Clemens Food Group · 4 months ago
Chief Financial Operating Officer (CFOO)
Hatfield, PA
Full-time
Onsite
Director/Executive
15+ years expClemens Food Group LLC is seeking a bold and forward-looking Chief Financial Operating Officer (CFOO) to drive their business into the future. This leader will manage the financial areas of the organization while fostering growth and transformation through strategic leadership and operational discipline.
AgricultureFood and Beverage
Responsibilities
Look beyond finance to shape enterprise-wide strategy and challenge business decisions to ensure sustainable, profitable growth
Anticipate risks and opportunities before they appear; deploy proactive solutions to secure long-term competitiveness
Push the organization to think and act strategically in every decision, from operations to customer partnerships
Ensure decisions align with management, board, and shareholder expectations while securing the long-term health of the business
Drive capital allocation, acquisitions, and growth investments with discipline and speed
Champion large-scale initiatives that strengthen operations, supply chain, and market presence
Forge and deepen strategic customer and partner relationships
Serve as a visible industry leader and company ambassador in the community
Secure efficient sources of capital and optimize liquidity strategies
Lead M&A opportunities end-to-end—from financial evaluation to integration
Build a high-performing finance function that is agile, forward-thinking, and deeply integrated into the business
Demand accountability and excellence from teams; challenge them to continuously raise performance
Identify, coach, and develop future leaders across the organization
Ensure succession planning and a strong leadership pipeline
Champion cross-functional collaboration to accelerate results and innovation
Create a culture where business and finance teams partner together on the highest impact opportunities
Establish clear financial expectations and ensure transparent communication of results to stakeholders
Create efficiency in finance and accounting so the team can focus on value-creating activities
Lead rigorous risk management and mitigation strategies
Ensure critical assets are protected while enabling bold, future-focused decision-making
Oversee all reporting, compliance, and governance with clarity and precision
Qualification
Required
Demonstrated ability to think strategically and create a vision for growth, including experience developing strategic plans. Must bring creativity and passion to the organization and possess a broad institutional perspective while embracing change and innovation
Must possess a proven ability to oversee and coordinate multiple priorities in a very dynamic, fast-paced environment while providing resourceful and inspirational leadership and mentoring to a professional team
Proven track record of exceptional leadership leading people and driving results with a demonstrated ability to organize and build effective teams and implement best practices. ERP systems and strong excel skills required, including experience with tier one manufacturing software. Experienced and highly proficient in the use of Microsoft Office Suite, advanced Excel skills
15 year(s): Leadership experience, in a multi-facility manufacturing and distribution environment required, with food/protein company experience preferred
15 year(s): Progressive financial management experience
Bachelors or better in Accounting or related field
Preferred
Masters or better in Accounting or related field
Leadership
Numeric Reasoning
Numerical Ability
Budget Management
Team Player: Works well as a member of a group
Leader: Inspires teammates to follow them
Detail Oriented: Capable of carrying out a given task with all details necessary to get the task done well
Financial: Inspired to perform well by monetary reimbursement
Ability to Make an Impact: Inspired to perform well by the ability to contribute to the success of a project or the organization
Company
Clemens Food Group
Founded in 1895, Clemens Food Group is a sixth-generation, family-owned vertically coordinated pork production operation, with sister organizations that include feed milling, farming, processing, transportation, and logistics.
1001-5000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
John Santoro, SPHR
Senior VP-CPO
Brenda Andujar
Human Resources Business Partner
Recent News
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2025-01-10
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