With over 25 years of dedicated service, Laborde Products stands at the forefront of marine engine distribution, committed to delivering excellence across the Southeast, up through the Great Lakes, and along the East Coast. Headquartered in Covington, LA, with branches in Deer Park, TX, and Paducah, KY, we are your trusted partner in marine propulsion, featuring top brands like Mitsubishi, Steyr Motors, Yanmar and Scania Marine.
We are seeking a strategic and forward-thinking Chief Financial Officer (CFO) to join our executive leadership team and report directly to the President. This individual will lead the company's financial strategy while providing executive oversight of technology, acquisitions, and long-term business growth.
Success in this role means building a scalable financial infrastructure, driving profitable growth, strengthening technology investments, supporting strategic acquisitions, and serving as a trusted advisor to the President and executive leadership team. This is a unique opportunity to help shape the financial and technology strategy of a growing, privately held company entering its next phase of expansion.
In this role, you will be responsible for the following:
Strategic Leadership
- Serves as a key member of the executive leadership team, advising on financial, operational, and technology-driven strategies that support company goals and accelerate growth toward and beyond $100 million in revenue.
- Aligns financial planning and technology investment with business growth, operational efficiency, and risk mitigation.
- Provides executive oversight for major system integrations, digital transformation initiatives, and long-term financial planning.
Financial Management & Analytics
- Oversees all accounting and financial operations through direct management of the Controller and Financial Analyst.
- Ensures accurate and timely monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements.
- Evaluates financial performance, identifies trends, and advises leadership on opportunities to strengthen margins, efficiency, and cash flow.
- Leads the annual budgeting and forecasting process across departments; monitors variances and recommends corrective actions.
- Oversees banking relationships, cash management, and long-term capital planning.
- Ensures compliance with GAAP, tax regulations, internal policies, and external audit requirements, including federal, state, and local tax obligations across all jurisdictions in which the company operates.
- Guides risk management initiatives, including financial controls, asset protection, and insurance considerations.
- Develops and oversees the company’s overall tax strategy, working in close coordination with external tax advisors to minimize tax liability, optimize the company’s tax position, and ensure full compliance across federal, state, and local jurisdictions in Louisiana, Texas, Kentucky, and any future operating locations.
- Evaluates tax implications of business decisions, including entity structure, capital expenditures, compensation strategies, and acquisition structuring (asset vs. stock deals, purchase price allocation, and step-up elections), ensuring tax efficiency is a key input in every major financial decision.
- Manages all tax filings, reporting deadlines, and relationships with taxing authorities; oversees responses to audits and inquiries from federal, state, and local tax agencies.
- Proactively monitors changes in federal and state tax law and regulations, assessing business impact and adjusting the company’s tax strategy accordingly; advises ownership on pass-through entity considerations and distributions as applicable to the LLC structure.
Technology Strategy & Oversight
- Oversees the Vice President of Technology and ensures alignment of the company’s technology roadmap with financial and operational priorities.
- Provides strategic leadership for major technology investments, ERP enhancements, business intelligence tools, and system integrations.
- Ensures cybersecurity, data integrity, and compliance standards meet corporate risk expectations.
- Supports the development and implementation of emerging technologies—such as AI, automation, and advanced analytics—to enhance operational efficiency and decision-making.
- Ensures IT infrastructure and systems are reliable, secure, scalable, and supportive of both current and future business needs.
Cross Functional Collaborations
- Partners with Operations, Sales, Service, Production, and HR to support data accuracy, financial transparency, and technology-driven improvements.
- Strengthens company-wide adoption of financial systems, reporting tools, and technology standards.
- Oversees inventory control practices and supports the improvement of receivables timing, payables timing, and workflow automation.
Mergers, Acquisitions & Growth Strategy
- Leads and manages the full acquisition lifecycle from target identification and preliminary screening through financial due diligence, deal structuring, closing, and post-acquisition integration.
- Develops and maintains financial models to evaluate acquisition targets, including valuation analysis, return on investment projections, synergy assessments, and accretion/dilution analysis.
