Chief Financial Officer - NORTH ATLANTA!

LHH (Atlanta) is partnering with a privately held, technology-focused organization in the Atlanta market in the search for a Chief Financial Officer . This is a highly visible executive leadership opportunity for a commercially minded finance leader who can help guide the business through a period of operational and financial transformation.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a strategic financial partner to the CEO, Board of Directors, and executive leadership team.
• Lead all aspects of Finance and Accounting, including financial planning and analysis, budgeting, forecasting, reporting, treasury, accounting, and controls.
• Develop and execute strategies to improve profitability, liquidity, cash flow, and long-term enterprise value.
• Lead business transformation initiatives focused on margin improvement, operating efficiency, organizational effectiveness, and creating a more scalable cost structure.
• Evaluate business performance across customers, contracts, products, and operating areas to identify opportunities, risks, and areas requiring corrective action.
• Lead capital structure initiatives, including debt refinancing or restructuring, lender relationships, covenant management, and liquidity planning.
• Partner with commercial and operational leadership on pricing, contract economics, customer profitability, and strategic growth initiatives.
• Oversee Information Technology strategy, infrastructure, cybersecurity, systems investments, and technology-related business initiatives.
• Strengthen financial reporting, internal controls, performance metrics, and executive-level business intelligence.
• Support potential acquisitions, divestitures, financing transactions, and other strategic initiatives as needed.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics, or a related discipline required; CPA, MBA, or other advanced credentials preferred.
• Significant experience as a CFO, divisional CFO, or senior finance executive within a software, technology, technology-enabled, or similarly complex organization.
• Demonstrated experience leading a company or business unit through a turnaround, restructuring, transformation, or significant performance-improvement initiative.
• Strong operational finance background with experience improving profitability, cash flow, forecasting, financial controls, and business performance.
• Experience with debt refinancing, restructuring, capital structure optimization, lender relationships, and liquidity management.
• Commercial finance experience involving pricing, customer and contract profitability, strategic planning, and executive decision support.
• Proven ability to work effectively with executive leadership teams, Boards of Directors, investors, lenders, and other external stakeholders.
• Private equity-backed company experience is highly preferred.
• Strong leadership, communication, analytical, and change-management capabilities.
• Ability to operate strategically while remaining hands-on and execution-focused.

Compensation

The position offers a base salary of up to $350,000 , based on experience, along with an annual performance bonus and potential equity participation.

Pay Details: $300,000.00 to $350,000.00 per year

Search managed by: Stephen Briggs

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