Chief Financial Officer

Location:Fargo, ND (Multi-Site Leadership Role)
Reports To: CEO
Works Closely With: President/COO, Private Equity Sponsors, Board of Directors

For nearly 30 years, Indigo Signs has helped recognizable brands across the Upper Midwest bring their identities to life. With seven locations, three manufacturing facilities, and the region’s largest team of signage professionals, we deliver custom-engineered signage solutions backed by operational excellence and full lifecycle service.

Our culture is grounded in our IMAGE core values:
Integrity, Makers, Action, Growth, and Experience. As we enter our next phase of accelerated growth under private equity ownership, we are seeking a strategic, hands-on Chief Financial Officer to elevate financial performance, strengthen infrastructure, and drive disciplined value creation.

This is not a traditional back-office CFO role.

The Chief Financial Officer at Indigo Signs is a highly visible, operationally engaged executive leader. You will partner directly with the CEO and President/COO to execute the value-creation strategy, increase financial visibility across all locations, and build a scalable finance function capable of supporting both organic growth and acquisitions.

You will oversee Finance, Accounting, HR, and Investor Reporting: bringing structure, accountability, and strategic insight across the enterprise.

If you are equally comfortable analyzing plant-level job costing and presenting board-ready financial narratives, this role offers both strategic authority and operational impact.

• Serve as primary financial liaison to PE sponsors
• Execute the value-creation plan in partnership with executive leadership
• Drive EBITDA expansion through margin improvement and operational efficiency
• Develop bi-monthly investor reporting packages

• Prepare quarterly board materials with clarity and precision
• Translate operational performance into financial insights
• Present performance drivers, risks, and strategic recommendations
• Clearly communicate KPIs, working capital shifts, cash flow, and capital ROI

• Lead cash flow forecasting and liquidity planning
• Build M&A models and synergy analyses for add-on acquisitions
• Independently create and maintain complex Excel-based models

• Improve job cost visibility across all manufacturing sites
• Drive margin accountability by department and location
• Align weekly operational KPIs with financial interpretation
• Strengthen billing, collections, A/R aging, and cash performance

• Lead annual budgeting and monthly forecasting processes
• Enhance dashboards, reporting tools, and ERP-driven insights
• Manage lender relationships, banking facilities, and capital structure

• Lead diligence, modeling, and financial integration
• Establish reporting and controls for acquired entities
• Track post-close performance against underwriting assumptions
• Ensure GAAP compliance and audit readiness
• Strengthen internal controls and financial governance
• Oversee insurance, risk management, and OSHA-related financial exposure
• Oversee HR strategy aligned with financial objectives
• Lead compensation planning, benefits oversight, and incentive design
• Support succession planning and talent development
• Maintain payroll accuracy and labor cost forecasting

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or related field (required)
• CPA or MBA strongly preferred
• 10+ years of progressive finance leadership experience
• 5+ years as CFO or senior finance leader within PE-backed manufacturing
• Demonstrated track record of EBITDA improvement
• Multi-site operational finance experience
• Advanced Excel modeling expertise (hands-on required)
• Expert-level Quick Books experience (multi-entity reporting)
• Strong PowerPoint and executive presentation skills
• Experience managing PE sponsors, lenders, and investor relationships

• Shape the next phase of growth for a private equity-backed manufacturing platform
• Build and scale a high-performance finance function
• Partner directly with executive leadership and investors
• Drive measurable value creation across a multi-site operation
• Join a values-driven organization committed to excellence and growth

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