CFO Recruiters for Restaurant and Hospitality Companies
Financial Leadership for the Future
Wray Executive Search is a trusted name among CFO recruiters and a go-to CFO search consultant for restaurant, hospitality, and franchise companies. We help growth-minded organizations find CFOs who do more than manage finances—they lead with clarity, create value, and chart the course for sustainable growth.
We specialize in placing CFOs in the restaurant, hospitality, and franchise industries—sectors that require a deep understanding of margin management, unit economics, and capital strategy.
A Legacy of Building Financial Excellence
The CFO role is more than numbers. Today’s financial leaders must understand business dynamics, lead cross-functional teams, and support data-driven decisions.
Our CFO candidates are skilled in:
Forecasting for multi-unit growth
Leading ERP/technology transformations
Building FP&A functions
Managing investor/lender relations
Structuring M&A and exit strategy planning
Trusted by the top restaurant, hospitality, food service, & franchises in the world
The Wray Advantage
Why Work with Wray as Your CFO Search Consultant?
Trusted by Top Brands: Our clients return again and again for key financial hires.
Deep Finance Expertise: We know what makes a great CFO in your industry.
Performance Focused: Our CFOs don’t just manage—they lead transformation.
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6 Points of Distinction
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Our Leadership
Our leading consultants bring substantial senior-level experience.
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Wide Scope
Wray Executive Search offers a wide scope of industry knowledge and experience. We provide a wide array of services and have an extensive network in these arenas.
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Impactful Expertise
The cross-functional, wide-reaching expertise our company provides can have a deep impact on your business. We serve client needs internationally, nationally, regionally and locally.
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Unique Guarantees
We offer a full one-year replacement guarantee ensuring that our candidates will bring value long term. If, for some reason, the hired candidate does not work out, we will find a replacement.
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Diverse Consultants
Our consultants bring varied experience from all segments of the industry. We offer broad-based, cross-functional expertise to enhance our partnership.
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Competitive, Comprehensive Rates
There are no surprises when it comes to our fees. We maintain highly competitive performance-based rates founded upon our robust executive search record.
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Get in Touch
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Our unmatched industry expertise and connections to top-tier talent set us apart as a trusted partner in your search for excellence.
If you are looking to be considered for opportunities, go to our candidate page and submit your resume.
CFO Recruiting for Restaurant and Hospitality Business Models
Wray Executive Search simplifies hiring by combining restaurant and hospitality specialization with decades of hands-on experience as CFO recruiters and trusted CFO search consultants. Our clients include:
Fast-casual and QSR brands scaling through franchising or corporate-owned units
Full-service restaurant chains optimizing unit economics and cost control
PE-backed platforms preparing for liquidity events
Founder-led companies adding institutional finance leadership
Public hospitality companies undergoing CFO succession
Franchise systems with multi-entity financial operations
Hotel management firms navigating revenue diversification
Food and beverage brands expanding into omni-channel and licensing models
Just to name a few.
Whether you're hiring a CFO to build out internal controls or lead investor conversations, we deliver financial executives who can:
Establish scalable reporting infrastructure
Lead strategic planning and budgeting processes
Oversee risk management and compliance
Guide M&A execution and integration
Communicate confidently with Boards, investors, and franchisees with decades of CFO-level recruiting expertise.
As one of the most respected CFO recruiters in the industry, we:
Align candidates to your ownership structure, whether PE-backed, founder-led, or publicly traded
Prioritize forward-looking leadership and scalable systems
Focus on candidates who balance control with innovation
If you're looking for a CFO search consultant who understands both your financial complexity and your operational needs, Wray delivers results. who can turn vision into value. As top CFO recruiters, we help you build the financial foundation for long-term success.
From emerging chains looking for their first institutional CFO to billion-dollar hospitality enterprises refining their C-suite, Wray’s experience as a CFO search consultant ensures each candidate is equipped to lead confidently from day one. to billion-dollar enterprises upgrading leadership, we know how to match the financial expertise to your stage, ownership structure, and business goals.
Build your financial future with a CFO recruiter who speaks your language and brings your vision into focus.