Chief Financial Officer

Reporting to the CEO, the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) will serve as a hands-on financial and operational leader for a soon-to-launch manufacturing and distribution platform investment backed by a Healthcare fund sponsored by a national private equity firm. The CFO will partner closely with the CEO, executive team, and the private equity firm to build institutional-grade financial infrastructure, support the growth strategy, and execute the value-creation plan.

The business features operational complexity, including a fragmented SKU base, multi-channel pricing, international sourcing, domestic manufacturing, and active M&A. The CFO will oversee all financial functions, including accounting, FP&A, capital structure, and M&A evaluation and integration, while building a scalable finance organization and serving as the primary financial liaison to the Board, private equity firm, lenders, and other stakeholders.

• Serve as the primary financial and operational partner to the CEO, executive leadership team, and private equity sponsor, supporting strategy execution and value creation initiatives
• Lead all accounting and finance activities, including general ledger, monthly close, financial reporting, cash management, forecasting, and budgeting
• Build, professionalize, and scale the finance function, initially operating hands-on with a planned controller hire as the business stabilizes
• Develop disciplined financial processes, controls, and reporting in a complex, founder-led environment with limited historical rigor
• Oversee cost accounting, SKU-level profitability analysis, and pricing economics across a highly fragmented product portfolio
• Partner with operations and supply chain leadership to analyze manufacturing economics, capacity utilization, inventory turns, and margin improvement opportunities
• Manage inventory, working capital, and cash flow, including identification and mitigation of excess and obsolete inventory risk
• Lead financial planning, KPI development, and long-range forecasting tied directly to operational drivers and growth initiatives
• Evaluate international sourcing exposure, tariffs, and trade dynamics; develop scenario models to assess supply chain and manufacturing risk
• Support selective add-on acquisitions through financial diligence, valuation analysis, and post-close financial integration
• Lead financial integration of acquisitions, including systems, reporting, controls, and synergy tracking
• Support capital structure oversight, lender relationships, and financing-related reporting and compliance
• Prepare and present financial materials and performance updates to the Board of Directors and equity stakeholders

• Senior finance leader (CFO / VP Finance) in a private equity–backed manufacturing, distribution, or healthcare products business, ideally in a platform, carve-out, or founder-led environment.
• Strong operational finance background, including cost accounting, inventory and working capital management, pricing, and SKU-level profitability.
• Hands-on experience supporting add-on M&A and building or professionalizing a finance function while partnering closely with private equity sponsors, boards, and lenders.

• Highly hands-on, detail-oriented operator comfortable rolling up sleeves while scaling systems, processes, and controls.
• Strategic and analytical thinker able to translate operational drivers into forecasts, scenarios, and value-creation initiatives.
• Collaborative, credible partner to the CEO and executive team with the confidence to challenge assumptions and drive disciplined execution.

• Bachelor’s degree required; MBA and or CPA preferred
• Minimum of 10+ years of progressive experience in corporate finance, accounting, investment banking, transaction advisory, or private equity backed environment
• Prior financial leadership experience within an operationally complex manufacturing environment is required
• Demonstrated experience leading acquisitions, including financial diligence, deal structuring, and post-close integration across people, processes, and systems
• Strong working…