Chief Financial Officer

Responsibilities

Kforce's prominent service client based in sunny Saint Petersburg, Florida (FL) is seeking a dynamic, hands-on Chief Financial Officer. This pivotal role involves collaboration with the CEO and COO to drive financial clarity, discipline, and insight across the organization. This is a hybrid role based in the greater Tampa/Saint Petersburg region. We are only able to consider candidate submissions from locals or those who are planning a near-term relocation to the Tampa/Saint Petersburg area at their own expense.Key Responsibilities:

• Leadership in Accounting and Financial Reporting: You will lead all accounting, financial reporting, and close processes across multiple legal entities and currencies, ensuring the timely and accurate delivery of financial statements and supporting schedules
• Balance-Sheet Integrity: Maintain ownership of balance-sheet integrity, including cash, accounts receivable/payable, payroll, and intercompany accounts, with timely account reconciliations
• Treasury Management: Oversee treasury management, cash forecasting, and liquidity planning while managing relationships with banking partners
• Financial Forecasting and Analysis: Develop and enhance integrated financial forecasting, strengthen activity-based costing, margin analysis, and provide variance analysis
• Profitability Analysis: Ensure profitability analysis at the client and campaign level, providing insights into pricing and staffing
• Financial Systems Evolution: Support the evolution of financial systems and infrastructure, including transitioning from QuickBooks to a new ERP system
• Team Leadership: Lead and develop a team of accounting and finance professionals, offering guidance and setting performance expectations
• Process Improvement: Implement and improve accounting processes and internal controls, identifying gaps and inefficiencies
• Audit Process Ownership: Own the annual audit process and support lender reporting requirements

Skills

• 15+ years of experience, with recent tenure as a CFO in a service business, preferably with revenues in the $50 -250 million range
• Senior-level accounting experience in a complex, multi-entity environment. International experience is a plus
• CPA, MBA, or similar credentials are preferred
• Demonstrated hands-on ownership of monthly close, balance sheet management, and audit processes
• Excellent track record of treasury/cash management experience
• Experience interacting with auditors and lenders
• Strong working knowledge of U.S. GAAP; Familiarity with IFRS is a plus
• Ability to lead, coach, and develop accounting and finance teams
• Proven ability to strengthen financial processes and reporting infrastructure
• Culture fit is key- attracted to an environment where people come first

The pay range is the lowest to highest compensation we reasonably in good faith believe we would pay at posting for this role. We may ultimately pay more or less than this range. Employee pay is based on factors like relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, seniority, location, performance, union contract and business needs. This range may be modified in the future.

We offer comprehensive benefits including medical/dental/vision insurance, HSA, FSA, 401(k), and life, disability & ADD insurance to eligible employees. Salaried personnel receive paid time off. Hourly employees are not eligible for paid time off unless required by law. Hourly employees on a Service Contract Act project are eligible for paid sick leave.

Note: Pay is not considered compensation until it is earned, vested and determinable. The amount and availability of any compensation remains in Kforce's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified in its discretion consistent with the law.

This job is not eligible for bonuses, incentives or commissions.

Kforce is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status.

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