Chief Financial Officer

Our client is seeking a Chief Financial Officer to lead its global finance organization and serve as a strategic financial partner to the CEO, Board of Directors, and private equity sponsor.

This is a build-and-run leadership opportunity focused on strengthening financial reporting and controls, developing a more sophisticated FP&A organization, modernizing financial systems, and establishing the financial operating rhythm needed to support continued growth and M&A.

The ideal candidate will bring deep operating finance experience, strong commercial acumen, and a track record of leading finance organizations through growth, transformation, and M&A. This role requires someone who can operate strategically while remaining close enough to the business to drive meaningful improvements across finance and operations.

The Environment

This is a global Industrial IoT and remote monitoring environment supporting customers across industries including industrial gases, propane/LPG, chemicals, fuels and lubricants, and LNG.

The organization uses sensors, connectivity, and cloud-based software to remotely monitor industrial assets. The CFO will lead a global finance organization spanning U.S. and European operations and will work closely with executive leadership, the Board, and the private equity sponsor.

The position reports to the CEO and oversees the Global Controller and Accounting organization as well as FP&A, with approximately 22 direct and indirect reports across finance. The role can be based in New Providence, New Jersey, or in the East or Midwest, including Chicago or a suitable hub city. Travel is expected to be approximately 10-20%, including travel to California, New Jersey, and Europe as needed.

Key Focus Areas

• Serve as the primary financial partner to the CEO, Board of Directors, and private equity sponsor.
• Provide clear, data-driven financial insight to support strategic and operational decision-making.
• Lead value creation planning, capital allocation, lender relationships, and transaction readiness.
• Own Adjusted EBITDA Margin to Plan and strengthen visibility into pricing, margins, costs, and unit economics.
• Partner with commercial and operational leaders to establish metrics that connect functional performance to company results.
• Improve the speed, reliability, and accuracy of financial reporting.
• Strengthen financial controls and establish a more disciplined financial operating rhythm.
• Lead ERP modernization and financial systems improvements.
• Establish one close process, one forecast model, and one version of financial truth.
• Lead and develop the global Accounting and FP&A organizations.
• Elevate FP&A into a stronger business-partnering function.
• Build succession depth and develop finance leaders capable of supporting continued growth and M&A.
• Support M&A activity, including integration and scale, while maintaining financial discipline.
• Provide greater visibility into pricing, margins, business segments, and cost and service performance.
• Leverage software-driven KPIs and AI across Finance.
• Modernize financial reporting and systems to support the organization's continued growth.
• Translate financial data into actionable business insights for commercial and operational leaders.
• Build and develop a high-performing international finance organization.

What Success Looks Like

Success in this role includes:

• Faster, more reliable financial reporting supported by stronger financial controls.
• Greater visibility into pricing, margins, segments, costs, and service performance.
• A stronger FP&A organization operating as a true business partner to the broader leadership team.
• A consistent financial operating rhythm across the organization.
• Modernized ERP, financial systems, and reporting processes.
• Clear financial data and KPIs that connect functional performance to company results.
• Strong support for M&A integration and future growth.
• Finance positioned as a strategic partner to the CEO, leadership team, Board, and private equity sponsor.
• A high-performing global finance organization with strong leadership depth and succession planning.
• Improved financial discipline while supporting continued organic growth and M&A.

Candidate Profile

• 20+ years of overall career experience.
• 15+ years of progressive finance and accounting experience at the operator level.
• Prior CFO or VP Finance experience in a private equity-backed company.
• Proven experience partnering directly with a private equity sponsor and Board of Directors.
• Full ownership of accounting/controllership and FP&A.
• Experience leading global, multi-entity, multi-currency finance organizations.
• Hands-on M&A experience, including integration and scale.
• Strong technical and strategic finance expertise.
• Strong U.S. GAAP and commercial finance expertise.
• Direct experience in Industrial IoT, connected devices, or recurring-revenue hardware/software businesses.
• Track record of finance and business process improvement and system implementations, including ERP.
• Demonstrated ability to develop and lead high-performing international finance teams.
• Strong commercial acumen and ability to translate financial data into actionable business insights.
• Experience strengthening financial reporting, controls, forecasting, and financial visibility.
• Experience modernizing financial systems and establishing disciplined financial processes.
• Ability to support value creation planning, capital allocation, lender relationships, and transaction readiness.
• Strong leadership skills with the ability to develop finance leaders and build succession depth.
• Ability to work effectively with executive leadership, Boards, private equity sponsors, commercial teams, and operational leaders.
• Ability to travel approximately 10-20%, including travel to California, New Jersey, and Europe as needed.
• Ability to work from New Providence, New Jersey, or from an appropriate location in the East or Midwest, including Chicago or a hub city.
• 15%-30% annual bonus opportunity.
• Long-term incentive opportunity through stock awards.
• Healthcare, HSA, dental, vision, life, and AD&D coverage.
• 401(k).
• Relocation package.