Interim Chief Financial Officer

Contract | 6–12 months | Day rate + expenses | Travel M–F, CONUS

The mandate

A portfolio company needs a finance leader who can produce a defensible number quickly and manage cash under pressure. You take the CFO seat, install the reporting discipline the sponsor requires, and either stabilize the function for a permanent hire or carry the business through a specific event — a covenant issue, a system conversion, an exit process.

What you'll own

• Cash flow forecasting and management, typically 13-week rolling at minimum
• Working capital improvement across receivables, payables, and inventory
• Monthly close discipline and reporting quality — accuracy first, then speed
• The sponsor and lender reporting package, including covenant compliance
• Budget, forecast, and variance discipline the operating team can actually use
• Financial metrics and KPI architecture aligned to the investment thesis
• Board and sponsor communication
• Assessment and development of the existing finance team

First 90 days

Get to a cash forecast you trust. Get to a close you trust. Then start improving the numbers rather than defending them.

What you bring

• 15+ years in finance leadership, with prior CFO or divisional CFO experience
• Direct private equity portfolio company experience — you know what sponsor reporting demands
• Manufacturing cost accounting depth, including standard cost, variance analysis, and inventory valuation
• Hands-on cash management under constraint
• Lender relationship experience, including covenant negotiation
• Comfort with a finance function that is understaffed, under-systemized, or both

Strong plus: ERP conversion experience; exit or sale process participation; distressed or turnaround situations; CPA or MBA.