Chief Financial Officer
scientific safety alliance an 5000 companySpringfield (IL)
$400–500k
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scientific safety alliance an 5000 companySpringfield (IL)
SENIORITY
Director
SALARY
$400–500k
About the role
$20M EBITDA| ~30 acquisitions | Double Digit Organic Growth Growth | 95% gross revenue retention | 20+ sites | 350+ people Scientific Safety Alliance (SSA) is #175 on the Inc 5000 list for fastest growing private companies in America. Since 2023 we have grown from $0 to $20M EBITDA with no outside equity. We just secured a $170M debt facility from a syndicate of multibillion-dollar institutions, including an insurance company and private credit funds.
THE ROLE:
We are searching for SSA's first true Chief Financial Officer to take us from $20M to $100M EBITDA. You report directly to the CEO and lead a 10-person finance team on a fully integrated Oracle NetSuite platform. Our culture is built for someone looking to be apart of a high performing sports team. You focus value creation through:
- FP&A and performance: Operationalize financial data for business leaders into the few moves that matter. Put trusted, self-serve numbers in every P&L owner’s hands and hold operators accountable to them.
- Balance Sheet Optimization: Run cash, working capital, debt, and covenants as value creation levers. Fund CapEx that clears a 20%+ return. Manage the lender syndicate, stay refi-ready, and use Act 60 and multi-jurisdiction tax (US, PR, UK, Europe) to minimize the effective rate.
- Systems: Build the systems, controls, and team that scale with every acquisition. Lead financial diligence and bring each new company onto one chart of accounts. OUTCOMES
- Actionable P&L & BS visibility & ownership at the branch level.
- Meaningful run-rate value creation from pricing, mix, cross-sell, working capital, sourcing, and cost initiatives.
- 100% covenant compliance, an optimized capital structure, and zero surprises.
- A 5-star internal service rating from the leaders finance supports. WHAT YOU BRING
- 5+ years in the CFO seat (required)
- International, multi-site roll-up experience (preferred)
- Investment banking or private equity background (a plus)
- A track record building a finance function and team
- Command of accounting, tax, modeling, and leverage
- Credible with the CEO, a branch GM, and a service technicianWHO YOU ARE
- Quick with numbers and sound in judgment
- Business acumen down to the front line
- An owner who sets the bar and meets it
- At your best in a fast-growing, acquisitive company
- Lives our values: Autonomy, Embrace Change, Integrity, Openness, UrgencyCOMPENSATION AND EQUITY
- Cash: $400–500k, plus best-in-class benefits
- Equity: $5–10M projected 5-year value, in profits interest units (PIUs) at the parent company
- Vesting: Over 5 years, tied to the outcomes above. Accelerates on change of control.
- Liquidity: Through a minority sale of SSA
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