CFO

1/27/2026

The CFO is responsible for all financial and fiscal management aspects of the company and collaborates closely with the CEO and Board of Directors. They provide leadership in business planning, accounting, and budgeting efforts to support operational growth.

Working Hours

40 hours/week

Company Size

51-200 employees

Language

English

Visa Sponsorship

About The Company

Restoring Fluid Balance. Renewing Hope. Nuwellis (Nasdaq: NUWE) is a medical technology company dedicated to improving the lives of patients with fluid overload—a common and serious complication of heart failure, critical illness, and other complex conditions. Our Aquadex SmartFlow® system provides clinicians with a precise, safe, and flexible way to remove excess fluid, helping restore balance and support recovery. Designed for use in patients weighing 20 kg or more, Aquadex is used across hospital settings to improve outcomes when fluid management becomes a challenge. Headquartered in Eden Prairie, Minnesota, with a wholly owned subsidiary in Ireland, Nuwellis has been publicly traded on the Nasdaq Capital Market since 2012. We are a purpose-driven team focused on clinical impact, meaningful innovation, and supporting the care teams who make better outcomes possible. Learn more at nuwellis.com

About the Role

Description

As a key member of the executive management team, the Chief Financial Officer is an advisor to, and collaborator with the CEO. The CFO is responsible for all financial and fiscal management aspects for the company. As a member of the senior leadership team, works closely with the CEO and Board of Directors on operational and financial performance, and develop scalable systems, processes and controls to support the business’ operations and growth. Provide leadership and coordination in the administrative, business planning, accounting and budgeting efforts of the company.

Requirements

• Master’s degree in business, accounting or finance and CPA.

• 7 years leading people, projects, programs and/or departments.

• Experience as a public-company finance executive in the medical device or healthcare industry.

• Experience in SEC and GAAP reporting, SOX compliance and healthcare regulatory standards.

• Demonstrated success working with private equity investors, board members, bankers and other financial intermediaries, including renegotiating debt.

• Successful at raising capital and performing merger, acquisition, and strategic partnership transactions.

• Possess a broad and strategic business perspective while acting as a “hand-on” leader.

• Ability to analyze and address financial aspects of the current business tactics and steer the strategy with the CEO by anticipating and circumventing shifts in the market.

• Strong analytical skills.

• Excellent written and verbal communication.

• Ability to adapt to a continually evolving environment and thrive in an autonomous and deadline-oriented workplace.

• Possesses an entrepreneurial mindset with the courage to propose new directions for the company.

• Excites and inspires peak performance from all members of the organization, using a coaching style of leadership.

• Active change agent.

• Leads an organizational culture requiring critical thought.

• Is highly accessible and communicates well with employees, customers and the board.

• Possesses strong practical judgement and work ethic while being highly resourceful.

Key Skills

Financial ManagementLeadershipAnalytical SkillsCommunicationStrategic PlanningCapital RaisingMergers and AcquisitionsPublic Company ExperienceHealthcare Industry KnowledgeRegulatory ComplianceEntrepreneurial MindsetChange ManagementCoaching LeadershipJudgmentResourcefulness