Interim Chief Financial Officer

5 days ago


Chicago, Illinois, United States Alvarez & Marsal Deutschland GmbH Full time
Job Description

Alvarez & Marsal Deutschland GmbH is seeking an experienced Interim Chief Financial Officer to join its Private Equity Performance Improvement team. As a key member of the team, you will be responsible for providing financial leadership and guidance to our clients in the middle market and large cap private equity firms.

Key Responsibilities
  • Provide financial leadership and guidance to clients in the middle market and large cap private equity firms
  • Develop and implement financial strategies to improve operating results at portfolio companies
  • Lead clients through challenging times, including restructuring, carve-out, or acquisition
  • Improve the performance of finance organizations by upgrading staff skills, redesigning processes, or implementing new systems
  • Build budgets, EBITDA forecasts, and cash forecasts to guide and support executive management decision making
  • Develop and implement treasury and currency hedging strategies
Requirements
  • Established track record as a CFO for PE-owned businesses with revenues in the $100 million to $1 billion range
  • Deep experience in manufacturing, industrial, and CPG businesses
  • Prior experience working with private equity backed companies
  • Prior consulting experience
  • Strong written, oral, and analytical skills
  • Strong Excel and PowerPoint skills
  • Structured project management skills
  • Initiative and drive
  • Critical thinking skills
  • Ability to deliver time-pressured projects on-time and on-quality
  • Flexible and creative thinking
  • Client relationship building skills
  • Ability to identify key operational performance drivers, cash flow forecasting, and flexibility to support clients with a broad array of issues
Qualifications
  • Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration, Accounting, Finance, or related field, with ten + years of previous related financial management roles, performance improvement operations consulting, accounting diligence, or restructuring experience
  • MBA or other advanced degree or certification preferred (e.g., CPA, CFA, etc.)
  • Flexibility to travel up to 80% of the time
  • Existing PE relationships a plus (personal or professional)


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