Chief Financial Officer (Memphis)

Position Summary reports directly to the CEO and the CFO will serve as a trusted business partner to our executive leadership team, shaping the financial strategy and executing our value creation plan. This is a hands‑on, high‑impact leadership role for someone who has operated in a PE‑backed environment and sees finance as a driver of growth, accountability, and continuous improvement. The CFO will have direct responsibility for the overall financial plans, accounting, budget, forecasting, cash flow, tax, treasury and audit activities, including keeping the company compliant with generally accepted accounting principles and ensuring that the company’s financial and regulatory reporting requirements are met from audit, bank covenant, and sponsor reporting perspectives.

What You’ll Do: Financial Leadership & Strategy

• Partner closely with the CEO and senior leadership to develop and execute financial strategies that align with our growth goals both organic and through acquisition.
• Leverage PE‑backed environment experience to meet investor expectations and drive a sense of urgency across all strategic initiatives and value creation workstreams.
• Lead long‑range financial planning, budgeting, forecasting, and scenario analysis to keep us ahead of the curve.
• Develop and track meaningful KPIs and business performance metrics that give our teams clarity on where we’re headed.
• Collaborate cross‑functionally to enhance and implement dashboards and KPI reporting aligned with strategic objectives, providing real‑time visibility into business performance and instilling a data‑driven culture throughout the organization.
• Own the preparation and delivery of private equity reporting packages—presenting financial performance, strategic updates, and forward‑looking analysis with clarity and confidence. Serve as a key voice in board settings, translating complex financial data into compelling narratives that drive decision‑making.
• Communicate clearly and confidently with investors and financial stakeholders, translating financial performance into strategic insight.
• Champion a culture of continuous improvement—always asking how we can do things better, faster, and smarter.
• Apply commercial acumen to evaluate business opportunities, pricing strategy, contract economics, and capital deployment—ensuring financial decisions are grounded in real‑world business impact.

Financial Operations & Oversight

• Own all financial functions: accounting, budgeting, reporting, tax, treasury, and financial analysis.
• Provide executive oversight of the Purchasing, Shared Services, and Contract Administration functions, ensuring alignment with the company’s financial objectives and overall business strategy.
• Ensure timely, accurate delivery of monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reports in compliance with GAAP.
• Lead and maintain rigorous percentage‑of‑completion accounting across all active projects—ensuring accurate revenue recognition, cost‑to‑complete analysis, job cost reporting, and margin visibility.
• Manage liquidity, working capital, and capital expenditures across our multi‑location operations to support both stability and growth.
• Oversee preparation and approval of annual financial statements, balance sheets, income statements, and cash flow reports.

Risk Management & Compliance

• Proactively identify financial risks and build strategies to address them before they become problems.
• Maintain full compliance with all applicable financial laws, regulations, and reporting requirements.
• Manage relationships with external auditors and ensure audit and bank covenant requirements are consistently met.
• Oversee the company’s insurance and risk management policies.

Capital & Investment Management

• Manage company’s ABL credit facilities and maintain strong relationships with lenders.
• Evaluate and make recommendations on mergers, acquisitions, and divestitures and see them through from due diligence to integration—leveraging Private Equity‑caliber rigor in financial modeling, valuation, and deal structuring. Demonstrated success in carve‑out stand‑up and integration situations is a strong differentiator.
• Partner effectively with PE sponsor, providing the financial transparency, reporting cadence, and strategic insight they expect. Comfortable navigating PE‑backed environments and driving the value creation plan.
• Rigorously oversee and maintain a 13‑week cashflow forecast and manage the treasury function to ensure the business has the funds it needs, when it needs them.

Team Leadership & Development

• Build the best team—attract, develop, and retain top talent building a team that is high‑performing, engaged, and growing.
• Set clear goals and create a culture of accountability, transparency, and continuous improvement.
• Lead by example: model the integrity, curiosity, and collaborative spirit that defines our company culture.

Technology & Systems

• Oversee the implementation and ongoing improvement of financial systems and tools that support efficient reporting, analysis, and decision‑making.
• Identify opportunities to leverage technology to streamline processes and improve accuracy.
• Ensure our financial systems are secure, scalable, and built for where we’re headed, not just where we are.