Chief Financial Officer

QLM Search is partnering with a highly respected, privately held Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) Group embarking on an ambitious growth agenda.

To support this accelerated expansion and transformation, the business is seeking to appoint an experienced and strategic Chief Financial Officer (CFO) to play a pivotal leadership role in shaping the company’s financial future.

The CFO will serve as a key member of the executive leadership team and a strategic partner to the CEO and Board. This role carries full accountability for the finance function, with a strong emphasis on Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) as a driver of business insights and strategic decision-making.

The successful candidate will be a hands-on executive who transforms financial data into clear, actionable insights that influence operational and commercial priorities. They will build and lead an FP&A capability that provides timely, accurate forecasting, scenario analysis, and performance measurement across the business portfolio.

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• Serve as a strategic partner to the CEO and Board on capital allocation, financing, M&A strategy, and long-range planning
• Lead all financial functions, ensuring accuracy, integrity, and timeliness of reporting, forecasting, and planning, with FP&A as a central focus
• Develop and implement a robust FP&A framework that delivers meaningful business insights, supports strategic decision-making, and drives accountability
• Provide executive leadership and storytelling through financial data—translating complex analytics into clear, actionable recommendations for growth and margin enhancement
• Drive financial due diligence, deal structuring, and post-acquisition integration in a high-velocity M&A environment
• Build and lead a centralized, high-performing finance and accounting function across a multi-entity platform
• Develop scalable systems, processes, and controls to support rapid growth and operational complexity
• Oversee treasury, cash management, and working capital optimization
• Collaborate closely with commercial, operations, and supply chain leadership to integrate financial insights with operational execution
• Ensure compliance with all statutory, regulatory, and audit requirements

• 15+ years of progressive finance experience, including prior CFO or divisional CFO roles
• Experience operating across at least two tiers of the supply chain (supplier, distributor, retailer), with deep understanding of their financial and operational interdependencies
• Demonstrated expertise in FP&A as a core function—proven ability to develop insightful forecasting, budgeting, and financial reporting capabilities that drive business performance
• Proven success operating in acquisitive, high-growth, or private equity-backed environments
• Strong M&A execution and integration background, including financial modeling, due diligence, and post-close operational alignment
• Culturally attuned to family-owned and/or privately held company dynamics; adept at navigating long-term partnership models and relationship-driven environments
• Hands-on, execution-oriented leadership style; able to lead while building scalable, institutional processes and teams
• Excellent communication skills with an ability to translate financial data into clear business insights for executive decision-making
• CPA, MBA, or other relevant financial credentials preferred