Director of Finance / Controller

Job Description

DIRECTOR OF FINANCE / CONTROLLER

AMP Global, LLC | Full-time

Winchester, VA | Hybrid with regular in-person collaboration during launch

Reports directly to President

Build the financial foundation of AMP Global.

AMP Global, LLC is building four complementary divisions serving the electrical, construction, and data center industries: AMP Institute, AMP Placement, AMP Procurement, and AMP Electrical.

We are seeking a hands-on Director of Finance / Controller to establish our financial systems, protect working capital, and support the ramp-up to our first training cohorts and commercial contracts. You will work directly with the founder and division leaders, turning operating plans into clear budgets, reliable reporting, and practical financial decisions.

COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS

- Annual base salary: $185,000-$225,000, based on relevant experience and qualifications.

- Annual bonus equal to 15% of wages earned during the bonus year, with eligibility for the next annual payout after nine consecutive months of employment, under the written company bonus policy.

- Company car, laptop, iPad, and iPhone.

- Medical, dental, and vision coverage available beginning on the 91st calendar day of employment, subject to timely enrollment and plan terms.

- Opportunity to grow with AMP and take on broader financial leadership as the business develops.

YOUR FIRST EIGHT WEEKS

These milestones begin at hire and will accelerate as cohort start dates and contract commitments require.

Week 1 - Establish the financial baseline.

Review cash, existing commitments, startup expenses, and projected receipts. Deliver an opening financial assessment and a rolling 13-week cash forecast with payroll funding needs and cash shortfalls clearly identified.

Week 2 - Build the accounting foundation.

Establish the chart of accounts, division and project coding, bank reconciliations, purchasing approvals, and close calendar. Connect or reconcile enrollment, payment processing, payroll, and accounting records; distinguish cash receipts from earned revenue.

Week 3 - Make payroll and compensation dependable.

Validate payroll setup, state registrations, tax coordination, benefits costs, commission obligations, reimbursements, and bonus accruals. Create a payroll funding calendar and controls for approving changes and payments.

Week 4 - Validate the economics of the business.

Complete cohort budgets and pricing models for training, placement, procurement, and electrical work. Include instruction, materials, recruiting, payment timing, refunds, labor burden, travel, and shared overhead. Present base-case and downside cash scenarios.

Week 5 - Prepare for the first contracts.

Set up job costing, work-in-progress reporting, billing milestones, retainage tracking, change-order controls, and vendor payment schedules as applicable. Review contract cash requirements with operations and legal before commitments are made.

Week 6 - Prepare the financing and bonding package.

Coordinate with outside CPAs, lenders, and the surety broker to assemble the financial information they require. Produce a documented capital-needs schedule and distinguish committed funding from prospective funding.

Week 7 - Test launch transactions end to end.

Run enrollment-to-payment, payroll, procurement, invoicing, collections, refund, and commission scenarios. Resolve reconciliation gaps and verify cash coverage for the next cohort and project mobilizations.

Week 8 - Establish a repeatable operating rhythm.

Deliver the first complete management reporting package, actual-versus-budget analysis, updated forecast, and a 90-day finance improvement plan with priorities, owners, and deadlines.

AFTER RAMP-UP

- Every week: update the 13-week cash forecast; review payroll funding, collections, payables, enrollment receipts, project commitments, and budget variances with leadership.

- Every month: target a close and management reporting package within 10 business days, with consolidated and divisional results, balance sheet reconciliations, cohort profitability, and applicable job-cost and WIP reporting.

- Every quarter: refresh the operating forecast, assess working capital, review pricing and margins, and recommend hiring and capital spending based on funded growth.

- Ongoing: maintain financial controls, coordinate tax and independent CPA work, support banks and sureties, and build the finance team as transaction volume grows.

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR

- Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, or a related field; CPA preferred.

- At least eight years of progressive accounting or finance experience, including three or more years of leadership responsibility.

- Strong construction, electrical contracting, staffing, or comparable project-based business experience.

- Working knowledge of job costing, WIP, revenue recognition, multi-state payroll, cash forecasting, and internal controls.

- Advanced Excel skills and practical experience with accounting, payroll, and reporting systems.

- Ability to build processes, perform detailed work personally, communicate directly, and challenge assumptions with evidence.

AMP Global, LLC is an equal opportunity employer.