Chief Financial Officer

Job description

**Kittery Trading Post / Chief Financial Officer / Kittery, Maine** Kittery Trading Post, a well-established family-owned retail business serving the outdoor community for over for over 88 years, has a unique opportunity for a Chief Financial Officer to join their team working in Kittery, Maine. With continued growth across retail, e-commerce, and multiple business entities, the CFO will be a hands-on strategic leader guiding financial operations and the future of the business. The CFO will be responsible for the financial health, reporting integrity, strategic planning, and fiscal stewardship of a complex corporate structure with multiple legal entities and operating divisions. The **Chief Financial Officer** provides strategic financial leadership across the organization, overseeing accounting, financial planning, reporting, budgeting, compliance, cash management, and internal controls. This leader must bring strong retail finance expertise, including deep understanding of inventory-driven businesses, margin analysis, seasonal sales cycles, merchandising performance, store operations, and e-commerce financial drivers. A critical component of this role is the ability to effectively manage and optimize a multi-entity corporate structure, ensuring accurate intercompany accounting, consolidated reporting, tax coordination, and entity-level compliance. ### Benefits of the Job: - Opportunity to lead the financial growth of a multi entity retail structure - Comprehensive benefits including medical, dental and life insurance - 401k Retirement and profit sharing plan - Paid time off including vacation, sick and paid holidays - Employee discount program - Competitive salary of $175 - $225k plus discretionary annual bonus ### Requirements for the Chief Financial Officer: - Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or related field required - CPA, CMA, or MBA strongly preferred - 10+ years of progressive finance leadership experience - Required: significant retail finance experience - Knowledge of inventory accounting, retail KPIs, margin management, and seasonal business cycles - Advanced financial modeling and forecasting skills - Strong ERP, accounting systems, and reporting tool experience - Exceptional leadership, communication, and business partnership skills ### Responsibilities of the Chief Financial Officer: - Serve as the senior finance leader and strategic advisor to ownership and executive leadership - Lead long-range financial planning, budgeting, forecasting, and scenario modeling - Develop financial strategies that support profitable growth across retail, e-commerce, and supporting business entities - Deliver actionable insights on sales, margin, payroll, inventory, and expense performance - Partner with leadership on capital investments, expansion opportunities, and operational initiatives - Oversee financial operations for a corporate structure consisting of multiple legal entities, divisions, and related business operations - Ensure accurate consolidated financial reporting across all entities - Partner with outside CPA firms, tax advisors, and legal counsel on entity governance and reporting matters - Analyze key retail metrics including - Partner with e-commerce leadership on digital sales profitability and omnichannel growth - Drive process improvements that strengthen reporting speed, accuracy, and decision support