Job Description

Base pay range

$200,000.00/yr - $300,000.00/yr

About the Company

Our client is a rapidly growing commercial engineering firm delivering complex, high-value projects across more than six states. The company partners with leading clients in infrastructure, industrial, and commercial sectors, providing design, build, and integrated engineering solutions. Backed by a leading private equity sponsor, the organization is scaling aggressively through organic growth and strategic acquisitions.

Position Overview

The Chief Financial Officer (CFO) will serve as a strategic business partner to the CEO and private equity investors, leading all aspects of financial management, reporting, and operational integration. This executive will play a critical role in driving scalable infrastructure, integrating recent acquisitions, and providing financial leadership to support the companys continued expansion.

Key Responsibilities

Strategic Leadership & Financial Management

• Serve as a key member of the executive team, developing financial strategies to support longterm growth, profitability, and operational excellence.
• Oversee financial planning, analysis, budgeting, forecasting, and cash management.
• Partner with the CEO and PE sponsor to evaluate investment opportunities, strategic initiatives, and acquisition targets.

Operational Finance & Integration

• Lead financial integration efforts across multiple acquisitions, ensuring consistent reporting, controls, and processes.
• Design and implement scalable financial systems, policies, and internal controls to support multistate operations.
• Drive ERP optimization and lead a planned NetSuite upgrade/implementation to streamline financial and project reporting.

Accounting & Reporting

• Oversee all accounting functions including general ledger, project accounting, cost accounting, and revenue recognition.
• Ensure accuracy and timeliness of monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reporting in accordance with GAAP.
• Manage external audits, tax filings, and compliance requirements.

Project & Cost Accounting

• Ensure accurate application of CosttoCompletion accounting and project margin tracking across complex engineering engagements.
• Partner with operations leadership to improve visibility into project profitability, resource utilization, and cash flow.
• Develop dashboards and KPI reporting to drive databased operational decisionmaking.
• Build and mentor a highperforming finance and accounting team.
• Foster collaboration between finance and operations to strengthen financial discipline throughout the organization.

Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field; CPA or MBA strongly preferred.
• 15+ years of progressive financial leadership experience, including prior CFO or VP Finance role.
• Proven success in PEbacked or highgrowth middlemarket environments.
• Deep expertise in financial operations, ERP systems (NetSuite preferred), and M&A integration.
• Experience implementing or managing CosttoCompletion accounting within a projectbased or engineering/construction business.
• Strong leadership, communication, and change management skills.
• Ability to operate both strategically and tactically in a fastpaced, entrepreneurial environment.

Seniority level

Executive

Employment type

Fulltime

Job function

Accounting/Auditing and Finance

Industries

Civil Engineering

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