What are the responsibilities and job description for the Chief Financial Officer position at CHT USA?
CHT USA is seeking a strategic, hands-on Chief Financial Officer to lead finance while providing executive oversight of HR, IT, and legal operations.
Chief Financial Officer
Location: Cassopolis, Michigan OR Richmond, VA Employment Type: Full-time, Exempt Travel: 25–50%
About the Role
The Chief Financial Officer (CFO) is a key member of the CHT USA executive management team. This leader will direct the company’s finance and accounting functions while overseeing human resources, information technology, and legal matters. The CFO will serve as a strategic business partner to leadership, liaise with the parent company’s CFO function, and help shape long-term plans, operational performance, and growth initiatives.
What You’ll Do
- Lead financial strategy, planning, budgeting, forecasting, monthly reporting, and performance analysis.
- Strengthen reporting processes, financial controls, systems, and performance measures to deliver timely, accurate decision-support information.
- Manage cash flow, accounts receivable collections, accounts payable payments, and overall cash utilization.
- Provide financial leadership for strategic decisions, including potential alliances, acquisitions, and mergers.
- Oversee HR strategy and operations, including staffing, employee relations, compensation and benefits, performance management, compliance, training, safety, and workforce development.
- Direct IT operations, technology strategy, network security, vendor relationships, technology budgets, and ERP system installation and operation.
- Provide guidance on contracts, agreements, confidentiality arrangements, compliance, and records retention; coordinate with external legal counsel as needed.
- Manage relationships with external audit, tax, legal, retirement-plan, insurance, banking, and IT advisors.
- Lead departmental planning, annual budgets, goals, projects, policies, and team development.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance from an accredited college or university.
- 10 years of relevant experience, including management oversight across accounting/finance, HR, and IT.
- Experience supporting a multi-site business and a subsidiary of a foreign corporation.
- Strong financial analysis, strategic planning, problem-solving, organizational, and communication skills.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities independently and collaborate across diverse functions and communication styles.
- Advanced proficiency with Microsoft 365, including Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
- Familiarity with ERP platforms
Preferred Qualifications
- SAP experience is preferred.
- CPA preferred; CMA and/or MBA are a plus. Public accounting experience is also a plus.
Work Environment
This role is primarily based in a professional office environment, with occasional work in manufacturing and warehouse settings. The position requires regular use of standard office equipment and the ability to read reports, communicate effectively, and use computers and phones.
CHT USA is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to any protected characteristic under applicable law.
Salary : $170,000 - $220,000