Interim Fractional Enterprise CFO

Interim Fractional Enterprise CFO

Anchorage AK Interim Consulting Engagement
Candidates outside the local market within the Northwest region are encouraged to apply. We are open to travel arrangements for highly qualified professionals.

Cherry Bekaerts consulting team is assisting a large diversified organization in identifying an experienced Interim Fractional CFO to provide executive financial leadership during a CFO transition.

Reporting directly to the CEO this consultant will provide continuity and oversight across a complex multi-entity enterprise that includes federal contracting and commercial operations. The focus is on executive leadership not day-to-day accounting execution.

Key Responsibilities

• Serve as a strategic financial partner to the CEO and executive leadership team
• Oversee year-end audit readiness and financial reporting activities
• Support acquisition integration efforts and purchase accounting matters
• Lead executive review and completion of the annual budgeting process
• Provide enterprise-wide financial oversight across multiple business units
• Ensure a smooth transition to the incoming permanent CFO

Qualifications

• Prior CFO Divisional CFO or senior finance executive experience
• Background in large complex multi-entity organizations
• Federal government contracting experience preferred
• Experience with audits budgeting forecasting and financial reporting
• M&A integration and purchase accounting experience preferred
• CPA preferred

Engagement Details

• Start: Immediate
• Duration: Approximately 60 days with potential extension
• Location: Anchorage AK but open to candidates willing to travel
• Schedule: Significant on-site presence required
• Travel: Available for qualified candidates outside Alaska in the Northwest USA

• Systems: Microsoft Dynamics and Deltek Costpoint

This opportunity is ideal for an accomplished CFO who can quickly establish credibility provide steady leadership during a transition and guide critical audit budgeting and acquisition-related initiatives while the organization completes its search for a permanent CFO.