Strengthening the Effectiveness of the Finance Function
There is a clear opportunity to further strengthen how the finance function supports the organization. The incoming CFO will play a central role in enhancing the structure, clarity, and overall effectiveness of finance, ensuring it is well-positioned to support a multi-branch, asset-intensive business. This includes establishing clear roles and accountabilities, improving consistency and oversight across the function, upgrading systems, and helping finance operate at a higher level—shifting from a primarily reactive, transaction-focused orientation toward providing more timely insight, stronger accountability, and more meaningful financial and management reporting to support decision-making across the organization.
Providing Strategic Perspective and Executive Judgment
ABC’s executive leadership team is seeking a CFO who can operate as a trusted advisor bringing a big-picture, long-term perspective to leadership discussions while maintaining sound financial discipline. Beyond reporting and analysis, the CFO will play an active role in helping the CEO and executive team assess trade-offs, evaluate risk, and make informed decisions related to growth, capital allocation, and operational priorities. Success in this aspect of the role will be defined by the CFO’s ability to apply data, judgment and perspective to complex decisions, challenge assumptions constructively, and help the organization think more deliberately about where to invest, when to act, and how to manage risk over time.
Leading Financial Systems Modernization and Process Maturity
ABC Recycling operates with legacy financial systems that no longer fully support the needs of the business. The CFO will lead the evaluation and implementation of a new ERP platform, with a focus on strengthening the foundation of the finance function (perhaps updating the legacy financial system as an initial step). This includes improving core processes, establishing clear documentation and standard operating procedures, and reducing reliance on manual workarounds. In doing so, the CFO will help improve the timeliness, consistency, accuracy, and usability of financial information, enabling leadership to use financial information more effectively in planning, evaluation, and decision-making. This role offers the opportunity to modernize the finance platform in a measured and practical manner, aligned with the realities of an operational, asset-intensive business.
Supporting Disciplined, Values-Aligned Growth
Growth remains a core priority for ABC Recycling, pursued through a combination of organic expansion, infrastructure investment, and selective acquisitions. The CFO will play a critical role in evaluating growth opportunities, assessing financial and operational risk, and ensuring capital is deployed in a disciplined manner consistent with the company’s long-term objectives and values. This includes supporting acquisition due diligence, integration planning, and ongoing performance monitoring, while maintaining a resilient balance sheet that supports ABC’s long-term independence and family ownership structure.
Navigating Operational Complexity and Asset Management
Operating across multiple locations, jurisdictions, and commodity-driven markets introduces inherent complexity. The CFO will have the opportunity to enhance financial visibility across the organization, with particular focus on working capital management, inventory controls, asset utilization, and commodity and currency hedging. This includes improving the consistency and reliability of inventory processes and financial information across the company’s network of operating sites, including operations in the United States. Experience in asset-intensive, industrial environments will be important in helping the business better understand performance drivers, manage volatility, and optimize returns while supporting safe, efficient operations.
Leading Within a Values-Driven, Family-Owned Culture
ABC Recycling’s family-owned, values-based culture is a defining strength of the organization. The CFO will be expected to lead in a manner that aligns naturally with this environment, bringing humility, strong interpersonal skills, and a collaborative, grounded leadership style. Success in this role will require an executive who is comfortable engaging directly and thoughtfully with the ownership group and leadership team, and who brings a practical, approachable presence. This role offers the opportunity to build long-term trust across the organization, while reinforcing a culture rooted in integrity, accountability, and shared commitment.