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Chief Financial Officer

Pleasant Hill, IA (http://maps.google.com/maps?q=4400+E+University+Ave+Pleasant+Hill+IA+USA+50327)

Description

About Feed Energy

Feed Energy works at the intersection of feed, fuel, and agriculture, building a nearly four-decade legacy of stewardship in various industries. We support how America nourishes its people and powers its economy. Our team comprises growth-minded individuals dedicated to transforming global practices in feeding and fueling, driving innovation across the industries we serve. As we enter a new phase of growth, powered by innovation in circular economies and the low-carbon economy, we’re building the financial foundation for what’s next.

We are seeking a transformational CFO to join our executive team. This strategic, emotionally intelligent financial leader can unlock insights, mentor teams, and help build the economic infrastructure needed for our next decade of growth.

The Opportunity

We’re not looking for a back-office accountant. We’re looking for a forward-looking financial architect who sees finance as a lens through which the business thinks, plans, and grows. You will guide Feed Energy through a cultural transformation fromdata-rich but insight-poortoinsight-rich and future-ready. You’ll rigorously lead the financial planning & analysis (FP&A) function, educate and empower business leaders to understand the numbers behind their decisions, and partner closely with the C-Suite to drive the company.

Key Responsibilities

Strategic Finance & FP&A

+ Build and own the company’s FP&A discipline: budgeting, forecasting, scenario modeling, and investment prioritization

+ Translate strategy into financial insights and enable leadership to make faster, smarter decisions.

+ Lead rolling, monthly, quarterly, and annual planning processes and establish proactive performance tracking systems

+ Build real-time dashboards and reporting infrastructure to support P&L, functional areas and board-level oversight

Business Partnership & Teaching

+ Act as a thought partner to the CEO and executive team on financial decisions, new ventures, and capital investments

+ Develop and lead financial literacy programs for the company to build a culture of “owning the numbers.”

+ Drive continuous improvement in understanding and managing cost, margin, working capital, and capital allocation.

Accounting Operational Excellence & Controls

+ Lead all core finance operations, including accounting, cash flow, treasury, tax, and internal controls

+ Ensure timely, accurate, and compliant financial reporting

+ Build scalable, modern finance systems and policies that support growth without adding bureaucracy

+ Oversee risk management, insurance, regulatory reporting, and capital management

+ Maintain a high discipline, control, and transparency standard across all financial processes.

+ Strengthen internal controls, audit-readiness, and compliance without adding bureaucracy.

+ Modernize systems and processes, including ERP upgrades, digital tools, and integration of manufacturing, sales, and R&D data

Team Development & Culture Change

+ Mentor and elevate the finance, accounting, and business operations teams to be trusted business partners

+ Build a finance and accounting function that is seen as a hub of truth, insight, and collaboration, not just compliance.

+ Align the finance and accounting function with Feed Energy’s cultural transformation goals: accountability, transparency, and learning

Capital Strategy & Risk

+ Evaluate and manage capitalization options (cash, debt, lease, project finance) with an aversion to unnecessary debt.

+ Lead financial modeling and diligence on expansion, acquisitions, and divestitures.

+ Serve as a credible financial voice in negotiations and vendor partnerships.

Must-Haves

+ Ideal candidates will have experience in privately held, capital-efficient industrial, agricultural, and/or process manufacturing businesses.

+ Demonstrated ability to influence ownership, boards, and family stakeholders.

+ Proven track record in FP&A, business partnering, and financial transformation

+ Experience building or modernizing finance teams and tools in mid-sized, multi-entity companies

+ Strong systems fluency: NetSuite, Business Central, Excel, SQL, Power BI, and cloud ERP migrations

+ Excellent communicator and teacher—able to break down complexity and build trust at every level

Soft Skills & DNA

+ High EQ, low ego: values mentorship and people development as much as performance

+ Clear, plain-spoken communicator—makes the complex understandable

+ Courageous and calm under pressure, comfortable pushing respectfully against the status quo

+ Strategic thinker with the heart of a coach, and the drive of a builder

Requirements

10+ years of progressive finance leadership, including CFO or senior finance roles in privately held, capital-efficient industrial, agricultural, or process manufacturing businesses.

Proven expertise in FP&A, strategic forecasting, and capital planning, with experience guiding financial transformations and supporting executive decision-making.

Hands-on experience with modern finance systems and tools, including NetSuite or Business Central, Excel, Power BI, and leading ERP upgrades or integrations.

Demonstrated ability to influence owners, boards, and executive teams, especially in multi-entity or family-owned company settings.

Track record of building and mentoring high-performing finance and accounting teams, fostering a culture of accountability, transparency, and partnership.

Exceptional communication and teaching skills, able to break down complex financial concepts and promote financial literacy across all levels.

High emotional intelligence, low ego, and a strategic mindset, with the courage to challenge the status quo and drive continuous improvement.