We are delighted to share with you the exciting retained Chief Accounting Officer search we are conducting for our Client, a Rhode Island-based manufacturing company. This publicly traded global company designs, develops, manufactures, and distributes a broad range of specialty printers and data acquisition and analysis systems. Offerings include both hardware and software, incorporating advanced technologies to acquire, store, analyze, and present data in multiple formats. 

The Chief Accounting Officer (“CAO”) can have a real impact on this industry leader during a period of transformation. This executive will oversee a wide range of accountabilities (across all areas of Finance & Accounting), with exceptional career upside. The succession plan is for the new CAO to succeed the current Chief Financial Officer. This culture fosters teamwork, collaboration, and innovation. Employees are driven and dedicated to the Company, its clients, its employees, and its core values.

Key priorities include: 

• Serve as a key strategic partner to the CFO, CEO & President, and business unit executives.
• Oversee all/the majority of the Company’s Finance & Accounting activities. Initial accountabilities will be determined based on the experience of the selected candidate. 
• Help set financial strategies and provide quality advice on financial implications and risks related to key business issues and important strategic decisions. 
• Ensure the appropriate structure, people, and processes are in place to support growth, transformation, and the implementation of best practices. 

The successful candidate will bring:

• Broad Finance & Accounting experience within a complex global public manufacturing company. 
• Prior business unit/divisional Controller/CFO oversight is strongly preferred.
• Solid technical accounting, auditing, financial reporting, and/or SEC compliance experience is preferred. 
• Demonstrated competence in implementing and managing rigorous, disciplined financial controls and financial management systems.
• International experience, with proven ability to work cross-border on accounting and business issues (i.e., FX, accounting, derivatives, tax, and global closings) is preferred.
• Excellent leadership, management, planning, and communication (oral and written) skills along with solid executive presence and emotional intelligence.
• Master’s degree in Business Administration, Accounting, and/or Finance, and/or CPA designation preferred.