CFO - Manufacturing

Company Type: Privately Held ($100MM+ Revenue )

We are seeking a strategic, operationally minded, and highly experienced Chief Financial Officer (CFO) to oversee the financial health, fiscal strategy, and multi-state compliance of a privately held $100MM+ manufacturing and distribution company. Based full-time in the Brainerd Lakes Area, MN, the CFO will serve as a core member of the executive leadership team and a trusted advisor to ownership and the board, balancing corporate financial strategy with hands-on operational leadership.This is a 100% on-site role requiring a leader who thrives in a collaborative regional office environment. The ideal candidate will possess a sophisticated background navigating multi-jurisdictional tax complexities, multi-site distribution logistics, and commercial banking structures at scale, while designing equity-based executive compensation models to align long-term corporate growth with ownership goals.

Key Responsibilities:

Strategic Financial Leadership & Growth

• Executive Advisory: Partner directly with the CEO and Board to evaluate regional expansion, continuous capital investments, and capacity modeling to support multi-state operations.
• Capital Structuring & Banking: Manage and optimize complex credit facilities, working capital, and commercial banking relationships required to sustain a $100MM+ footprint.
• Risk Management & Treasury: Oversee enterprise risk management, corporate insurance policies (including product liability, multi-state workers' comp, and property), and cash conservation.

Multi-State Operations & Cost Accounting

• Financial Control & Planning: Direct all corporate accounts, consolidation of entities across 4 states, ledgers, and reporting systems to ensure strict compliance with GAAP standards.
• Advanced FP&A: Deliver sophisticated rolling forecasts, budget-to-actual variance analysis, and clear financial metrics that isolate performance by state, division, and product line.
• Manufacturing & Supply Chain Costing: Optimize standard costing models, bill of materials (BOM), scrap rates, freight-out costs, and warehouse labor efficiencies to protect margins across all distribution channels.

On-Site Team Leadership

• Department Mentorship: Direct, scale, and mentor an on-site corporate accounting and finance team, fostering a culture of accountability and professional growth.
• Shop Floor Integration: Actively engage with plant managers, supply chain teams, and logistics personnel to unify financial targets with daily operational workflows.

Qualifications

• Experience: 10–15+ years of progressive corporate finance leadership, with a minimum of 5 years in a CFO or VP of Finance role. Prior experience in a manufacturing and distribution business of similar scale ($100MM+) is highly preferred.
• Multi-State Footprint: Demonstrated success managing corporate finance across multi-site or multi-state operations, including multi-jurisdictional tax and nexus requirements.
• Education: Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance. An active CPA and/or MBA is strongly preferred.
• Technical Proficiency: Deep expertise with enterprise-tier ERP systems (such as NetSuite, SAP, or Microsoft Dynamics 365), business intelligence (BI) data analytics, and advanced financial modeling.
• Location Commitment: Must live in or relocate to the Brainerd Lakes Area for a full-time, 100% on-site schedule.

What We Offer

• Highly competitive base salary commensurate with executive experience, alongside a performance-driven bonus structure.
• Long-Term Incentives: Executive stock options/equity incentive plan aligned with corporate valuation milestones.
• Comprehensive health, life, executive disability, and retirement (401k match) benefits.
• An exceptional corporate culture combining heavy operational scale with the world-class outdoor lifestyle, lakes, and tight-knit community of the Brainerd Lakes region.