Interim Fractional Enterprise CFO

Interim Fractional Enterprise CFO

Anchorage, AK | Interim Consulting EngagementCandidates outside the local market within the Northwest region are encouraged to apply. We are open to travel arrangements for highly qualified professionals.

Cherry Bekaert's consulting team is assisting a large, diversified organization in identifying an experienced Interim Fractional CFO to provide executive financial leadership during a CFO transition.

Reporting directly to the CEO, this consultant will provide continuity and oversight across a complex multi-entity enterprise that includes federal contracting and commercial operations. The focus is on executive leadership, not day-to-day accounting execution.

Key Responsibilities

• Serve as a strategic financial partner to the CEO and executive leadership team
• Oversee year-end audit readiness and financial reporting activities
• Support acquisition integration efforts and purchase accounting matters
• Lead executive review and completion of the annual budgeting process
• Provide enterprise-wide financial oversight across multiple business units
• Ensure a smooth transition to the incoming permanent CFO

Qualifications

• Prior CFO, Divisional CFO, or senior finance executive experience
• Background in large, complex, multi-entity organizations
• Federal government contracting experience preferred
• Experience with audits, budgeting, forecasting, and financial reporting
• M&A, integration, and purchase accounting experience preferred
• CPA preferred

Engagement Details

• Start: Immediate
• Duration: Approximately 60 days, with potential extension
• Location: Anchorage, AK but open to candidates willing to travel
• Schedule: Significant on-site presence required
• Travel: Available for qualified candidates outside Alaska in the Northwest USA

• Systems: Microsoft Dynamics and Deltek Costpoint

This opportunity is ideal for an accomplished CFO who can quickly establish credibility, provide steady leadership during a transition, and guide critical audit, budgeting, and acquisition-related initiatives while the organization completes its search for a permanent CFO.