Chief Financial Officer

Collinwood is assisting our client, a respected and trusted chemical manufacturing company in their efforts to hire a Chief Financial Officer (CFO) located in the Westfield, IN area.

Job Summary:

The CFO will be heavily involved in all aspects of the company related to accounting and reporting activities and participate as a member of the senior executive team.

What You Will Be Doing:

Budgeting and Reporting

Develop and manage financial models, annual budgets/forecasts, and reporting processes.

Provide accurate and timely financial information and business analytics to ensure the company is effectively meeting its annual operating plan and achieving its long-term strategic objectives.

Generate regular weekly, monthly, quarterly, and annual financial and operations reporting packages for various firm constituents both internal and external. Lead discussions about the company's financial performance.

Oversee long-term budgetary planning and cost management in alignment with the company's strategic plan. Safeguard all company capital, resources, and assets and ensure they are deployed toward their highest and best use.

Analytics

Own and develop a robust set of analytics, metrics, and reporting. Develop recommendations (both strategic and tactical) resulting from the assessment of data.

Perform financial analysis on both a periodic and ad hoc basis. Interpret situations not just by the numbers, but by being a business partner across the organization.

Continuously analyze the company's operations, identifying opportunities for improvement and cost reduction.

Drive strategic process improvement initiatives and system implementations. Treasury, Banking, and Compliance

Ensure compliance with periodic and annual reporting to banks and monitor all banking activities.

Act as the primary stakeholder for the execution of future financing transactions as the primary point of contact for, current and potential lenders.

Supervise cash management activities ensuring cash flow is appropriate to support the company's operations; maintain obligation to banking relationships, including covenant calculations and compliance, monthly borrowing bases, cash flow analyses and projections, management of revolving lines of credit, and monthly payments.

Accounting

Ensure the accounting team closes the books in a timely, complete, and accurate manner.

Ensure that effective internal controls are in place and that there is compliance with GAAP and applicable federal, state, and local regulations for financial and tax reporting.

Manage the relationship with the company's external auditors. Develop and monitor internal controls.

Oversee the company's tax and regulatory requirements, ensuring that all appropriate returns and documents are filed promptly, including sales tax and Avalara reporting.

Manage, monitor, and evolve the financial systems of the organization to support the company's overall strategic goals.

Human Resources/Insurance

Oversee and manage benefits administration (including health insurance and 401k) and insurance while supporting internal compliance.

Oversee payroll processing, time tracking, and vacation.

Manage outsourced HR consulting firm and HRIS system

Work with an insurance broker to implement a risk management strategy