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Chief Financial Officer

Goodwin Recruiting
Atlanta, Georgia
On-siteUSD 250,000 - 300,000 / year

About this role

Chief Financial Officer

A growing hospitality organization is seeking a strategic, business-minded Chief Financial Officer to join its executive leadership team. This executive will partner closely with the CEO to provide financial leadership across a diversified portfolio of multi-unit, multi-concept hospitality businesses, including strategic operating partnerships. The ideal candidate brings a balance of strategic vision and operational discipline, with the ability to support continued growth through operational excellence, strategic partnerships, and disciplined financial leadership.

Benefits

  • Competitive executive compensation package
  • Performance-based bonus opportunity
  • Comprehensive health, dental, and vision benefits
  • 401(k) with company match
  • Paid time off
  • Executive leadership role with significant influence on company strategy and growth

Duties

  • Provide strategic financial leadership across a geographically dispersed, multi-unit, multi-concept hospitality organization.

  • Partner with the CEO and executive leadership team on financial strategy, capital planning, business performance, and long-range planning.

  • Lead all accounting, financial reporting, FP&A, treasury, tax, audit, compliance, and risk management functions.

  • Develop financial models and analyses to support growth initiatives, acquisitions, operating partnerships, and other strategic opportunities.

  • Partner with operations leadership to improve profitability through labor management, food and beverage cost controls, pricing strategies, and operational efficiencies.

  • Strengthen budgeting, forecasting, internal controls, financial reporting, and KPI visibility across multiple business units.

  • Lead, mentor, and develop a high-performing finance organization while implementing scalable processes to support continued growth.

  • Serve as a key advisor to executive leadership and ownership on investment opportunities, strategic partnerships, capital planning, and organizational strategy.

  • Requirements / Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field; CPA and/or MBA preferred.

  • CPA strongly preferred.

  • Progressive financial leadership experience as a CFO, VP of Finance, or senior finance executive within multi-unit restaurant and foodservice organizations, including experience supporting franchise, concession, and/or company-owned operations.

  • Demonstrated success leading finance through periods of organizational growth, expansion, or transformation.

  • Experience leading finance for a multi-unit, multi-concept organization with multiple operating models, legal entities, and complex organizational structures.

  • Strong background in financial planning and analysis, accounting, cash flow management, budgeting, forecasting, and internal controls.

  • Experience supporting acquisitions, operating partnerships, franchised businesses, concession operations, or other complex organizational structures is strongly preferred.

  • Proven ability to partner with executive leadership to drive strategic growth and operational performance.

  • Excellent leadership, communication, and executive presentation skills.

  • JOB ID: 179061

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