Chief Financial Officer

Join a beloved local restaurant group embarking on an exciting multi-state national expansion. Experience a true "family office" culture-warm, grounded, and non-corporate-where you work directly with great people and passionate leadership. High-upside opportunity to drive value creation, optimize cash flow, and participate directly in substantial growth incentives. Moderate growth approach that respects work-life balance-no running ragged or "hair-on-fire" mentality. Why this job – CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER: Join this growing hospitality and restaurant group as their newly created Chief Financial Officer to partner directly with the Founder and COO. Designed for a hands-on finance executive who excels in an entrepreneurial, relationship-driven setting rather than a rigid corporate hierarchy, this role puts you in the driver's seat of company expansion. You will lead all capital acquisition strategy, debt/lending execution, and unit-level FP&A modeling to scale the concept from a multi-unit setup into a thriving multi-state footprint. If you are a collaborative, self-governing finance leader looking for a meaningful role where you can share in the long-term enterprise value you help build, this is the perfect career move. What You'll Actually Do: Build detailed financial models, unit economics, and FP&A strategies to underwrite new store openings and support nationwide expansion. Lead banking relationships, loan structures, capital allocation, and debt financing to support scaling capital requirements. Oversee unit-level profitability, prime cost monitoring, loss prevention, and financial reporting across all locations. Manage cash flows, tax reporting workflows, and overall financial compliance. Directly oversee the Controller and strategically build out the internal accounting and finance team as operational volume increases. To Be Successful in This Role, You Will Need: Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or related field; CPA or MBA is a plus. Minimum 10+ years of progressive executive finance experience. Deep background in the restaurant or multi-unit hospitality sector. Proven track record scaling an organization through growth stages. Hands-on expertise with commercial banking, lending, and capital structuring for physical site expansion. Comfort operating in an agile, family-office atmosphere without corporate rigidity. Where and How Much: Target Compensation: $200K, plus a lucrative annual performance bonus program and long-term equity option. Hybrid schedule with strong workplace flexibility. 4 weeks PTO and top-tier UnitedHealthcare plan. #J-18808-Ljbffr J2T Recruiting