ROLE SUMMARY The Chief Financial Officer (CFO) leads Falcon’s global financial strategy, operations, and risk management, supporting profitable growth, operational discipline, and long-term sustainability. As a strategic partner to the President and trusted advisor to ownership, the CFO ensures financial insight drives enterprise decision-making. This role requires deep manufacturing finance expertise, comfort operating at both plant and board levels, and the judgment to steward a family-owned, multi-generational business with international operations. KEY RESPONSIBILITIES Financial Strategy & Leadership - Serve as a strategic partner and trusted advisor to the President, shaping enterprise direction and major business decisions.
- Own Falcon’s long-range financial strategy, including development and stewardship of 5-year strategic planning.
- Translate company strategy into actionable financial plans, forecasts, and capital allocation decisions.
- Balance hands-on financial rigor with enterprise-level perspective, ensuring accuracy, insight, and sound judgment.
- Provide financial leadership for growth initiatives, acquisitions, divestitures, and geographic expansion.
- Balance short-term performance with long-term stewardship in a family-owned environment.
- Develop and oversee enterprise scorecards that align strategy, performance, and accountability across the organization.
Financial Planning, Analysis & Reporting - Own enterprise forecasting, including annual budgets, rolling forecasts, and long-range financial planning.
- Ensure timely, accurate, and consistent production of financial reports and data across all entities.
- Establish and enforce close timelines, reporting standards, and accountability for on-time delivery.
- Deliver decision-ready financial reporting to the President, executive team, Board, and shareholders.
- Prepare and present comprehensive financial materials for quarterly Board and shareholder meetings.
- Proactively surface insights, risks, and trends to support informed decision-making.
- Analyze manufacturing performance drivers such as labor, materials, overhead absorption, tooling, capital utilization, and margins.
International Operations & Manufacturing Finance - Oversight of financial operations across U.S., Mexico, and China locations, ensuring consistency, transparency, and control.
- Act as enterprise currency manager, overseeing foreign exchange exposure, mitigation strategies, and reporting.
- Partner closely with plant leadership to improve margins, cost control, costing accuracy, and operational efficiency.
- Manage transfer pricing considerations and cross-border financial risks.
Accounting, Controls & Compliance - Lead global accounting operations, financial close, audits, tax, and compliance activities.
- Maintain strong internal controls, governance, and financial integrity across all entities.
- Ensure compliance with U.S. and international statutory and regulatory requirements.
- Serve as primary liaison to external auditors, tax advisors, banks, legal counsel, and other financial partners.
- Ensure global tax compliance for the business and coordinate tax-related matters impacting shareholders.
Capital Structure, Cash & Risk Management - Lead cash flow management, working capital optimization, and liquidity planning.
- Oversee debt management, banking relationships, and financing strategies.
- Evaluate and prioritize capital expenditures, tooling investments, and automation initiatives.
- Identify financial, operational, and geopolitical risks and develop mitigation strategies.
- Support scenario planning and stress testing related to economic cycles and customer concentration.
Leadership & Team Development - Lead, develop, and hold accountability for the global accounting and finance function.
- Establish strong relationships, clear expectations, core processes, operating structure, and development paths for finance team.
- Foster a disciplined and detail-oriented finance culture that enables enterprise-wide collaboration.
Family-Owned Business Stewardship - Serve as primary financial liaison to family ownership and shareholders.
- Quarterback financial matters related to trusts, shareholder agreements, governance structures, and ownership reporting.
- Plan, run, and support quarterly Board meetings and shareholder meetings.
- Act as a trusted steward of the business, balancing fiduciary responsibility with Falcon’s values and legacy.
SUCCESS INDICATORS - Improved financial visibility and decision-making across the organization.
- Cost based analysis that allows for growth in profitability.
- Strong cash flow, disciplined capital allocation, and margin improvement.
- Trusted partnership with executive leadership and ownership.
- Scalable financial systems and processes that support growth.
- A proactive, cohesive, and highly communicative finance team.
REPORTING STRUCTURE - Reports directly to the President.
- Member of the executive leadership team.
- Works in the Corporate Office five days a week.
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