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Confidential · 20 hours ago

Chief Financial Officer

Chicago, IL

Full-time

Onsite

Director/Executive

10+ years exp

Confidential is a long-established, global manufacturing company with operations across the U.S. and EMEA. They are seeking a strategic Chief Financial Officer to enhance financial capabilities, strengthen systems and reporting, and drive a culture of accountability and continuous improvement.

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Hiring Manager

Cyndi Johnson

Responsibilities

Lead all corporate finance functions

Build and develop a high‑performing global finance team and enhance financial systems, reporting tools, dashboards, and analytics

Drive a forecast‑based management culture and support major capital investments, restructuring initiatives, and strategic decision‑making

Partner cross‑functionally to improve operational performance, margin enhancement, and profitability

Support M&A strategy, including evaluation, modeling, and integration

Serve as a key advisor to the CEO and Board, ensuring strong governance, transparency, and disciplined execution

Qualification

Finance leadershipFP&A expertiseCost accountingManufacturing experienceInternational experienceCommunicatorData-drivenOperational orientationCollaborative

Required

10+ years of finance leadership, including at least 5 years as CFO of a mid‑sized or larger manufacturing‑focused business (CPG, packaging, chemicals, food & beverage, or diversified industrial preferred). A Divisional CFO or a Regional CFO could be acceptable

Must have worked in manufacturing companies larger than $400M in revenue

Deep experience in FP&A and financial systems

Proven ability to lead organizational change, upgrade teams, and implement scalable processes

Highly strategic, proactive, and commercially minded /strong operational orientation, ideally from protein, food manufacturing, or food packaging, or other CPG manufacturing

Hands‑on, collaborative, and able to build strong relationships across all levels

Data‑driven, detail‑oriented, and comfortable challenging assumptions

A strong communicator with high integrity, energy, and a “roll‑up‑your‑sleeves” approach

Deep understanding of cost accounting, yield, scrap, absorption, and margin drivers

Comfort in 24/7, custom manufacturing environments rather than widget-based production

International experience is critical (approximately 70% of the business is outside the U.S.)

Ability to work effectively across cultures and global teams

Willingness to be based in Chicago and travel internationally ~10–20%

Company

Confidential

Silicon Valley, California US, US

51-200 employees

Funding

Current Stage

Growth Stage

Leadership Team

Roshan Syed

Global Talent Partner

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