Chief Financial Officer (Nashville)

Position Summary

The Chief Financial Officer leads financial strategy, planning, reporting, and controls for a multi-location fuel and convenience store business. The position provides executive leadership with reliable financial information and recommendations on profitability, capital allocation, acquisitions, and sustainable growth.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Oversee accurate monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP.
• Lead the monthly close and ensure balance sheet accounts are reconciled and supported.
• Develop annual operating budgets and forecasts covering payroll, fuel and merchandise purchases, sales, acquisitions, operating expenses, and capital expenditures.
• Analyze budget-to-actual results, store-level profitability, gross margins, and financial trends.
• Oversee retail accounting, fuel accounting, accounts payable, accounts receivable, and treasury.
• Manage cash flow planning, working capital, banking relationships, and financing obligations.
• Lead financial due diligence and evaluate acquisition and capital investment opportunities.
• Establish internal controls, approval authority, and segregation of duties.
• Oversee financial reporting and accounting controls within PDI Enterprise.
• Coordinate with external CPAs, auditors, tax advisors, and lenders.
• Build and develop the finance and accounting team.
  

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
• 10+ years of progressive finance and accounting experience, including 5+ years in senior financial leadership.
• Experience supporting multi-location or multi-entity operations.
• Experience overseeing financial reporting and controls in PDI Enterprise.
• Strong knowledge of U.S. GAAP, budgeting, forecasting, cash management, and internal controls.
• Ability to communicate financial results and recommendations to executive leadership.
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Active CPA license, CMA, or MBA.
• Convenience store, fuel retail, or petroleum industry experience.
• Experience with acquisitions and post-acquisition integration.

Performance Expectations

Accurate financial reporting and timely close; reliable budgets and cash forecasts; clear store-level profitability analysis; effective financial controls.