Construction Chief Financial Officer – Commercial, Hospitality & Public Construction – Fort Lauderdale, FL
WHY YOU WANT THIS OPPORTUNITY
Are you ready to work side by side with a CEO and executive team, bringing the financial leadership that protects a construction company’s future and helps employees build wealth?
This opportunity places you in the highest financial role within a construction management firm specializing in commercial, hospitality, and public facilities. You will combine strategic judgment with hands-on financial stewardship, strengthen company controls, and help advance an employee ownership strategy through an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP).
Compensation includes a salary commensurate with experience and executive-level benefits.
WHAT YOU WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR:
- Lead the company’s full financial and accounting functions.
- Partner with the CEO and executive team on financial strategy, stewardship, and controls.
- Oversee construction financial reporting, including accurate and timely work-in-progress (WIP) reports.
- Manage bonding requirements and contract financial reviews.
- Help develop and execute succession and employee ownership strategies.
- Lead, train, and develop the accounting and finance team.
DO YOU HAVE WHAT IT TAKES?
- Experience overseeing full financial and accounting responsibilities for a commercial general contractor with $50M+ in annual construction volume, including both private and public work.
- Active participation in developing a company-wide succession strategy that transitioned ownership to employees through an ESOP.
- Strong command of construction financials, WIP reporting, bonding requirements, and contract financial reviews.
- Experience managing a department and developing its people.
- A hands-on approach, positive attitude, and clear communication with both financial and nonfinancial leaders.
- A track record of progressing from Construction Controller to CFO is preferred.
- A CPA license is a plus, but is not required.
THIS IS FOR THE CFO WHO…
- Sees financial stewardship as a responsibility to the company and its people.
- Anticipates financial exposure and brings practical recommendations to the executive team.
- Connects project performance with company-wide financial decisions.
- Values the opportunity to build a lasting legacy through employee ownership.
- Leads strategically while staying close enough to the details to ensure accuracy and accountability.
If you are succeeding where you are but wondering whether there is a stronger next step for your career, you do not need to apply blindly. Have a confidential conversation with us first.
Florida Construction Connection® works specifically within Florida’s construction industry and uses The Breistol Method® to help experienced construction professionals determine whether an opportunity truly aligns with their experience, career goals, compensation, and long-term growth.
DOES THIS SOUND LIKE THE CAREER YOU ARE LOOKING FOR?
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