Chief Financial Officer (CFO)
hace 3 días
Raleigh
Job DescriptionBenefits: • 401(k) matching, • Competitive salary, • Dental insurance, • Health insurance, • Paid time off Position Summary The CFO owns and drives the financial strategy, operations, systems, and reporting infrastructure to optimize profitability, increase enterprise value, and support long-term scalability. This hands-on executive partners with the CEO and leadership team to shape strategic direction, identify growth opportunities, and prepare the company for capital events such as M&A or private investment. Key Responsibilities 1. Financial Strategy & Executive Leadership • Owns and drives all aspects of financial strategy, serving as the CEOs key financial advisor., • Leads strategic planning and capital structuring to support growth objectives, geographic expansion, and potential transactions., • Designs and implements predictive financial models to guide decision-making, mitigate risk, and drive profitability.2. Operational Excellence & Margin Expansion, • Partners with operations leadership to optimize project profitability and operational efficiency., • Owns the development and implementation of cost management frameworks, including benchmarking against industry norms., • Drives ROI analysis for new initiatives, markets, and service lines to ensure resource allocation is aligned with company objectives.3. Reporting, Forecasting & KPI Ownership, • Owns and drives the monthly and quarterly close process to deliver accurate, timely reporting by department, service line, and geography., • Develops and maintains rolling forecasts, variance analysis, and dynamic dashboards to provide forward-looking insights., • Builds a KPI architecture aligned with company OKRs to monitor and influence department performance.4. Cash Flow & Capital Readiness, • Owns and manages short- and long-term cash planning to ensure liquidity, healthy working capital, and investment capacity., • Leads financial readiness for M&A, investment, or recapitalization, including data room development, earnings normalization, and diligence preparation.5. Systems, Process & Scalability, • Evaluates and selects accounting/ERP platforms that enable scalability, technical discipline-based reporting, and automation of manual workflows., • Owns the design and implementation of SOPs for all finance-related processes, removing CEO dependency., • Champions automation and AI-based tools to streamline reporting, AP/AR, invoicing, and reconciliation.6. Budgeting & Planning, • Owns the annual budgeting process and leads quarterly reforecasting in collaboration with department heads., • Ensures budget alignment with project timelines, resource constraints, and organizational priorities., • Designs tools and templates to support decentralized, accountable budget management across teams.7. Tax, Compliance & Risk Management, • Owns and oversees all income, property, and franchise tax matters in coordination with external tax advisors., • Proactively recommends tax optimization strategies for both the company and its partners., • Maintains compliance with all industry-specific regulatory and reporting requirements.8. Banking, Treasury & Relationship Management, • Owns and leads all banking relationships, including optimization of credit facilities and capital access., • Monitors treasury functions and proactively manages the companys liquidity strategy., • Evaluates capital structure options and proposes solutions aligned with growth goals.9. People Development & Financial Culture Building, • Coaches department leaders on financial literacy and the key levers impacting their teams performance., • Cultivates a culture of fiscal discipline, transparency, and strategic accountability., • 810+ years of progressive finance leadership, including 3+ years in a senior executive role., • Experience in engineering, architecture, construction, or professional services industries is strongly preferred., • Demonstrated success owning finance strategy, budgeting, and reporting in a high-growth, project-based environment., • Deep understanding of job costing, WIP schedules, GAAP, revenue recognition, and project profitability., • Proficiency in QuickBooks, Excel, and ERP systems (experience with system upgrades or implementations a strong plus)., • Strong command of financial modeling, business case development, and scenario planning., • Demonstrated M&A experience strongly preferred Educational Requirements CPA, MBA, or relevant advanced degree strongly preferred. Travel Requirement 0% travel required for this position Flexible work from home options available.