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Chief Financial Officer

scientific safety alliance an 5000 companyMarienthal, KS

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Occupations

Financial ManagersFinancial Specialists, All OtherTreasurers and Controllers

Industries

Corporate, Subsidiary, and Regional Managing OfficesPortfolio Management and Investment AdviceMiscellaneous Financial Investment Activities

$400–500k

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About the role

$20M EBITDA| ~30 acquisitions | Double Digit Organic Growth Growth | 95% gross revenue retention | 20+ sites | 350+ people Scientific Safety Alliance (SSA) is #175 on the Inc 5000 list for fastest growing private companies in America. Since 2023 we have grown from $0 to $20M EBITDA with no outside equity. We just secured a $170M debt facility from a syndicate of multibillion-dollar institutions, including an insurance company and private credit funds.
THE ROLE: We are searching for SSA's first true Chief Financial Officer to take us from $20M to $100M EBITDA. You report directly to the CEO and lead a 10-person finance team on a fully integrated Oracle NetSuite platform. Our culture is built for someone looking to be apart of a high performing sports team. You focus value creation through:
  • FP&A and performance: Operationalize financial data for business leaders into the few moves that matter. Put trusted, self-serve numbers in every P&L owner’s hands and hold operators accountable to them.
  • Balance Sheet Optimization: Run cash, working capital, debt, and covenants as value creation levers. Fund CapEx that clears a 20%+ return. Manage the lender syndicate, stay refi-ready, and use Act 60 and multi-jurisdiction tax (US, PR, UK, Europe) to minimize the effective rate.
  • Systems: Build the systems, controls, and team that scale with every acquisition. Lead financial diligence and bring each new company onto one chart of accounts. OUTCOMES
  • Actionable P&L & BS visibility & ownership at the branch level.
  • Meaningful run-rate value creation from pricing, mix, cross-sell, working capital, sourcing, and cost initiatives.
  • 100% covenant compliance, an optimized capital structure, and zero surprises.
  • A 5-star internal service rating from the leaders finance supports. WHAT YOU BRING
  • 5+ years in the CFO seat (required)
  • International, multi-site roll-up experience (preferred)
  • Investment banking or private equity background (a plus)
  • A track record building a finance function and team
  • Command of accounting, tax, modeling, and leverage
  • Credible with the CEO, a branch GM, and a service technicianWHO YOU ARE
  • Quick with numbers and sound in judgment
  • Business acumen down to the front line
  • An owner who sets the bar and meets it
  • At your best in a fast-growing, acquisitive company
  • Lives our values: Autonomy, Embrace Change, Integrity, Openness, UrgencyCOMPENSATION AND EQUITY
  • Cash: $400–500k, plus best-in-class benefits
  • Equity: $5–10M projected 5-year value, in profits interest units (PIUs) at the parent company
  • Vesting: Over 5 years, tied to the outcomes above. Accelerates on change of control.
  • Liquidity: Through a minority sale of SSA

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JOB OVERVIEW

Salary

$400–500k

Experience level

Director

Location

Marienthal, KS

Occupation

Financial Managers

Industry

Corporate, Subsidiary, and Regional Managing Offices

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