Cfo - Central Maryland

About Kreischer-Miller:
Kreischer Miller's Retained Executive Search Group (RES) takes a highly personalized and collaborative approach to executive recruiting. We work directly with owners of privately-held and family-owned companies to help build their leadership teams. Our goal is to find the best fit for your organization - top-tier executives who will make an immediate and long-term positive impact on your company. Our RES group has a proven track record of locating talented senior-level executives. We are proud to be a perennial name on **Philadelphia Business Journal’s list of Top 10 Retained Search Firms**.

About The Function:
**Chief Financial Officer**
As the CFO, you will be responsible for all financial aspects of the company including accounting, people, systems, processes, records, and information. This role reports directly to the CEO and will manage all accounting and financial aspects of the business entities of this Family-Owned Company. The CFO will be onsite in central Maryland at the Company headquarters alongside the executive team.

**Responsibilities**:

- Provide leadership, direction, and management of the accounting department. Directly supervise the Controller to assure compliance will all company reporting and tax requirements, efficient processes and adequate internal controls. Indirectly supervise 6-7 bookkeepers and associated staff.
- Provide strategic partnership & recommendations to the executive team.
- Prepare timely and accurate monthly financial statements.
- Direct the year end closings and coordinate tax return preparation with CPAs for timely filings.
- Manage the processes for financial forecasting and budgets and oversee the preparation of all financial reporting.
- Advise on long-term business, financial planning and cash management.
- Quarterly travel to plant sites.
- Collaborate with other company leaders to drive continuous improvement initiatives by identifying root cause of issues and developing strategies and tactics to improve.
- Responsible for compliance with all federal, state, and local corporate, payroll, sales tax and other applicable tax laws.

**Job Qualifications**:

- 4-year degree in accounting or finance
- 10+ years’ accounting experience in the private sector
- CPA or an MBA is a plus
- Experience with Great Plains/Dynamics, Quickbooks and ADP
- Experience with ERPs is a plus
- Experience in closely held or family owned businesses is a plus

**Characteristics**:

- Strong interpersonal skills
- Effective organizational skills to manage competing priorities
- Possess leadership skills to inspire and motivate others to perform at a high level
- Possess management skills including staff planning, decision making, facilitating process improvements, providing regular performance feedback, etc.
- Lead effectively by clearly communicating expectations while following through on deliverables.

Ability to build trust at all levels and a willingness to be “hands-on”.

**ONLY LOCAL CANDIDATES WILL BE CONSIDERED