CFO

Why is This a Great Opportunity?

Join a growing and profitable privately owned construction company with the opportunity to drive their continued growth organically and through acquisitions. Plenty of opportunities to make improvements to their financial and management reporting and analysis. Strong compensation package including 35% bonus and long term incentive tied to building value in the business.

MUST HAVE STRONG EXPERIENCE IN CONSTRUCTION WIP, JOB COSTING AND PERCENTAGE OF COMPLETION

Job Description:

The CFO will be a strategic, hands‑on finance leader responsible for:

• Building, managing, and developing our accounting and financial reporting team (including controller, staff, AP/AR, billing, etc.).
• Establishing robust financial and management reporting, analytics, and budgeting processes and ensuring transparency across operations, projects, and business units.
• Driving continuous improvement in operating income / EBITDA through identification of efficiencies, cost controls, margin analysis, and strategic financial planning.
• Evaluating potential acquisition targets, performing financial due diligence, modeling, and risk/return analysis.
• Leading the onboarding and integration of acquired companies including aligning accounting practices, consolidating financials, integrating ERP/accounting systems, and harmonizing reporting.
• Supporting leadership in strategic planning, capital allocation, cash flow management, and long‑term growth initiatives.

Qualifications:

• Minimum 10–15 years of progressive finance/accounting experience including cost accounting/project accounting within construction, heavy‑civil, infrastructure, or related industries is a plus.
• Demonstrated success in private‑equity–backed or acquisition‑driven environments: experience evaluating, executing, and integrating acquisitions.
• Strong construction accounting knowledge: job costing, change orders, project billing, overhead allocation, lien‑law, WIP, retainage, contract accounting.
• Solid analytical and financial modeling skills: EBITDA improvement, margin analysis, cash flow forecasting, debt structuring, acquisition modeling.
• Proven experience managing and developing finance/accounting teams; building scalable financial operations.
• Excellent communication skills: ability to present financial data and insights to non‑financial leadership, operations, and other stakeholders.
• Proactive, strategic mindset: able to identify opportunities for operational improvements, efficiencies, and growth.
• Integrity, hands‑on orientation, adaptability, and comfort working in a dynamic, fast‑growing, mid‑size construction environment.
• (Preferred) CPA, CMA, or other relevant certification; MBA or advanced degree a plus.