Chief Financial Officer VP Controller

Chief Financial Officer/ VP Controller

Description

• Exceptional opportunity to provide strategic leadership for the company’s financial strength, and continued growth.
• The CFO will create, manage, and maintain financial relationships with banking, surety, and any other entities, in addition to our senior executive team, and Board of Directors.
• The individual must be a strong financial strategic leader, possess excellent communication, and relationship skills, along with relevant experience in a construction firm, and preference given for forecasting with self-perform construction firms.
• The individual in this position has direct oversight of the company’s overall financial functions and policies including accounting, budget, credit, tax, treasury, financial customer relationships, banks, sureties, investment vehicles.
• Responsibilities include planning, developing, organizing, implementing, directing, and evaluating the organization’s fiscal, and risk functions and performance, as well as facility management.
• This position directly supervises the future Controller, with oversight over the Finance and Risk Management departments.
• The person in this position will assess and coach individuals and teams to support and enhance their development.
• The individual will provide regular and timely feedback or corrective action to advance the performance and career opportunities for employees within their area of influence.
• This company is set to double in size in the next year from 30M-60M, and they require a Financial leader to steward in that change.
• Candidates must have a Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting or Finance, along with 10 or more years of direct experience in a nationally recognized construction company.
•  A Certified Public Accountants (CPA) certificate is preferred.
• Corporate treasury experience, along with experience leading and directing the work of others are required.
• Must be able to demonstrate expertise in a variety of construction industry concepts, practices, and procedures, and rely on extensive experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals.
• Must possess strong organizational, negotiation, problem-solving and communication skills, and display literacy in the use of various Microsoft Office products, particularly Excel.

Corporate Budget and Cost

• Oversee the preparation of the annual general and administrative budgets.
• Continual improvement of the budgeting process through education of appropriate management employees on financial issues impacting department or divisional budgets.
• Develop credibility for the finance group by providing timely and accurate analysis of budgets, financial reports and financial trends in order to partner with the President/CEO, the Board of Directors and other senior executives in performing their responsibilities.
• Perform duties of Corporate Treasurer.
• Monitor business area budgets throughout the course of the year and take action as needed.
• Ensure sufficient financial controls are in place to safeguard company assets and ensure integrity of financial data.
• Develop a reliable cash flow projection process and reporting mechanism that includes minimum cash threshold to meet operation needs.
• Oversee the preparation and filing of all tax returns—including federal and state income tax returns, federal and state payroll tax returns and various state sales tax returns.
• Ensure federal and state tax payments are made on an adequate and timely basis.
• Ensure that monthly analysis of uncompleted contracts and other monthly reports are prepared on an accurate timely basis.
• Oversee periodic projections of backlog and associated revenue and profit projection for current year and next year.
• Ensure quarterly and year-end financial statements are prepared on an accurate and timely basis.
• Coordinate and assist outside auditors in year-end audit of company’s financial statements and preparation of tax returns.

 Employee Relations and Development

• Ensure compliance with discrimination, harassment, Equal Employment Opportunity policies.
• Evaluate the Finance and Risk Management departments structure and team plan for continual improvement of the efficiency and effectiveness of the group as well as provide individuals with professional and personal growth with emphasis on opportunities (where possible) of individuals.
• Provide technical financial advice and knowledge to others within the financial discipline.
• Interview screened applicants for department position openings.
• Hire department employees.
• Assign tasks, areas of responsibility, and performance requirements to direct reports.
• Establish project procedures for communication, decision-making, and issue-resolution.
• Resolve disputes between coworkers when they impact performance.
• Conduct training for Employees on policies, procedures, means, and methods within your area of expertise.
• Mentor and coach direct reports.
• Conduct Performance Development Meetings with administrative direct reports.
• Set developmental goals and monitor progress with direct reports.

Cash Flow Management, Forecast & Modeling

• Develop short and long term cash flow models & cash flow projections, and reporting mechanism that includes minimum cash thresholds, ratios, and cash flow management strategies to meet operation needs.

Job Budget and Cost

• Ensure the maintenance and preparation of financial data for other entities, i.e. joint ventures.