Chief Financial Officer

Location:	Los Angeles, California, USA
Job Type:	Permanent
Posted:	2nd Jul 2008
Closing Date:	30th Jul 2008
Posted By:	The Wentworth Company
Details:
Chief Financial Officer WENTWORTH RECRUITING Chief Financial Officer Mercury Air Group Specifications The Situation After four very successful years, Mercury Air Group's CFO is making a family decision to relocate, unfortunately requiring him to leave his job. He has been successful, has enjoyed his association with Mercury and will be missed. Joe Czyzyk, Chairman and CEO of Mercury Air Group, located in Los Angeles, California, has asked Wentworth Recruiting to help him find his new financial right hand. The Position The Chief Financial Officer will report to the Chairman/CEO with overall accountability for the accounting and finance function. As strategic partner with the CEO and the operational departments, the CEO will manage, analyze and plan all finance and accounting related matters. The CFO will have a handful of direct reports, including a corporate controller and three unit controllers. Approximately 100 individuals in total are involved in the finance and accounting functions throughout the company. The Organization Mercury Air Group was founded in 1956 by three members of the legendary Flying Tigers. Having once been public, currently it is closely held. Its revenues have reached $1 billion annually. Mercury operates four units: MercFuel is a provider of jet fuel to the commercial airline industry and the largest independent provider of aviation fuel to the fractional jet industry in the U.S. Mercury Air Cargo provides cargo handling and warehouse services, logistics services, air cargo charter and airline cargo sales worldwide. Maytag Aircraft Corporation provides the U.S. Government with aircraft refueling, air terminal and ground handling services, base operating support (BOS), housing maintenance, weather observation and forecasting and air traffic control services. Lastly, Mercury manages Royal Terminal, Kuwait, the Middle East’s largest private air terminal facility, located at Kuwait International Airport (KWI) and owned by Royal Aviation Kuwait. Mercury is robust, profitable and growing. The Ideal Candidate The ideal candidate will be Joe Czyzyk's right hand for finance. S/he will have a track record of success and strong experience as a CFO. WENTWORTH RECRUITING Mercury's financial systems are mature and well functioning, as is the staff. The successful candidate will have the luxury of assuming the leadership of a stable function and will have the challenges of making it even better and managing growth. The Opportunity Mercury understands and appreciates the value of an insightful CFO and a well functioning accounting and finance organization. This job offers the opportunity to partner with very talented senior and unit management in managing the organization as is expands. Mercury is international in scope. Their FBO in Kuwait marks their return to that business. The organization perpetually strives for excellence and to identify more opportunities in the marketplace. The Compensation Mercury offers an attractive compensation plan: competitive base salary, performance bonus, and a broad range of employee benefits including executive medical plan and 401(k). If you know someone who might be interested, please call, or ask them to call. Kimberly Jackson Wentworth Recruiting 479 West Sixth Street, San Pedro, CA 90731 (310) 732-2354

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