- Conducts comprehensive financial due diligence on acquisition targets, including review of historical financial statements, working capital analysis, quality of earnings assessments, debt and liability identification, and assessment of accounting policies and practices.
- Partners with outside legal counsel, investment bankers, and other advisors to structure transactions, negotiate terms, and manage closing processes.
- Oversees post-acquisition financial integration, including chart of accounts alignment, system consolidation, reporting standardization, and cultural assimilation of financial processes and controls.
- Secures and manages acquisition financing, including maintaining relationships with lenders, evaluating debt structures, and ensuring appropriate capitalization of the company as it scales.
- Supports the President and executive team in identifying and evaluating organic growth opportunities, new market expansion (including additional geographic locations and product/service lines), and strategic partnerships consistent with the marine engine and equipment distribution business.
Team Development
- Manages the Controller, Financial Analyst(s), and Vice President of Technology; provides coaching, performance management, and professional development.
- Builds high-performing teams with a focus on accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
- Promotes a positive, service-oriented mindset consistent with company values.
- May perform other duties as required by business needs.
Qualifications we are looking for:
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, Information Systems, or a related field required.
- 15+ years of progressive financial leadership experience, including executive-level responsibility.
- Experience leading finance teams within a privately held, growth-oriented organization preferred.
- Master’s degree or MBA, preferred.
- CPA or CFA is preferred but not required.
- Valid driver's license with clean driving record.
Skills you will need:
- Strong leadership presence with the ability to influence across departments.
- Results-oriented leader with a positive attitude and strong work ethic.
- Exceptional analytical, strategic planning, and problem-solving skills.
- Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
- Ability to lead in a fast-paced, evolving environment.
- Deep understanding of financial systems, ERPs, data reporting tools, and technology infrastructure best practices.
- Collaborative management style and commitment to team development.
- Demonstrated experience with mergers and acquisitions, including financial due diligence, quality of earnings analysis, purchase price negotiation support, and post-close integration management.
- Working knowledge of federal and multi-state tax compliance, planning strategies, and the tax implications of business transactions; experience managing outside tax advisors and coordinating tax strategy in a multi-location, growth-oriented business.
- Strong financial modeling skills, including the ability to build and stress-test complex valuation models, discounted cash flow analysis, and scenario-based forecasting tools.
- Familiarity with capital markets, lender relationships, and debt financing structures used in middle-market acquisitions; ability to present effectively to lenders, investors, and boards.
- Understanding of distribution and/or marine industry economics, including inventory costing, dealer network structures, parts and service margins, and manufacturer partner relationships, is a plus.
- Entrepreneurial mindset with the ability to operate effectively in a privately held, owner-led business environment; comfortable working with ambiguity and building processes and infrastructure to support a scaling organization.
What you can expect as Chief Financial Officer:
- This position operates in both an office and industrial environment.
- Work is generally sedentary in nature but may require some standing and walking at times.
- Regular travel between branches will be required.
Compensation & Benefits:
- This position typically works Monday through Friday during regular business hours. Additional evening, weekend, and travel commitments may be required to support business needs.
- Competitive Salary and Annual Performance Bonuse Opportunity.
- Medical, Dental & Vision Insurance.
- Life Insurance & Disability.
- 401k plans with company match.
- Paid Time Off & Company Paid Holidays.
Why Join Laborde Products?
- Join an established company with over 25 years of success.
- Help lead the next phase of growth.
- Play a key role in acquisitions, technology modernization, and strategic planning.
- Work alongside an experienced executive leadership team in a privately held, entrepreneurial organization.
At Laborde Products, we believe our people are the foundation of our success. We are committed to fostering a culture of teamwork, accountability, honesty, integrity, and enthusiasm. If you share our values and are ready to help shape the future of a growing organization, we invite you to submit your resume today. Let's grow together!
We value equal opportunity employment and are committed to hiring individuals regardless of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, age, veteran status or any other protected group.
Applications are accepted only when hiring for open positions. Applications that do not satisfy the minimum qualifications for the position applied for will not be considered. Incomplete and falsified applications also will be disqualified from consideration. Laborde Products does not sponsor visas.
