CFO

We are working on an exclusive search for a client in the construction industry looking for their next CFO . The CFO will be providing strategic financial leadership and will work closely with the CEO, President, Board of Directors, and executive leadership team. This is a fully in-office role. The ideal candidate is a strategic, commercially minded financial executive who understands how construction projects, field labor, equipment, backlog, project margins, working capital, and cash flow drive business performance.



The CFO will handle the following:

• Lead the company's financial strategy, long-range planning, budgeting, forecasting, and performance management.
• Serve as a trusted financial advisor to the CEO, President, Board, and executive leadership team.
• Oversee construction accounting, WIP, job costing, cost-to-complete forecasting, revenue recognition, and project margin management.
• Partner with Operations, Project Management, Estimating, and Sales to identify margin risks and improve project profitability.
• Lead cash flow, working capital, treasury, banking, debt, and liquidity management.
• Provide financial oversight of union labor costs, payroll liabilities, benefits, and related financial controls while maintaining HR ownership of Payroll operations.
• Evaluating capital investments.
• Establish and maintain strong financial controls, governance, reporting, and risk-management processes.
• Lead Finance & Accounting systems strategy, automation, reporting improvements, and scalable processes.
• Support acquisitions, strategic investments, expansion initiatives, and other growth opportunities.
• Build, develop, and lead a high-performing Finance & Accounting organization.

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or Business
• MBA or CPA highly preferred.
• 12+ years of progressive financial leadership experience.
• 5+ years in a CFO, VP Finance, Divisional CFO, or comparable senior financial leadership role.
• Construction industry a must.
• Strong experience with FP&A, budgeting, forecasting, cash flow, working capital, financial reporting, internal controls, and capital planning.
• Strong knowledge of GAAP and financial reporting.
• Experience managing complex, project-based, labor-intensive, or capital-intensive operations.
• Demonstrated experience partnering directly with CEOs, owners, boards, and executive leadership.
• Local candidates only and this is an office role in the Metro Atlanta Area