CFO (Restaurants/Family Office)

Arkansas Talent Group's Executive Search Group has been retained and exclusively working on one of the largest Restaurant Operators in the South to help them find a Chief Financial Officer for their organization! This position will be located in Little Rock, Arkansas and will be an in office role. 

This is a group of ambitious entrepreneurs that have a very successful track record with large ambitions and need a true Finance leader to help them scale and grow. The company continues to acquire and build new locations, and this is a unique opportunity for a dynamic leader to drive organizational value, operational performance, and transactional success in a complex, fast-paced environment. Clients are also looking to create a Family Office in the coming years as well, so there are a lot of opportunities for growth in this role!

Key Responsibilities:

• Guide financial strategy and risk management across the business, ensuring alignment with growth, profitability, and long-term value creation goals
• Oversee general accounting, finance, construction, and integration activities for a 20+ person department. Drive improvements in process, reporting, cost controls, and forecasting for multi-unit operations
• Oversee accounting operations and ensure robust internal controls in a complex, multi-entity, high volume structure
• Deliver timely, accurate, and high-impact financial reports, dashboards, and forecasts to executives and the Board
• Drive high-level decision-making using advanced analytics, financial models, and scenario forecasting
• Lead due diligence, modelling, deal negotiation, and post-merger integration related to new acquisitions and divestitures
• Identify opportunities for process automation and system enhancements to improve margin and scalability.
• Play a central role preparing for potential large business transactions, including presentation of financials, working with advisors, and managing information flows
• Ensure financial best practices tailored to franchise operations; serve as a resource on unit economics, performance benchmarking, and cross-market expansion
• Act as a key financial voice with founders, board, lenders, and potential investors.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree required; MBA and/or CPA highly preferred
• Advanced ability in financial modelling, deal structuring, and capital markets
• Significant experience as a finance leader in multi-unit restaurant, franchise, or retail businesses, including deep operational oversight
• Demonstrated expertise in M&A and leading large corporate transactions, preferably in private equity-backed or high-growth settings
• Proven record of managing and developing large, cross-disciplinary teams (20+)
• Advanced ability in financial modelling, deal structuring, and capital markets
• Strong leadership, communication, and executive stakeholder management skills
• Track record of success navigating business sales, investor relations, and/​or establishment of a family office

Perks:

• Very Lucrative Total Comp: Strong Base Salary + 25%+ Bonus + Long Term Incentive
• Terrific Benefits
• Matching 401k
• Terrific Culture
• Opportunity to be a true Finance partner and have visibility with strategic and ambitious entrepreneurs

Apply directly or get in touch with Chris Chunn or Stephanie Shine via LinkedIn.

At this time, we are prioritizing candidates that are local to Central Arkansas. This will be an in office role.

Arkansas Talent Group is an Executive Permanent Placement Recruitment Firm, all considerations will be held confidential.