Chief Financial Officer

Job Description

Job Description

Chief Financial Officer (CFO)

A privately held, globally operating organization is seeking an experienced Chief Financial Officer (CFO) to provide both strategic financial leadership and hands-on operational oversight across its international business.

Reporting directly to executive leadership, the CFO will oversee all aspects of finance, accounting, treasury, tax, payroll, compliance, and financial reporting while serving as a trusted advisor on business strategy and operational decision-making. This role offers broad exposure across domestic and international operations and requires a finance executive who enjoys working in an entrepreneurial environment where collaboration, adaptability, and ownership are essential.

The successful candidate will inherit a well-established finance function, lead a lean U.S.-based accounting team, partner with international finance personnel, and play a key role in supporting the organization's continued growth and operational excellence.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide strategic financial leadership while serving as a key advisor to executive leadership on financial, operational, and business initiatives.
• Direct all accounting, finance, treasury, payroll, tax, compliance, budgeting, forecasting, and financial reporting activities across domestic and international operations.
• Lead the monthly, quarterly, and annual close processes while ensuring timely, accurate financial reporting.
• Manage complex international financial operations, including multi-currency consolidations, transfer pricing, foreign tax compliance, international payroll, and global cash management.
• Oversee relationships with external auditors, tax advisors, legal counsel, banking partners, insurance providers, and other professional service organizations.
• Review commercial contracts, lease agreements, legal matters, and other financial agreements to identify risk and ensure sound business practices.
• Continue optimizing the organization's ERP platform while improving financial reporting, business intelligence, and system integration.
• Develop meaningful financial reporting and analysis to support executive decision-making and improve business performance.
• Drive continuous process improvements that strengthen internal controls, improve efficiency, and support scalable growth.
• Ensure timely completion of audits, tax filings, regulatory reporting, and statutory compliance requirements across multiple jurisdictions.
• Partner closely with international finance teams to maintain consistency, collaboration, and financial accountability across global operations.

Leadership Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor, and develop a U.S.-based finance and accounting team of five employees.
• Foster a collaborative, team-oriented culture built on accountability, communication, and continuous improvement.
• Establish priorities, delegate responsibilities, and provide leadership across the finance organization.
• Serve as an approachable, hands-on leader who partners effectively across all departments and levels of the organization.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
• Progressive finance leadership experience with the breadth of knowledge to oversee accounting, tax, treasury, payroll, legal matters, and international finance functions in a hands-on environment.
• Experience overseeing international finance operations, including multi-currency consolidations, transfer pricing, foreign tax compliance, and global financial reporting.
• Experience leading finance within a product-based, distribution, manufacturing, or consumer products organization. Experience overseeing budgeting, forecasting, treasury, accounting operations, audits, tax compliance, and financial reporting.
• Strong knowledge of GAAP, internal controls, corporate finance, and financial reporting best practices.
• Exceptional analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to build strong relationships across executive leadership, operations, international teams, and external business partners.
• Ability to thrive in a hands-on, entrepreneurial environment where flexibility, accountability, and ownership are essential.

Preferred Experience

• Supporting ERP implementations or major system enhancements; experience with Acumatica or comparable ERP platforms is highly desirable.
• Utilizing Power BI or similar business intelligence and reporting tools is preferred.
• Supporting global operations across multiple countries.
• Working within a privately held or entrepreneurial organization.
• Managing a lean finance organization while remaining actively involved in day-to-day operations.

Work Environment and Physical Requirements

• Primarily office-based executive leadership position.
• Prolonged periods of sitting and working on a computer.
• Ability to occasionally lift up to 15 pounds.
• Flexibility to support international operations, including periodic early morning meetings with global teams.

Travel

• Occasional international travel (once a year) required to support global finance operations and business initiatives.

Company Description

Transition Staffing Group is an award winning San Diego based staffing agency providing solutions on a Temporary, Temporary-to-Hire and Direct Hire basis. Through our affiliate network, we have offices in 35+ metropolitan areas, staffed by over 200 specialized recruiters. TSG offers a national reach, with local job market expertise. Recognized five years in a row by the San Diego Business Journal as one of the "Fastest Growing Privately Held Companies in San Diego." Additionally, recognized on the Inc.500 List twice for being one of the Fastest Growing Companies in the United States. TSG offers full Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance (no waiting period) and matching 401(k) to every active consultant/temp

Company Description

Transition Staffing Group is an award winning San Diego based staffing agency providing solutions on a Temporary, Temporary-to-Hire and Direct Hire basis. Through our affiliate network, we have offices in 35+ metropolitan areas, staffed by over 200 specialized recruiters. TSG offers a national reach, with local job market expertise. Recognized five years in a row by the San Diego Business Journal as one of the "Fastest Growing Privately Held Companies in San Diego." Additionally, recognized on the Inc.500 List twice for being one of the Fastest Growing Companies in the United States. TSG offers full Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance (no waiting period) and matching 401(k) to every active consultant/temp