Client-Facing Chief Financial Officer - Manufacturing Focus (Remote)

Overview

This role is a sourced position from a job board. The organization is seeking a seasoned CFO Advisory and outsourced finance leader to support manufacturing and production-based clients, along with other client types as needed.

This is a fully remote, W2, full-time position (40 hours/week).

Responsibilities

• Own the end-to-end client relationship, providing strategic guidance in financial planning, budgeting, forecasting, risk management, M&A, and capital investment decisions.
• Build and maintain cost accounting structures (standard, job, or process costing), including bills of material and labor/overhead absorption; lead variance analysis to support true margin visibility by product, line, and customer.
• Oversee inventory accounting across raw materials, work-in-process, and finished goods, including physical counts, costing methods, and obsolescence reserves; drive improvements in inventory turns and accuracy.
• Translate plant data (capacity utilization, throughput, scrap and yield, cost per unit) into financial decisions and KPI dashboards connecting the plant floor to the P&L.
• Lead capital expenditure and equipment ROI analysis; support make-vs-buy decisions and working capital strategy; manage lender relationships, borrowing base reporting, and covenant compliance.
• Build pricing and quoting models accounting for raw material and commodity costs, tariffs, supplier terms, and demand shifts.
• Help clients maximize the value of their ERP/MRP systems so costing, inventory, and production data flow accurately into financial reporting.
• Lead structured, impactful client QBRs and deliver service that consistently earns outstanding client satisfaction.
• Proactively manage client scope and margin; contribute to firm growth by bringing manufacturing credibility to proposals and prospect conversations.
• Lead, mentor, and develop client teams (Controllers and accountants), sharing manufacturing know-how to raise team capability.

Requirements

• 10+ years of progressive experience in financial advisory, strategic accounting, or CFO services, including 5+ years in a senior finance leadership role within a manufacturing or production-based company.
• Hands-on expertise in manufacturing cost accounting, including implementing and maintaining costing methods, inventory valuation, variance analysis, and product/customer profitability.
• Experience working within manufacturing ERP/MRP systems and partnering with operations leaders on capacity, pricing, and capital equipment decisions.
• Proven leadership in guiding mid-market businesses through financial planning, capital strategy, lender relationships, and operational efficiency.
• Strong background in accounting principles, GAAP (including inventory accounting), and forecasting tools.
• Demonstrated ability to serve as a trusted advisor in complex business scenarios including M&A, restructuring, and risk mitigation.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills; ability to simplify complex information and build trust with executives, operators, and team members.
• Uncompromising integrity and ethics, plus a passion for mentoring others and fostering a strong, value-aligned culture.

Preferred Qualifications

• Not specified.

Compensation & Benefits

• Salary range: $175,000 - $185,000.
• Full benefits including health, dental, vision, accident, and pet insurance.
• Flexible vacation and a company close at the end of the year.
• 401k plan with company match.
• No busy season.
• Work-from-home flexibility (“work wherever”) through independence, freedom, and flexibility via a home office.

Compensation determination

Pay is determined as a fully remote employer using national and industry-specific survey data, external equity, and the cost of labor/prevailing wage index for comparable roles.

Location

• Fully remote.

Additional Information

• Offer of employment is contingent upon satisfactory results of a thorough background check and the ability to provide proof of eligibility to work in the US.
• Recruiting process includes two short assessments and a live accounting test via Teams Screen Share to confirm accounting skills. Passing this test is a mandatory requirement for this position.