Chief Financial Officer

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
• 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