitalization.
What You’ll Do:
- Build a scalable finance and accounting architecture for multi‑division growth.
- Lead readiness for private equity diligence and transactions.
- Implement and integrate ERP systems (Deltek Vantagepoint or equivalent).
- Establish governance, legal, and risk frameworks aligned with investor expectations.
- Serve as the financial and administrative liaison to investors, auditors, and the Board.
- Own financial strategy, modeling, FP&A, and capitalization planning.
- Direct accounting, treasury, cash management, and audit readiness.
- Oversee ERP/data architecture, cybersecurity, and analytics functions.
- Manage contracts, insurance programs, compliance, and external counsel.
- Lead and mentor administrative teams, fostering transparency and accountability.
What We’re Looking For:
- 15+ years in financial leadership, with 5+ years as CFO/VP Finance/CFAO.
- Experience with PE transactions, recapitalizations, or acquisitions.
- Proven success in multi‑division finance infrastructure.
- Strong GAAP, financial modeling, and KPI expertise.
- ERP/PSA system familiarity (Deltek, NetSuite, etc.).
- CPA, MBA, or equivalent advanced credential preferred.
- Strategic architect and integrator of complex systems.
- Investor‑minded with strong value creation focus.
- Hands‑on builder with high integrity and fiduciary accountability.
- Collaborative partner across operations and executive leadership.
This is a hands‑on, investor‑minded leadership role for a builder ready to transform a growth‑stage company into a scalable platform. If that sounds like you, we’d love to hear from you!
Other Details:
- Seniority level: Executive
- Employment type: Full-time
- Job function: Finance and Management
Benefits:
- Medical insurance
- Vision insurance
- 401(k)
- Disability insurance