Senior Manager/Director Finance, CFO Advisory Services

Position Scope

GA Group is seeking finance leaders to join its CFO Advisory Practice in Dallas or Houston, Texas (local candidates only). This is an evergreen opportunity designed to build a bench of high-caliber professionals who can serve in interim, project-based roles for middle-market and private equity-backed companies.

Essential Duties

• Serve as interim Senior Manager/Director for client organizations.
• Led and improved monthly, quarterly, and annual close processes, including financial statement preparation, account reconciliations, accruals, consolidation, and management reporting.
• Develop timely, accurate, and decision-useful reporting packages for executive leadership, boards of directors, lenders, and private equity sponsors.
• Support budgeting, forecasting, cash-flow management, working-capital analysis, and financial modeling.
• Audit readiness, deal and M&A advisory, and PE portfolio company advisory.

Skills and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting required.
• CPA strongly preferred; MBA or other relevant advanced degree is a plus.
• Progressive accounting and finance experience, with the capability to perform effectively at the Senior Manager/Director of Finance level.
• Prior public accounting experience required, ideally including audit, assurance, transaction advisory, accounting advisory, or similar client-service experience.
• Meaningful corporate or in-house finance and accounting experience including leadership responsibility within a company finance function.
• Experience supporting private equity-backed companies and working directly with PE sponsors, operating partners, boards, or lender groups strongly preferred.
• Strong knowledge of U.S. GAAP, financial statement preparation, close processes, internal controls, audit support, and financial reporting.
• Experience with budgeting, forecasting, cash-flow management, financial modeling, and operational finance preferred.
• Demonstrated ability to assess ambiguous situations, prioritize urgent needs, and implement sustainable solutions in dynamic client environments.
• Strong proficiency with Excel and familiarity with ERP and financial reporting systems.
• Exceptional communication, interpersonal, project-management, and problem-solving skills.
• Professional presence and the ability to establish trust quickly with executives, finance teams, auditors, and other stakeholders.