Chief Financial Officer

Position Overview

Ross Downing Auto Group is seeking a strategic hands-on Chief Financial Officer to lead the organizations financial strategy and support its continued growth. The CFO will provide ownership and executive leadership with clear financial insight strengthen the companys financial infrastructure and guide decisions that improve profitability liquidity and long-term enterprise value.

This individual will help the organization become more proactive in its financial planning and decision-making by forecasting timely performance reporting capital allocation and financial analysis. The CFO will also lead complex initiatives such as acquisitions financing real estate strategy audits employee benefit matters and systems improvements that require sound judgment and long-term perspective.

The CFO will work closely with the Corporate Controller who will retain primary responsibility for directing the store Controllers managing the monthly closing and overseeing dealership-level accounting and daily accounting operations.

Immediate Priorities

• Accelerate and standardize the monthly close process with a goal of completing dealership financial statements by the fifth business day of each month.
• Deliver consistent timely reporting and actionable analysis so ownership and operating leaders can adjust performance before opportunities are lost.
• Introduce proactive expense-management and revenue-growth strategies across dealerships and departments.
• Establish a clear operating rhythm between the CFO Corporate Controller and store Controllers including expectations review procedures feedback and accountability.
• Assess and implement tools systems and processes that reduce manual work improve accuracy and support the groups continued growth.
• Provide leadership and project ownership for acquisitions audits employee benefit plans financing matters and other high-impact or non-routine initiatives.

Key Responsibilities

• Partner with ownership and executive leadership to develop financial strategies that improve profitability manage expenses increase revenue and support the dealership groups long-term growth.
• Lead budgeting forecasting cash-flow planning capital allocation and financial analysis; provide reports and actionable insight into dealership franchise and departmental performance.
• Oversee enterprise cash management banking andOEM financial relationships floorplan financing real estate debt credit facilities covenant compliance capital expenditures owner distributions and insurance.
• Evaluate acquisitions blue-sky valuations real estate investments facility programs new franchises and other growth opportunities; lead deal structuring funding and post-acquisition integration.
• Direct tax and entity-structure strategy includingDealerCo/PropCo arrangements sale-leasebacks related-party leases and reinsurance or captive programs.
• Advise ownership on major financial decisions succession estate-planning coordination distributions and buy-sell matters.
• Establish consistent financial policies internal controls reporting standards andscalable processes; identify technology systems and workflow improvements that increase efficiency accuracy and financial visibility.
• Oversee relationships with auditors tax professionals attorneys insurance providers benefit-plan advisors and lead significant or non-routine financial matters such as audits benefit-plan issues and complex projects.
• Provide leadership and mentorship to the Corporate Controller who will direct the store Controllers and oversee day-to-day accounting operations. Partner with the Corporate Controller to establish clear expectations strengthen review procedures and ensure the monthly close is completed by the fifth business day.
• Evaluate the finance and accounting teams long-term structure and capabilities

What We Offer

• Competitive compensation package
• Health dental & vision insurance
• 401(k) with company match
• Paid time off & holidays
• A stable family-oriented Gulf South dealer group that invests in its people long-term