About The Herring Group

The Herring Group is a professional services and data analytics firm that partners with landscape businesses to improve profitability, operational performance, and long-term business sustainability.

The firm works with small and mid-sized businesses to build scalable financial systems, improve decision-making, and help business owners achieve stronger financial results while creating organizations that can operate independently of their day-to-day involvement.

The Role

The Herring Group is seeking a Financial Leadership Partner to serve as an outsourced CFO for a portfolio of small and mid-sized businesses.

This executive consulting role combines strategic financial leadership with hands-on client advisory work, helping business owners improve profitability, strengthen financial operations, optimize cash flow, and make data-driven business decisions.

The successful candidate will manage multiple client engagements while partnering directly with executive teams to deliver measurable financial outcomes.

Key Responsibilities

Financial Leadership

• Serve as the outsourced CFO for a portfolio of SMB clients.
• Lead financial planning, forecasting, budgeting, and performance management.
• Develop financial models, dashboards, and executive reporting.
• Translate financial data into strategic business recommendations.

Business Advisory

• Partner directly with business owners and leadership teams.
• Identify opportunities to improve profitability and expand operating margins.
• Advise clients on pricing strategies, labor efficiency, and financial performance.
• Support long-term financial planning and business growth initiatives.

Financial Analysis & Performance

• Build and maintain forecasting models and key performance indicators.
• Monitor cash flow, profitability, and overall business health.
• Deliver actionable financial insights that improve executive decision-making.
• Drive continuous improvement across financial reporting and analytics.

Client Success

• Manage multiple consulting engagements simultaneously.
• Build trusted advisor relationships with business owners.
• Contribute to the ongoing refinement of The Herring Group's consulting methodologies and financial tools.
• Deliver measurable improvements across client organizations.

Qualifications

Required Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field (MBA preferred).
• Minimum of 10 years of financial leadership experience.
• Experience serving as a CFO, Controller, FP&A Director, Principal Consultant, or Business Owner.
• Hands-on experience supporting small to mid-sized businesses.
• Proven success improving profitability, cash flow, and financial performance.
• Advanced expertise in financial modeling, forecasting, dashboards, and business analytics.
• Excellent executive communication and client relationship management skills.
• Ability to manage multiple client engagements within a consulting environment.
• Must reside in Texas or Georgia.

Preferred Experience

• Previous entrepreneurial or business ownership experience.
• Experience working with companies generating $3M–$100M+ in annual revenue.
• Consulting experience serving multiple executive clients.

Compensation & Benefits

• Competitive hourly compensation
• Performance-based bonus opportunities
• Health insurance
• Paid time off and vacation
• SIMPLE IRA with company match
• Fully remote work arrangement
• Opportunity to serve as a trusted financial advisor to multiple growing businesses
• High-autonomy executive consulting environment with long-term client relationships

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